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Molecular mechanisms of growth cone guidance: stop and go?


Stoeckli, E T (1997). Molecular mechanisms of growth cone guidance: stop and go? Cell and Tissue Research, 290(2):441-449.

Abstract

Evidence from pathfinding studies in both vertebrates and invertebrates indicates that growth cones are not guided by simple stop or go signals. Rather, the navigation of growth cones through the preexisting tissue is controlled by a continuous integration of both positive and negative cues. The path taken by an axon is determined by the continuously changing situation encountered by the growth cone at any given site along the trajectory of the axon to the target. The signals derived from interactions of surface molecules with these cues provided by the environment of the growth cone are constantly changing both temporally and spatially. Therefore, each growth cone encounters a unique set of guidance cues directing it to its specific target, thus allowing for the tremendous complexity required for the guidance of millions of axons in the developing nervous system.

Abstract

Evidence from pathfinding studies in both vertebrates and invertebrates indicates that growth cones are not guided by simple stop or go signals. Rather, the navigation of growth cones through the preexisting tissue is controlled by a continuous integration of both positive and negative cues. The path taken by an axon is determined by the continuously changing situation encountered by the growth cone at any given site along the trajectory of the axon to the target. The signals derived from interactions of surface molecules with these cues provided by the environment of the growth cone are constantly changing both temporally and spatially. Therefore, each growth cone encounters a unique set of guidance cues directing it to its specific target, thus allowing for the tremendous complexity required for the guidance of millions of axons in the developing nervous system.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed
Communities & Collections:07 Faculty of Science > Institute of Molecular Life Sciences
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Health Sciences > Histology
Life Sciences > Cell Biology
Language:English
Date:1 November 1997
Deposited On:11 Feb 2008 12:13
Last Modified:23 Jan 2022 08:27
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0302-766X
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s004410050951
PubMed ID:9321708
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