Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 28, 2026

Migratory Behavior of Cells Generated in Ganglionic Eminence Cultures
Published on: April 21, 2011
Modes and mishaps of neuronal migration in the mammalian brain
Christine Métin1, Richard B Vallee, Pasko Rakic
1Institut du Fer à Moulin, Inserm Unité Mixte de Recherche-S 839, 75005 Paris, France, Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Abstract:
The ability of neurons to migrate to their appropriate positions in the developing brain is critical to brain architecture and function. Recent research has elucidated different modes of neuronal migration and the involvement of a host of signaling factors in orchestrating the migration, as well as vulnerabilities of this process to environmental and genetic factors. Here we discuss the role of cytoskeleton, motor proteins, and mechanisms of nuclear translocation in radial and tangential migration of neurons. We will also discuss how these and other events essential for normal migration of neurons can be disrupted by genetic and environmental factors that contribute to neurological disease in humans.
Related Concept Videos
Neurogenesis and Regeneration of Nervous Tissue
Neurulation

