title: Synaptic specificity: when the neighbors are away, sensory axons turn promiscuous.
abstract: A new study describes cellular mechanisms establishing synaptic specificity during development and remodeling of a zebrafish mechanosensory organ. Coordination amongst postsynaptic neurons and interactions between presynaptic and postsynaptic cells together promote the segregation of circuits responding to distinct sensory stimuli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA.
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Julien
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA. Electronic address: sagasti@mcdb.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sagasti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000502:physiology*