Ephecting Excitatory Synapse Development
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Ephecting Excitatory Synapse Development
Alterations in synapse number and morphology are associated with devastating psychiatric and neurologic disorders. In this issue of Cell, Margolis et al. (2010) show that the RhoA-guanine exchange factor (GEF) Ephexin5 limits the numbers of excitatory synapses that neurons receive, thus identifying a new mechanism controlling synaptogenesis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.10.017