title: Targeting mechanisms in myelinated axons: not all nodes are created equal.
abstract: A recent Neuron paper by Zhang et al. (2012) reveals how ion channels and adhesion molecules essential for rapid nerve conduction in vertebrates are differentially targeted to nodes of Ranvier. Moreover, distinct mechanisms regulate initial clustering and maintenance of specific nodal components.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK. david.lyons@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Talbot