DIPping into the Fly Visual System

Neuron. 2018 Dec 19;100(6):1270-1272. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.044.

Abstract

The nervous system relies on a combinatorial code of protein interactions that determine wiring specificity. Two complementary studies by Cosmanescu et al. (2018) and Xu et al. (2018) present the most comprehensive biophysical and structural analysis of the cell-recognition proteins DIP and Dpr to date, and the discovery of key functions of DIP-α and Dpr6/10 in the wiring of the Drosophila visual system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Communication
  • Drosophila Proteins*
  • Drosophila*
  • Nervous System

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins