title: Axon guidance: Comm hither, Robo.
abstract: In the developing CNS, commissural axons are initially attracted to the midline, but after crossing they acquire sensitivity to midline repellent cues which prevent re-crossing. Recent studies have shed new light on the mechanism by which commissural axons change their sensitivity to guidance cues after crossing the midline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, 071 Gilmer Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Condron
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000502:physiology*; D000097905:Roundabout Proteins
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D000097905:Roundabout Proteins