Rostral growth of commissural axons requires the cell adhesion molecule MDGA2

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Long-distance axonal growth relies on the precise interplay of guidance cues and cell adhesion molecules. While guidance cues provide positional and directional information for the advancing growth cone, cell adhesion molecules are e...

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Main Authors: Stoeckli Esther T, Andermatt Irwin, Ingold Esther A, Babey Régis, Wacker Andrin, Joset Pascal, Gesemann Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Neural Development
Online Access:http://www.neuraldevelopment.com/content/6/1/22