title: Genetics: a common origin for neuronal asymmetries?
abstract: A new study reveals an unexpected genetic link between two distinct types of neuronal asymmetries in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This finding suggests a common origin of genetically determined asymmetries and raises intriguing questions about their evolution.
authors.affiliation: Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Santiago 8380453, Chile.
authors.forename: Iskra A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Signore
authors.affiliation: Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Santiago 8380453, Chile. Electronic address: mconcha@med.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Miguel L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Concha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors