Cerebellar
granule cells form part of a brain circuit with a strikingly regular, almost crystalline, structure.
Not exact matches
But when
cells undergo stress — anything from heat to starvation or infection — proteins and ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules can clump into stress
granules, which are free of enclosing membranes and often
form small globs akin to hair gel suspended in a tub of water.
When a new
granule cell neuron is made in the dentate gyrus, it needs to get «wired in,» by
forming synapses, or connections, in order to contribute to circuit function.
When the researchers blocked the NuRD complex,
cells in the cerebellum called
granule cells failed to
form connections with other nerve
cells, the Purkinje neurons.
Here we identify protein kinase N1 (PKN1) as a novel key player in fine - tuning the balance between axonal outgrowth and presynaptic differentiation in the parallel fiber —
forming (PF -
forming) cerebellar
granule cells (Cgcs).
A population of these
cells forms a layer deep to the photoreceptors, where they contain intracellular pigment
granules and appear superficially like an extra RPE layer, even though they do not express at least two characteristic RPE proteins.
The sugar
granules help to exfoliate the dead layer of skin
cells that have darkened and
formed the layer of tan on your skin.