At the Crossroads between Cell Polarity and Adhesion in Neocortical Development

Publication date: 5 June 2017
Source:Developmental Cell, Volume 41, Issue 5
Author(s): Sergei Y. Sokol
In this issue of Developmental Cell, Jossin et al. (2017) show that the tumor suppressor protein Lgl1 interacts with N-cadherin to stabilize apical junctions in brain stem cells. Neural progenitors lacking Lgl1 had decreased N-cadherin internalization and abnormal cell junctions, generating an ectopic neuronal layer that resembles cerebral cortex abnormalities in humans.

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In this issue of Developmental Cell, Jossin et al. (2017) show that the tumor suppressor protein Lgl1 interacts with N-cadherin to stabilize apical junctions in brain stem cells. Neural progenitors lacking Lgl1 had decreased N-cadherin internalization and abnormal cell junctions, generating an ectopic neuronal layer that resembles cerebral cortex abnormalities in humans.


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