Here, the authors reveal that the mitotic motor KIF11 functions in postmitotic neurons as a microtubule-dynamics rheostat to regulate dendritic arborization. Additionally, they show how MCLID mutations impair KIF11 oligomerization, ATP hydrolysis, neuronal structure, and communication.
- Jenna L. Wingfield
- Lukas Niese
- Sathyanarayanan V. Puthanveettil
