Molecular bridge mediates inhibitory synapse specificity in the cortex

(Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience) Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have discovered that the cell adhesion protein IgSF11 determines the layer-specific synaptic connectivity of a distinct class of cortical interneurons.
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