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Perspective

spineless provides a little backbone for dendritic morphogenesis

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biology, and Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA; ² Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Neuroscience Center, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA

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I've got my spine. I've got my orange crush.

—REM, "Orange Crush"

In the brain, information processing occurs as synapses relay information through neuronal circuits. Most of these synaptic connections physically form on neuronal dendrites—highly specialized subcellular structures that receive and integrate information. Although most dendrites form connections with other neurons, other dendrites, like those found on sensory neurons, receive information directly from the external environment. Highly elaborate and branched dendrites form expansive surface areas for receiving inputs—a feature that distinguishes neurons as one of the most unique and readily identifiable cell types. However, despite the complexity and dramatic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

	The Drosophila peripheral nervous system (PNS) and dendritic morphology

 

	Regulation of Drosophila dendrite development

 

	Role of spineless in dendritic morphology

 

	Genetic and biochemical functions of Ss and Ahr

 

Vertebrate Ahr

C. elegans ahr-1

	Concluding remarks

 

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