May 28, 2024
A protein pattern regulates the positions and connections of neuronal cells

A protein pattern regulates the positions and connections of neuronal cells

  • RESEARCH BRIEFINGS
  • 07 December 2022

In the neocortex of the brain, excitatory neuronal cells that arise from the same progenitor cell express patterned combinations of clustered protocadherin proteins (cPCDHs). The pattern of cPCDHs expressed by a neuron regulates its spatial positioning and its connections with other neurons.

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