Genetics: a common origin for neuronal asymmetries?

Iskra A Signore; Miguel L Concha

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.031

Genetics: a common origin for neuronal asymmetries?

Curr Biol. 2014 Mar 3;24(5):R201-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.031.

Authors

Iskra A Signore¹, Miguel L Concha²

Affiliations

¹ Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Santiago 8380453, Chile.
² Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Santiago 8380453, Chile. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24602887
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.031

Abstract

A new study reveals an unexpected genetic link between two distinct types of neuronal asymmetries in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. This finding suggests a common origin of genetically determined asymmetries and raises intriguing questions about their evolution.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology*
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism*
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
Transcription Factors