Glia actively sculpt sensory neurons by controlled phagocytosis to tune animal behavior
Stephan A. Raiders, Erik Calvin Black, Andrea J. Bae, Stephen MacFarlane, Mason Klein, Shai Shaham, Aakanksha Singhvi
This study shows that glia actively engulf neuron fragments in C. elegans, affecting neuron shape and thermosensory behavior through a molecular pathway involving PS receptors and GTPase signaling.
eLife · Mar 24, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience