Axonal plasticity in response to active forces generated through magnetic nano-pulling
Alessandro Falconieri, Sara De Vincentiis, Valentina Cappello, Domenica Convertino, Ravi Das, Samuele Ghignoli, Sofia Figoli, Stefano Luin, Frederic Català-Castro, Laura Marchetti, Ugo Borello, Michael Krieg, Vittoria Raffa
This study shows that magnetic nano-pulling induces axonal cytoskeleton remodeling, enhancing outgrowth and synapse maturation through microtubule density increase and local translation promotion.
Cell Reports · Dec 29, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience