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Gap junction adhesion is necessary for radial migration in the neocortex
Laura A. B. Elias, Doris D. Wang & Arnold R. Kriegstein
Nature 448, 901-907(23 August 2007)
doi:10.1038/nature06063
Figure 1
Cx26 and Cx43 are localized to contact points between migrating neurons and radial glial fibres.
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Rescue of connexin-shRNA induced migration phenotype by wild-type connexin and connexin mutants that make adhesions but not channels.
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Gap junctions promote cortical cell adhesion and interact with the internal actin cytoskeleton.
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Gap junction adhesions have a role in the stabilization of the migrating neuron's leading process and in the translocation of the soma.
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