Searching for molecules mediating glial-neuronal communication.
The newly identified axotactin (AXO) protein in Drosophila, a member of the neurexin superfamily, appears to be a key element that mediates the effects of glial cells on neuronal membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity.
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Neuroscience Training Program, Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA. lyuan@epsp.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu
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D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000235:genetics*; D004330:Drosophila; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000166:cytology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*
D019476:Insect Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins