Alessia Motta

Early endothelial activation at the blood-nerve barrier defines a hallmark of ALS

The paper identifies early endothelial activation at the blood-nerve barrier as a key feature of ALS, occurring before CNS vascular changes and motor neuron damage.

A neurovascular template guides the spatial and functional compartmentalization of the adrenal gland

The paper shows that neurovascular signals guide adrenal gland compartmentalization by shaping vascular domains that direct hormone-producing cells to their correct territories.

Motor nerves direct the development of the sympathetic nervous system

This study shows that motor nerves guide the development of sympathetic ganglia by directing the migration and differentiation of neural crest-derived sympathoblasts.