The direct road to migration
The transcription factor Neurogenin 2 promotes the radial migration of newly born neurons by directly activating the small RhoGTPase Rnd2.
Nature 455, 114-118 (2008)
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Development: Dynein branches out
The differences between axonal and dendritic morphology and molecular make-up are both striking and vital for neuronal function. Two papers demonstrate a role for the motor protein dynein in establishing axonal and dendritic characteristics.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 733 (2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2506
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Hypothalamic IKKβ/NF-κB and ER Stress Link Overnutrition to Energy Imbalance and Obesity
Zhang, X. et al.
Cell 135, 61-73 (2008);
doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.07.043
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What you see is how you evolve
Differences in vision could give rise to new species.
Nature News, 1 October 2008
