Deficiency of mDia, an actin nucleator, disrupts integrity of neuroepithelium and causes periventricular dysplasia.

During development of the central nervous system, the apical-basal polarity of neuroepithelial cells is critical for homeostasis of proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells. While adherens junctions at the apical surface of neuroepithelial cells are important for maintaining the polari...

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Main Authors: Dean Thumkeo, Ryota Shinohara, Keisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Takebayashi, Yosuke Toyoda, Kiyoshi Tohyama, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki, Shuh Narumiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21980468/?tool=EBI