Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewed
Nell2 regulates the contralateral-versus-ipsilateral visual projection as a layer-specific positional cue
Chizu Nakamoto, Elaine Durward, Masato Horie, Masaru Nakamoto
The paper shows Nell2 is an ipsilateral layer-specific axon guidance cue in the visual thalamus that inhibits contralateral retinal axons, establishing eye-specific retinogeniculate projections.
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