Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

The Atr-Chek1 pathway inhibits axon regeneration in response to Piezo-dependent mechanosensation

  • Feng Li,
  • Tsz Y. Lo,
  • Leann Miles,
  • Qin Wang,
  • Harun N. Noristani,
  • Dan Li,
  • Jingwen Niu,
  • Shannon Trombley,
  • Jessica I. Goldshteyn,
  • Chuxi Wang,
  • Shuchao Wang,
  • Jingyun Qiu,
  • Katarzyna Pogoda,
  • Kalpana Mandal,
  • Megan Brewster,
  • Panteleimon Rompolas,
  • Ye He,
  • Paul A. Janmey,
  • Gareth M. Thomas,
  • Shuxin Li,
  • Yuanquan Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24131-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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The Atr-Check1 pathway is involved in cell cycle and the DNA damage response. Here, the authors show that the Atr-Check1 pathway can inhibit axon regeneration in response to Piezo-mediated mechanosensation, affecting functional recovery.