Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Chronic neuronal activation increases dynamic microtubules to enhance functional axon regeneration after dorsal root crush injury

  • Di Wu,
  • Ying Jin,
  • Tatiana M. Shapiro,
  • Abhishek Hinduja,
  • Peter W. Baas,
  • Veronica J. Tom

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19914-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Central axons have limited regenerative ability following injury. Here, the authors show that chronic activation of DRG neurons results in highly dynamic microtubules at the distal axons and enhanced axonal regrowth and synaptogenesis in the spinal cord affecting functional recovery.