Lapsyn controls branch extension and positioning of astrocyte-like glia in the Drosophila optic lobe
How glial cells, such as astrocytes, acquire their characteristic morphology during development is poorly understood. Here the authors describe the morphogenesis of astrocyte-like glia in the Drosophila optic lobe, and through a RNAi screen, they identify a transmembrane LRR protein–Lapsyn–that play...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00384-z |