Get Ready to Wnt: Prepatterning in Neuromuscular Junction Formation

Bin Zhang; Wen C. Xiong; Lin Mei

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2009.03.001

Get Ready to Wnt: Prepatterning in Neuromuscular Junction Formation

Bin Zhang, Wen C. Xiong, Lin Mei

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Abstract

Clustering of acetylcholine receptors (AChR) in muscle fibers prior to innervation by motor neurons is thought to be involved in neuromuscular junction formation. Jing et al. now report in Neuron that this prepatterning of AChRs, via a novel MuSK-dependent Wnt pathway, may guide motor axons to the central region of muscle fibers for synapse formation in zebrafish.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	325-327
Number of pages	3
Journal	Developmental Cell
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2009.03.001
State	Published - Mar 17 2009

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Molecular Biology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

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