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ArticleCell reports2023

Axonal plasticity in response to active forces generated through magnetic nano-pulling.

Alessandro Falconieri, Sara De Vincentiis, Valentina Cappello, Domenica Convertino, Ravi Das, Samuele Ghignoli, Sofia Figoli, Stefano Luin, Frederic Català-Castro, Laura Marchetti and 3 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessandro FalconieriDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: alessandro.falconieri@biologia.unipi.it.
Sara De VincentiisDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy; The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, ICFO, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Valentina CappelloCenter for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 56025 Pontedera, Italy.
Domenica ConvertinoCenter for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Ravi DasThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, ICFO, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Samuele GhignoliDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Sofia FigoliDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Stefano LuinNational Enterprise for NanoScience and NanoTechnology (NEST) Laboratory, Scuola Normale Superiore, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Frederic Català-CastroThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, ICFO, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Laura MarchettiCenter for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Department of Pharmacy, Università di Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Ugo BorelloDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Michael KriegThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, ICFO, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain.
Vittoria RaffaDepartment of Biology, Università di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: vittoria.raffa@unipi.it.
University of Pisa · ITInstitute of Photonic Sciences · ESItalian Institute of Technology · ITNational Enterprise for NanoScience and NanoTechnology · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical force is crucial in guiding axon outgrowth before and after synapse formation. This process is referred to as "stretch growth." However, how neurons transduce mechanical input into signaling pathways remains poorly understood. Another open question is how stretch growth is coupled in time with the intercalated addition of new mass along the entire axon. Here, we demonstrate that active mechanical force generated by magnetic nano-pulling induces remodeling of the axonal cytoskeleton. Specifically, the increase in the axonal density of microtubules induced by nano-pulling leads to an accumulation of organelles and signaling vesicles, which, in turn, promotes local translation by increasing the probability of assembly of the "translation factories." Modulation of axonal transport and local translation sustains enhanced axon outgrowth and synapse maturation.

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AxonsCytoskeletonMagnetic PhenomenaMicrotubulesNeuronsaxonCP: Cell biologyCP: Neuroscienceforcelocal translationmagnetic nanoparticlesmicrotubulesoutgrowthremodelingsynapse

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PMID36640304
PMCPMC9902337
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