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Switching DISC1 Function in Neurogenesis: Dixdc1 Selects DISC1 Binding Partners. PDF Print E-mail
Journal: Dev Cell
Authors: Namba T, Kaibuchi K
Published: 2010 Jul 20;19(1):7-8
Pubmed ID: 20643344

The schizophrenia-associated protein DISC1 regulates several steps in neurogenesis. In a recent study published in Neuron, Singh et al. showed how DISC1 and its interacting partner Dixdc1 regulate cell proliferation and cell migration in different manners during embryonic neurogenesis.