Axonal injury signaling is restrained by a spared synaptic branch
Laura J. Smithson, Juliana L. Zang, Lucas M. Junginger, Thomas J. Waller, Reilly Jankowiak, Sophia A. Khan, Ye Li, Dawen Cai, Catherine A. Collins
The paper shows that Wnd/DLK signaling in Drosophila motoneurons is activated only when synaptic terminals are completely removed, not when they are partially spared.
eLife · Oct 29, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience