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Nature Cell Biology 10, 1164–1171 (1 October 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1776

Spatial control of branching within dendritic arbors by dynein-dependent transport of Rab5-endosomes

Daisuke Satoh , Daichi Sato , Taiichi Tsuyama , Motoki Saito , Hiroyuki Ohkura , Melissa M. Rolls , Fuyuki Ishikawa & Tadashi Uemura

Dendrites allow neurons to integrate sensory or synaptic inputs, and the spatial disposition and local density of branches within the dendritic arbor limit the number and type of inputs. Drosophila melanogaster dendritic arborization (da) neurons provide a model system to study the genetic programs underlying such geometry in vivo.