The Snider lab discovered that the protein glycogen synthase kinase-3 is necessary for proper brain development. Meghan Morgan-Smith, PhD, found that deleting the protein from developing cortical neurons caused a dramatic defect in radial migration.
Snider lab was recently published in the journal eLife for the discovery regarding the protein glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) and its relationship to proper brain development. Meghan Morgan-Smith, PhD, found that deleting the protein from developing excitatory neurons impacts how the neurons move throughout the cortex.
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