How microRNAs act as a “blueprint” for the developing brain (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

How microRNAs act as a “blueprint” for the developing brain

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MicroRNAs are essential for Purkinje cells to develop their characteristically elaborate dendritic arbors. When Scripps Research scientists temporarily turned off microRNA function during development, Purkinje cells developed less complex dendritic arbors (left) than usual.

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Credit: Norjin Zolboot, Scripps Research

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