Chapter title |
Rodent Zic Genes in Neural Network Wiring
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Chapter number | 11 |
Book title |
Zic family
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-981-10-7311-3_11 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-81-107310-6, 978-9-81-107311-3
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Authors |
Eloísa Herrera, Herrera, Eloísa |
Abstract |
The formation of the nervous system is a multistep process that yields a mature brain. Failure in any of the steps of this process may cause brain malfunction. In the early stages of embryonic development, neural progenitors quickly proliferate and then, at a specific moment, differentiate into neurons or glia. Once they become postmitotic neurons, they migrate to their final destinations and begin to extend their axons to connect with other neurons, sometimes located in quite distant regions, to establish different neural circuits. During the last decade, it has become evident that Zic genes, in addition to playing important roles in early development (e.g., gastrulation and neural tube closure), are involved in different processes of late brain development, such as neuronal migration, axon guidance, and refinement of axon terminals. ZIC proteins are therefore essential for the proper wiring and connectivity of the brain. In this chapter, we review our current knowledge of the role of Zic genes in the late stages of neural circuit formation. |
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