Glioma synapses recruit mechanisms of adaptive plasticity
Kathryn R. Taylor, Tara Barron, Alexa Hui, Avishay Spitzer, Belgin Yalçın, Alexis English Ivec, Anna C. Geraghty, Griffin G. Hartmann, Marlene Arzt, Shawn M. Gillespie, Yoon Seok Kim, Samin Maleki Jahan, Helena Zhang, Kiarash Shamardani, Minhui Su, , Michelle Monje
This study shows that BDNF-TrkB signaling promotes malignant synaptic plasticity in gliomas, enhancing tumor progression through mechanisms similar to long-term potentiation in the healthy brain.
Nature · Nov 1, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience