@article{49fb20b57db8458dbe0142436db3fcb7,
title = "Switching of α-catenin from αE-catenin in the cortical ventricular zone to αN-catenin II in the intermediate zone",
abstract = "Although cadherins and catenins are known to play important roles during neural development, the types of α-catenin present in the developing telencephalon are still unknown. Here, we show that the ventricular zones (VZ) of the cortex and the ganglionic eminences express αE-catenin and αN-catenin, respectively, in a complementary manner. In the cortex, α-catenin is switched from αE-catenin in the VZ to αN-catenin II in the intermediate zone (IMZ).",
keywords = "Cadherin, Cerebral cortex, Intermediate zone, Ventricular zone, α-catenin, β-catenin",
author = "Itsuki Ajioka and Kazunori Nakajima",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Dr. Nagafuchi (Kumamoto Univ., Japan) for the anti-αE-catenin antibody (α18), Dr. Takeichi (RIKEN CDB, Japan) for the anti-αN-catenin antibody (NCAT2), and members of the Nakajima laboratory for the valuable discussions. This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Science and Technology of Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion Science (JSPS), a Keio University Special Grant-in-Aid for Innovative Collaborative Research Projects, the Novartis Foundation, the Casio Science Promotion Foundation, and the Japan Brain Foundation.",
year = "2005",
month = nov,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.08.004",
language = "English",
volume = "160",
pages = "106--111",
journal = "Developmental Brain Research",
issn = "0165-3806",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "1",
}