Cell migration: catapulting neurons from the ventricular zone?
In the developing vertebrate brain, newly born neurons migrate away from the proliferative zones. A new paper suggests that the initial phase of this migration may be propelled by the mechanical properties of the new neurons' processes rather than more conventional mechanisms of cell migration.
Clarke
Jon
J
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology*; D053686:Fetal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008866:Microsurgery; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*