Cellular environment controls formation and activity of
neuronal connections
Environment moulds behaviour - and not just that of people
in society, but also at the microscopic level. This is because, for their
function, neurons are dependent on the cell environment, the so-termed
extracellular matrix. Researchers at the Ruhr-Universität have found evidence that
this complex network of molecules controls the formation and activity of the
neuronal connections. The team led by Dr. Maren Geißler und Prof. Andreas
Faissner from the Department of Cell Morphology and Molecular Neurobiology
reports in the “Journal of Neuroscience” in collaboration with the team of Dr.
Ainhara Aguado, Prof. Christian Wetzel and Prof. Hanns Hatt from the Department
of Cell Physiology.