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CRMP and ankyrin have been implicated individually in the regulation of neuronal polarity. A study now identifies an interaction between them that controls microtubule organization and thereby protein sorting into axons and dendrites.

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Figure 1: Model for establishment of neuronal polarity in C. elegans.

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Suter, D., Hollenbeck, P. How to get on the right track. Nat Neurosci 15, 7–8 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3015

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