Differential adhesion regulates neurite placement via a retrograde zippering mechanism
Sengupta T, Koonce NL, Vázquez-Martínez N, Moyle MW, Duncan LH, Emerson SE, Han X, Shao L, Wu Y, Santella A, Fan L, Bao Z, Mohler W, Shroff H, Colón-Ramos DA. Differential adhesion regulates neurite placement via a retrograde zippering mechanism. ELife 2021, 10: e71171. PMID: 34783657, PMCID: PMC8843091, DOI: 10.7554/elife.71171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell AdhesionGene Expression RegulationNeuritesNeuronsSynapsesConceptsDifferential adhesionDifferential adhesion mechanismsSYG-1SYG-2Developmental programEmbryonic developmentNeurite tipsZippering mechanismBiophysical principlesNeurite shaftSynaptic specificityBrain neuropilSingle neuriteLayers occursAlternate mechanismAdhesion mechanismExpressionNeuritesZipperingAdhesionMechanismOutgrowth