A New Chapter in the Life of Cajal's Short-Axon Neurons: Separation of Interneuron Siblings after Birth

Neuron
Cristina Gil-Sanz, Ulrich Müller

Abstract

Interneurons are critical components of the neocortical circuitry but the mechanisms that regulate their distribution in the neocortex are unclear. In this issue of Neuron, Harwell et al. (2015) and Mayer et al. (2015) use barcoded retroviruses to demonstrate widespread clonal dispersion of interneuron siblings in the brain.

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Apr 15, 2018·Neural Development·Hongjie LiLiqun Luo

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