Newborn neurons in the cerebellum migrate along radial glial processes through a series of distinct steps. A report in this issue uses live imaging to grant us a close-up view of the cytoskeletal structures and regulating proteins involved in this migration.
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Samuels, B., Tsai, LH. Nucleokinesis illuminated. Nat Neurosci 7, 1169–1170 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1104-1169
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