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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2018

Axonal transport and maturation of lysosomes.

Shawn M Ferguson

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Derailed degradation: LRRK2-dependent exocytosis in Parkinson's disease.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  13. Rab27b Promotes Lysosomal Function and Alpha-Synuclein Clearance in Neurons.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  16. Genes in Axonal Regeneration.Molecular neurobiology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Shawn M FergusonDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, United States; Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, United States. Electronic address: shawn.ferguson@yale.edu.

Funding

Yale Alzheimer Disease Research CenterP50AG047270 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRITTMATTER, STEPHEN M · 2015 to 2019
$8.3M
Molecular mechanisms that match lysosome function to cellular demandR01GM105718 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI FERGUSON, SHAWN · 2013 to 2022
$2.9M
NIA NIH HHS P50 AG047270NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM105718
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomes perform degradative functions that are important for all cells. However, neurons are particularly dependent on optimal lysosome function due to their extremes of longevity, size and polarity. Axons in particular exemplify the major spatial challenges faced by neurons in the maintenance of lysosome biogenesis and function. What impact does this have on the regulation and functions of lysosomes in axons? This review focuses on the mechanisms whereby axonal lysosome biogenesis, transport and function are adapted to meet neuronal demand. Important features include the dynamic relationship between endosomes, autophagosomes and lysosomes as well as the transport mechanisms that support the movement of lysosome precursors in axons. A picture is emerging wherein intermediates in the lysosome maturation processes that would only exist transiently within the crowded confines of a neuronal cell body are spatially and temporally separated over the extreme distances encountered in axons. Axons may thus offer significant opportunities for the analysis of the mechanisms that control lysosome biogenesis. Insights from the genetics and pathology of human neurodegenerative diseases furthermore emphasize the importance of efficient axonal transport of lysosomes and their precursors.

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AnimalsAxonal TransportHumansLysosomesNeurons

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PMID29529416
PMCPMC6066426

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