Cell Press, Neuron, 5(76), p. 862-864, 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.11.019
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In large cells like neurons, how is microtubule polymerization initiated at large distances from the cell body and the main microtubule-organizing center? In this issue of Neuron, Ori-McKenney et al. (2012) demonstrate that Golgi outposts mediate acentrosomal microtubule nucleation and reveal it is crucial for dendrite morphogenesis.