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HEREDITAS ›› 2013, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 281-286.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2013.00281

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Par polarity complex in mammalian neurogenesis

CHEN Hui-Ling, CHEN Xiao-Ping   

  1. College of Biological and Environment Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
  • Received:2012-08-27 Revised:2012-11-15 Online:2013-03-20 Published:2013-03-25

Abstract: Mammalian neurogenesis is a highly complicated process with programmed morphology and function evolution. Polarity, a basic characteristic in neurogenesis, is controlled by regulating proteins such as the partition defective (Par) proteins. Par polarity complex is the most investigated Par protein among these polarity proteins. There are developmental dynamic changes during neurogenesis for the protein distribution and content, which are related to the junction establishment, polarity formation, synaptogenesis, and neuronal migration. Moreover, Par complex is considered to affect the devel-opmental fate of neural precursors. This study summarizes the advances of the protein cellular location, function, and mechanism in embryal neocortex and cultured neuron.

Key words: Par complex, neurogenesis, cell polarity