Abstract Structure and function are highly correlated in the vertebrate retina, a sensory tissue
that is organized into cell layers with microcircuits working in parallel and together to encode …

Type-specific dendrite morphology is a hallmark of the neuron and has important functional
implications in determining what signals a neuron receives and how these signals are …

Genes disrupted in schizophrenia may be revealed by de novo mutations in affected
persons from otherwise healthy families. Furthermore, during normal brain development …

LATS (large tumor suppressor) or warts is a Ser/Thr kinase that belongs to the Ndr/LATS
subfamily of AGC (protein kinase A/PKG/PKC) kinases. It is a tumor suppressor gene …

The control of organ (or organism) size is a fundamental aspect of life that has long captured
human imagination. What makes an elephant grow a million times larger than a mouse …

Dendrites distinguish between sister branches and those of other cells. Self-recognition can
often lead to repulsion, a process termed" self-avoidance." Here we demonstrate that …

Inactivation of the ubiquitin ligase Ube3a causes the developmental disorder Angelman
syndrome, whereas increased Ube3a dosage is associated with autism spectrum disorders …

Members of the NDR (nuclear Dbf2-related) protein-kinase family are essential components
of pathways that control important cellular processes, such as morphological changes …

The mammalian MST kinase family, which is related to the Hippo kinase in Drosophila
melanogaster, includes five related proteins: MST1 (also called STK4), MST2 (also called …

A neuron's dendrites typically do not cross one another. This intrinsic self-avoidance
mechanism ensures unambiguous processing of sensory or synaptic inputs. Moreover …