title: DCC and netrins.
abstract: Recent advances highlight the versatility and complexity of this highly conserved axon and cell migration guidance system. Characterization of netrin mutant phenotypes in worm, fly and mouse all suggest that netrins play local as well as long-range roles in guidance. Evidence from multiple sources also indicates that the netrin receptor DCC can mediate both attractive and repulsive responses to netrins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. culotti@mshri.on.ca
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Culotti
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Merz
mesh_terms: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D020439:Growth Cones / Q000502:physiology*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009420:Nervous System / Q000254:growth & development*; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; C102174:UNC-40 protein, C elegans