title: Neuronal morphogenesis: Golgi outposts, acentrosomal microtubule nucleation, and dendritic branching.
abstract: In large cells like neurons, how is microtubule polymerization initiated at large distances from the cell body and the main microtubule-organizing center? In this issue of Neuron, Ori-McKenney et al. (2012) demonstrate that Golgi outposts mediate acentrosomal microtubule nucleation and reveal it is crucial for dendrite morphogenesis.
authors.affiliation: The Scripps Research Institute, Dorris Neuroscience Center, La Jolla, CA 92037-1000, USA.
authors.forename: Tommy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Polleux