Developmental neurobiology: a genetic Cheshire cat?
In the wake of evidence that essential neurogenic processes might involve aspects of DNA rearrangement, recent discoveries about the unusual arrangement of genes encoding neuronal adhesion molecules known as protocadherins are very intriguing. But is this just a coincidence?
Chun
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Department of Pharmacology, Neurosciences Program, Biomedical Sciences Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0636, USA. jchun@ucsd.edu
D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D005810:Multigene Family; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D011946:Receptors, Antigen / Q000235:genetics
D015820:Cadherins; D011946:Receptors, Antigen; D004247:DNA