The nervous system is populated by numerous types of neurons, each bearing a dendritic
arbor with a characteristic morphology. These type-specific features influence many aspects …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short non-coding RNAs that operate as prominent post-
transcriptional regulators of eukaryotic gene expression. miRNAs are abundantly expressed …

Nociception is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism to encode and process harmful
environmental stimuli. Like most animals, Drosophila melanogaster larvae respond to a …

At the cellular level, α-tubulin acetylation alters the structure of microtubules to render them
mechanically resistant to compressive forces. How this biochemical property of microtubule …

Interactions between epithelial cells and neurons influence a range of sensory modalities
including taste, touch, and smell. Vertebrate and invertebrate epidermal cells ensheath …

To sense the outside world, some neurons protrude across epithelia, the cellular barriers
that line every surface of our bodies. To study the morphogenesis of such neurons, we …

Over the last decade, microRNAs have emerged as critical regulators in the expression and
function of animal genomes. This review article discusses the relationship between …

Tissue repair usually requires either polyploid cell growth or cell division, but the molecular
mechanism promoting polyploidy and limiting cell division remains poorly understood. Here …

Neurons receive information along dendrites and send signals along axons to synaptic
contacts. The factors that control axon regeneration have been examined in many systems …

The limited resolving power of conventional diffraction-limited microscopy hinders analysis
of small, densely packed structural elements in cells. Expansion microscopy (ExM) provides …