New Paper in Cell Reports!

Cells (blue) at the ventral midline of the spinal cord, expressing netrin1 (red) and a fluorescent tracer (GFP, green)
By Samantha Butler
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Sandy’s thesis work has been published in Cell Reports, showing more evidence that netrin1 has boundary activity, in this case compartmentalizing the developing spinal cord by limiting Bmp signaling.

Cell Reports Paper: Netrin1 patterns the dorsal spinal cord through modulation of Bmp signaling

UCLA Press Release: Scientists discover ‘entirely unanticipated’ role of protein netrin1 in spinal cord development