The closely related Sox5 and Sox6 turn out to perform distinct functions during brain development. Maintenance of the ventricular zone neuroepithelium requires Sox6 in the dorsal and Sox5 in the ventral telencephalon. A portion of the interneurons born in ventral telencephalon then express Sox6, which is necessary for their correct migration and phenotypic differentiation.
- Eiman Azim
- Denis Jabaudon
- Jeffrey D Macklis