Distinct Microtubule Organizing Center Mechanisms Combine to Generate Neuron Polarity and Arbor Complexity

Autor: Oliver R. Wilkes, Adrian W. Moore
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Vol 14 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-5102
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.594199
Popis: Dendrite and axon arbor wiring patterns determine the connectivity and computational characteristics of a neuron. The identities of these dendrite and axon arbors are created by differential polarization of their microtubule arrays, and their complexity and pattern are generated by the extension and organization of these arrays. We describe how several molecularly distinct microtubule organizing center (MTOC) mechanisms function during neuron differentiation to generate and arrange dendrite and axon microtubules. The temporal and spatial organization of these MTOCs generates, patterns, and diversifies arbor wiring.
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