A Collagen XIX Peptide Restores Inhibitory Synapse Formation (IMAGE)

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A Collagen XIX Peptide Restores Inhibitory Synapse Formation

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Cortical neurons (red) form few inhibitory synapses (green) in the absence of collagen XIX (left), but synapse formation is restored by a signaling peptide derived from the protein's C-terminal region (right).

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Su et al., 2016

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