Neuronal wiring: linking dendrite placement to synapse formation.
Understanding the processes that drive the formation of synapses between specific neurons within a circuit is critical to understanding how neural networks develop. A new study of synapse formation between motor neurons and pre-synaptic partners highlights the importance of dendrite placement.
Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), INSERM UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 bld de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France.
Jenna R
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Sternberg
Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM), INSERM UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47 bld de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France. Electronic address: claire.wyart@icm-institute.org.
Claire
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Wyart
D000818:Animals; D063132:Connectome; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*