Coevolution of axon guidance molecule Slit and its receptor Robo.

Coevolution is important for the maintenance of the interaction between a ligand and its receptor during evolution. The interaction between axon guidance molecule Slit and its receptor Robo is critical for the axon repulsion in neural tissues, which is evolutionarily conserved from planarians to hum...

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Main Authors: Qi Yu, Xiao-Tong Li, Xiao Zhao, Xun-Li Liu, Kazuho Ikeo, Takashi Gojobori, Qing-Xin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4011710?pdf=render