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The conserved Ig superfamily member Turtle mediates axonal tiling in Drosophila.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 11 Nov 2009
Ferguson Kerry, Long Hong, Cameron Scott, Chang Wen-Tzu, Rao Yong
Abstract excerpt
Restriction of adjacent same-type axons/dendrites to separate single columns for specific neuronal connections is commonly observed in vertebrates and invertebrates, and is necessary for proper processing of sensory information. Columnar restriction is conceptually similar to tiling, a phenomenon referring to the avoidance of neurites from adjacent same-type neurons. The molecular mechanism underlying the...
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