title: Neurobiology: Reelin mediates form and function.
abstract: Reelin choreographs neuronal migration to establish laminar structures during brain formation. A recent paper uncovers a new function for Reelin signaling in specifying dendritic compartmentalization. Reelin-induced tyrosine phosphorylation is responsible for enrichment of ion channels in dendritic tufts.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadephia Research Institute, 3501 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: PARKT@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Tae-Ju
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadephia Research Institute, 3501 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: currant@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000378:metabolism*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases