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ReviewCurrent biology : CB2021

Cytoskeletal regulation guides neuronal trafficking to effectively supply the synapse.

Jayne Aiken, Erika L F Holzbaur

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Review in Current biology : CB, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jayne AikenDepartment of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Erika L F HolzbaurDepartment of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: holzbaur@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Transport and Organelle DynamicsR35GM126950 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Erika L Holzbaur · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
Interrogating Local Microtubule Regulation Required for Presynapse Formation and MaintenanceF32NS117672 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI AIKEN, JAYNE E · 2020 to 2022
$158k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM126950NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS117672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development and proper function of the brain requires the formation of highly complex neuronal circuitry. These circuits are shaped from synaptic connections between neurons and must be maintained over a lifetime. The formation and continued maintenance of synapses requires accurate trafficking of presynaptic and postsynaptic components along the axon and dendrite, respectively, necessitating deliberate and specialized delivery strategies to replenish essential synaptic components. Maintenance of synaptic transmission also requires readily accessible energy stores, produced in part by localized mitochondria, that are tightly regulated with activity level. In this review, we focus on recent developments in our understanding of the cytoskeletal environment of axons and dendrites, examining how local regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics and organelle trafficking promotes synapse-specific delivery and plasticity. These new insights shed light on the complex and coordinated role that cytoskeletal elements play in establishing and maintaining neuronal circuitry.

Indexed as

NeuronsSynapsesAnimalsAxonsCytoskeletonDendritesHumansNeural PathwaysSynaptic Transmission

Identifiers

PMID34033795
PMCPMC8360495
OpenAlexW3164253703

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