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ArticleBiology open2014

The high molecular weight neurofilament subunit plays an essential role in axonal outgrowth and stabilization.

Sangmook Lee, Thomas B Shea

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Article in Biology open, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sangmook LeeCenter for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Thomas B SheaCenter for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
University of Massachusetts Lowell · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofilaments (NFs) are thought to provide structural support to mature axons via crosslinking of cytoskeletal elements mediated by the C-terminal region of the high molecular weight NF subunit (NF-H). Herein, we inhibited NF-H expression in differentiating mouse NB2a/d1 cells with shRNA directed against murine NF-H without affecting other NF subunits, microtubules or actin. shRNA-mediated NF-H knockdown not only in compromised of late-stage axonal neurite stabilization but also compromised early stages of axonal neurite elongation. Expression of exogenous rat NF-H was able to compensate for knockdown of endogenous NF-H and restored the development and stabilization of axonal neurites. This rescue was prevented by simultaneous treatment with shRNA that inhibited both rat and murine NF-H, or by expression of exogenous rat NF-H lacking the C-terminal sidearm during knockdown of endogenous NF-H. Demonstration of a role for NF-H in the early stages of axonal elaboration suggests that axonal stabilization is not delayed until synaptogenesis, but rather that the developing axon undergoes sequential NF-H-mediated stabilization along its length in a proximal-distal manner, which supports continued pathfinding in distal, unstabilized regions.

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Axonal outgrowthAxonal stabilityCytoskeletonNervous system developmentNeurofilament

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PMID25260918
PMCPMC4197446
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