Axonal swelling as a neuron-specific compartment to sequester and expel misfolded proteins
Man Pok Lu, Yingjie Wu, Yi Rong, Yining Chen, Xiaochun Yu, Hongjiang Liu, Minxing Zhang, Yuner Yan, Yuze Chen, Kuankuan Xin, Daniel R. Schweitzer, Yidong Li, Victor Anggono, Massimo A. Hilliard, Zhaoyu Li
The paper identifies a neuron-specific quality-control compartment, SolAS, that sequesters and expels misfolded proteins, showing its role in proteostasis during aging.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience