V2 in Motion Perception - Motion perception is thought to be mediated by the dorsal visual pathways. In this video abstract, Anna Roe and colleagues discuss their data demonstrating that V2 is also in...
When the Break Is Just around the Loop/ Cell, July 27, 2017 (Vol. 170, Issue 3)
When the Break Is Just around the Loop. Inside the nucleus, DNA is packed in highly complex structures that help to control which genes are on and off each time. In this video abstract, Andre Nussenzw...
How Do Sex Hormones Control Behavior? - Nirao Shah and his colleagues explain how single genes control specific features of sexually dimorphic behaviors, such as the willingness to mate, speed of coll...
Local Translation Regulates Trigeminal Patterning - Retrograde signaling mechanisms contribute to the specification of neuronal identity via regulation of gene transcription in the developing nervous ...
Removing Stressed Mitochondria from Axons Independent of Mitophagy
Removing Stressed Mitochondria from Axons Independent of Mitophagy. Lin and Cheng et al. reveal a new mechanism maintaining axonal mitochondrial integrity by releasing anchoring protein syntaphilin fr...
Kinesin-1-Mediated Transport of AMPARs Contributes to Synaptic Strength
In this video, Hoerndli et al. describe in vivo studies of AMPARs transport in defined neurons. They propose a model in which the delivery, removal and redistribution of AMPARs by the kinesin-1 microt...
Reprogramming Exploits a Chink in Polycomb's Armor
Reprogramming Exploits a Chink in Polycomb's Armor - Could enhancers initiate reprogramming? Peter Jones explains how nucleasome-free zones provide a "landing strip" for master transcription...
How Endogenous Opioids Control Pain Sensitivity. A Brainstem-Spinal Cord Inhibitory Circuit for Mechanical Pain Modulation by GABA and Enkephalins. Pain thresholds are, in part, set as a function of e...
Why don't we all get Alzheimer's disease? Roy and colleagues stumbled on a possible reason why we all don't get Alzheimer's disease even though we all have the basic ingredients essential for getting ...
