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ArticleeLife2020

Neurofascin and Kv7.3 are delivered to somatic and axon terminal surface membranes en route to the axon initial segment.

Aniket Ghosh, Elise Lv Malavasi, Diane L Sherman, Peter J Brophy

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Coupling of functionality to trafficking of KCNQ2/3 potassium channels at the axon initial segment.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. Advances in the study of axon-associated vesicles.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aniket GhoshCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3771-6390
Elise Lv MalavasiCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Diane L ShermanCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3104-6656
Peter J BrophyCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0262-9545
University of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Wellcome 107008Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ion channel complexes promote action potential initiation at the mammalian axon initial segment (AIS), and modulation of AIS size by recruitment or loss of proteins can influence neuron excitability. Although endocytosis contributes to AIS turnover, how membrane proteins traffic to this proximal axonal domain is incompletely understood. Neurofascin186 (Nfasc186) has an essential role in stabilising the AIS complex to the proximal axon, and the AIS channel protein Kv7.3 regulates neuron excitability. Therefore, we have studied how these proteins reach the AIS. Vesicles transport Nfasc186 to the soma and axon terminal where they fuse with the neuronal plasma membrane. Nfasc186 is highly mobile after insertion in the axonal membrane and diffuses bidirectionally until immobilised at the AIS through its interaction with AnkyrinG. Kv7.3 is similarly recruited to the AIS. This study reveals how key proteins are delivered to the AIS and thereby how they may contribute to its functional plasticity.

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AnimalsAxon Initial SegmentAxonsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MembraneCells, CulturedCerebellumFemaleHumansKCNQ3 Potassium ChannelMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Growth FactorsNeuronsRatsCell Adhesion MoleculesKCNQ3 Potassium ChannelNerve Growth FactorsNfasc protein, mouseaxon initial segmentFRAP-FLIPKv7.3mouseneurofascinneurosciencerat

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PMID32903174
PMCPMC7511229
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