A Butterfly Effect on Neural Stem Cells

Neuron. 2017 Feb 22;93(4):720-722. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.02.015.

Abstract

Adult neural stem cells originate from the embryonic brain, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly known. In this issue of Neuron, Falk et al. (2017) reveal how the timely control of cleavage plane orientation during division of embryonic neural progenitors has a specific and long-lasting impact on adult neurogenesis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Neocortex / cytology*
  • Neural Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Neurogenesis / physiology*
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Spindle Apparatus / physiology
  • Stem Cells / cytology*