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The Elegance of Sonic Hedgehog: Emerging Novel Functions for a Classic Morphogen
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The Elegance of Sonic Hedgehog: Emerging Novel Functions for a Classic Morphogen

A Denise R Garcia, Young-Goo Han, Jason W Triplett, W Todd Farmer, Corey C Harwell and Rebecca A Ihrie
The Journal of neuroscience, v 38(44), pp 9338-9345
31 Oct 2018
PMID: 30381425
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https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1662-18.2018View
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https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1662-18.2018View
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Abstract

Animals Hedgehog Proteins - physiology Humans Morphogenesis - physiology Neural Stem Cells - chemistry Neural Stem Cells - metabolism Signal Transduction - physiology Synapses - chemistry Synapses - metabolism
Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling has been most widely known for its role in specifying region and cell-type identity during embryonic morphogenesis. This mini-review accompanies a 2018 SFN mini-symposium that addresses an emerging body of research focused on understanding the diverse roles for Shh signaling in a wide range of contexts in neurodevelopment and, more recently, in the mature CNS. Such research shows that Shh affects the function of brain circuits, including the production and maintenance of diverse cell types and the establishment of wiring specificity. Here, we review these novel and unexpected functions and the unanswered questions regarding the role of SHH and its signaling pathway members in these cases.

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