International Research Center for Medical Sciences (IRCMS), Kumamoto University
Laboratory of Multi-dimensional Imaging, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
Paper written by Madhura (PhD student D3) has been accepted by Frontiers in Neuroscience.
It is the second paper during her doctoral course.
She reported that RasGAP containing NF1, the causative gene of neurofibromatosis type 1, is involved in the formation of neural circuits in the cerebral cortex.
RasGAPs control neuronal circuit development in barrel cortex layer 4
Madhura S. Rao, Hiromi Mizuno, Takuji Iwasato, Hidenobu Mizuno
Frontiers in Neuroscience 2022, 16:901774
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.901774/abstract