Giant spider neurons uncover a myelin-derived waste-internalizing canal system that fails in neurodegeneration
Ruth Fabian‐Fine, Sondre M. Brännare-Gran, Maya N Clough, Tyler A DeBoer, Isabella DelVecchio, Matthew D Devers, Julie A. Dragon, Heather E. Driscoll, Zavier F Fuller, Keely M Hendricks, Alexander M Huesgen, Isabella C Joly, Landon G Kinal, Luwago K. Kipingi, Kyleena J. Lathram, , Emily Curd
The paper describes a glial canal system in spider neurons that removes waste via aquaporin4 and links its failure to neurodegeneration in spiders and mammals.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience