Remodeling of the Actin/Spectrin Membrane-associated Periodic Skeleton, Growth Cone Collapse and F-Actin Decrease during Axonal Degeneration

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Unsain, Nicolas, Bordenave, Martín Diego, Martinez, Gaby F., Jalil, Sami, Von Bilderling, Catalina, Barabas, Federico Martín, Masullo, Luciano Andrés, Johnstone, Aaron D., Barker, Philip A., Bisbal, Mariano, Stefani, Fernando Daniel, Caceres, Alfredo Oscar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: NANOSCOPY; AXON; DEGENERATION; NEURONS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Gaby; sami
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/90541

Axonal degeneration occurs in the developing nervous system for the appropriate establishment of mature circuits, and is also a hallmark of diverse neurodegenerative diseases. Despite recent interest in the field, little is known about the changes (and possible role) of the cytoskeleton during axona...