Layer 6 cortical neurons require Reelin-Dab1 signaling for cellular orientation, Golgi deployment, and directed neurite growth into the marginal zone
O’Dell R, Ustine CJ, Cameron DA, Lawless SM, Williams RM, Zipfel WR, Olson EC. Layer 6 cortical neurons require Reelin-Dab1 signaling for cellular orientation, Golgi deployment, and directed neurite growth into the marginal zone. Neural Development 2012, 7: 25. PMID: 22770513, PMCID: PMC3466444, DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-7-25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cortical developmentMutant cortexCortical neuronsCortical developmentPial surfaceMarginal zoneApical neuritesL6 neuronsRecombinant ReelinNeocortical neuronsNeuronal somataReelin-Dab1Arbor lengthArbor sizeExplant modelVentricular zonePioneer neuronsMutant neuronsReelinNeuronsConclusionsThese findingsMore primary processesNeuronal orientationCortexNeurite growth