Like poles repel; molecular mechanisms of dendritic tiling.
To cover the entire sensory field once and only once, dendrites of some sensory system neurons avoid crossing other dendrites from the same type of neurons. In this issue of Cell, provide first insight into the molecular mechanisms of dendritic tiling.
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Chihara
Liqun
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Luo
D000818:Animals; D048430:Cell Shape; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology