A human-specific microRNA controls the timing of excitatory synaptogenesis
Michael Soutschek, Alessandra Lo Bianco, Simon Galkin, Tatjana Wüst, Koen Wentinck, David Colameo, Tomás Germade, Fridolin Groß, Lukas von Ziegler, Johannes Bohacek, Betina Elfving, Pierre‐Luc Germain, Jochen Winterer, Tatjana Kleele, Gerhard M. Schratt
The paper identifies miR-1229-3p as a human-specific microRNA that delays neuronal synaptogenesis by reducing mitochondrial metabolism.
Nature Communications · Jul 6, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience