Limmer, S., Klämbt, C. (2014). Closing the gap between glia and neuroblast proliferation.  Dev. Cell 30(3): 249--250.

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Reporting in this issue of Developmental Cell, Spéder and Brand (2014) show that gap junctions are required in blood-brain barrier glial cells to reactivate proliferation of quiescent neuroblasts. Gap junctions allow synchronous Ca(2+) waves and control insulin-like protein Dipl6 expression and secretion to trigger neuroblast division.