NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Adhesion-clutch drives three-dimensional axon outgrowth
Hongjia Chen, Zhen Qiu, Saki Yamada…·Naoyuki Inagaki
This study validates the adhesion-clutch mechanism in 3D environments by showing that N-cadherin and shootin1a drive axon outgrowth when present in an appropriate adhesive substrate.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.07.749764