title: Crucial first steps: the transcriptional control of neuron delamination.
abstract: A crucial event in the birth of a neuron is the detachment of its apical process from the neuroepithelium. In this issue of Neuron, Rousso et al. (2012) show that repression of N-cadherin by Foxp transcription factors disrupts apical adherens junctions and triggers neurogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Neurobiology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pacary
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martynoga
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillemot