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ArticleGenetics2026

Keeping neurons in shape with fats: an educational primer for use with "Phospholipid biogenesis maintains neuronal integrity during aging and axon regeneration".

Ryan J Lee, John P Vaughen

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Article in Genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ryan J LeeDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1112-5218
John P VaughenDepartment of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7141-1857

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Abstract

Neurons assemble into breathtakingly intricate circuits that govern behavior and often perdure for life. How injured or aged neurons control their complex morphological connections to survive or perish remains an exciting and open question. Using the genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans, Park et al. uncover that lipid biosynthesis is critical for both neuronal regrowth after injury, and for maintaining neuronal morphology during aging. This primer is designed to help students read and understand the paper, "Phospholipid biogenesis maintains neuronal integrity during aging and axon regeneration." We emphasize the utility of model organisms, highlight the power of C. elegans neuroscience, provide background on lipids and neuron regeneration, and discuss genetic nomenclature and techniques. We then provide a set of questions for each figure in Park et al. designed to deepen students' reading of the data and text. Finally, we provide prompts to guide potential projects that students could conduct in an introductory genetics course to explore how these underappreciated fats underlie neuronal shape and function.

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AgingAxonsNerve RegenerationNeuronsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCaenorhabditis elegans Proteinsaxon regenerationC. eleganseducationlipid biosynthesisWormBase

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