Glia: Regulating Synaptogenesis from Multiple Directions

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Allison Rosen Bialas

Beth Stevens

چکیده

Glia cells are uniquely positioned at synapses, contacting pre- and post-synaptic terminals. At the Drosophila neuromuscular junction, a novel glia-derived TGF-β ligand has been found that modulates a retrograde synaptogenic signal.

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