Targeted deletion of numb and numblike in sensory neurons reveals their essential functions in axon arborization
Huang EJ, Li H, Tang AA, Wiggins AK, Neve RL, Zhong W, Jan LY, Jan YN. Targeted deletion of numb and numblike in sensory neurons reveals their essential functions in axon arborization. Genes & Development 2004, 19: 138-151. PMID: 15598981, PMCID: PMC540232, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1246005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear Notch1Sensory neuronsAxon arborizationAccumulation of Notch1Conditional mouse mutantsAxon branch pointsAfferent fibersSensory gangliaAxonal arborizationAxonal lengthSevere reductionAxon lengthArborizationCre recombinaseNotch1Endocytic-lysosomal pathwayTargeted deletionSignificant increaseUnknown mechanismNeuronsOverexpression of NumbMouse mutantsGangliaNeurogenesisPathway