Filling the (SR)GAP in Excitatory/Inhibitory Balance
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In this issue of Neuron, Fossati et al. (2016) report that through its domain structure, SRGAP2A, a Rho-GTPase-activating protein, can co-regulate excitatory and inhibitory synapse development, offering a putative evolutionary genetic mechanism for preserving excitatory/inhibitory balance during speciation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neuron
دوره 91 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016