Article
HBL-1 patterns synaptic remodeling in C. elegans.
Neuron - 9 Feb 2012
Thompson-Peer Katherine L, Bai Jihong, Hu Zhitao, Kaplan Joshua M
Abstract excerpt
During development, circuits are refined by the dynamic addition and removal of synapses; however, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that dictate where and when synaptic refinement occurs. Here we describe transcriptional mechanisms that pattern remodeling of C. elegans neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). The embryonic GABAergic DD motor neurons remodel their synapses, whereas the later born VD neurons...
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