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Nature Neuroscience 9, 1234–1236 (1 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/nn1774

Local caspase activity directs engulfment of dendrites during pruning

Darren W Williams , Shu Kondo , Agnieszka Krzyzanowska , Yasushi Hiromi & James W Truman

Pruning is important for sculpting neural circuits, as it removes excessive or inaccurate projections. Here we show that the removal of sensory neuron dendrites during pruning in Drosophila melanogaster is directed by local caspase activity.