CGC Bibliography Paper 5070

Genes keep neurons' house in order.

Vogel G

Medline:

11809943

Citation:

Science 295: 599-601 2002

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

zig-4

Abstract:

As any homeowner knows, timely maintenance is vital for keeping a building functioning properly after construction is finished. The same is evidently true for the complex architecture of the nervous system - at least in the roundworm. On page 686, neuroscientists Oliver Hobert, Oscar Aurelio, and David Hall describe a new family of proteins that help keep the wiring of the worm's nervous system tangle free.