Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "axon"
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Developmental mechanism of the periodic membrane skeleton in axons
(eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd, 2014)Actin, spectrin, and associated molecules form a periodic sub-membrane lattice structure in axons. How this membrane skeleton is developed and why it preferentially forms in axons are unknown. Here, we studied the developmental ... -
Trafficking and Turnover in Neuronal Axons
(2014-10-21)Neurons are metabolically active cells that depend on mitochondria for ATP production and calcium homeostasis. Within a single neuron, the demand for mitochondrial function is highly variable both spatially and temporally. ...