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Transthyretin Promotes Axon Growth via Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics and T...
Eira, J; Magalhães, J; Macedo, N; Pero, ME; Misgeld, T; Sousa, MM; Bartolini, F; Liz, MATransthyretin (TTR), a plasma and cerebrospinal fluid protein, increases axon growth and organelle transport in sensory neurons. While neurons extend their axons, the microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton is crucial for the segregation of functional compartments and axonal outgrowth. Herein, we investigated whether TTR promotes axon elongation by modulating MT dynamics. We found that TTR KO mice have an intrinsic incre...
Peripheral nervous system plasmalogens regulate Schwann cell differentiation an...
Silva, TF; Eira, J; Lopes, AT; Malheiro, AR; Sousa, V; Luoma, A; Avila, RL; Wanders, RJ; Just, WW; Kirschner, DA; Sousa, MM; Brites, PRhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP) is a developmental disorder characterized by hypotonia, cataracts, abnormal ossification, impaired motor development, and intellectual disability. The underlying etiology of RCDP is a deficiency in the biosynthesis of ether phospholipids, of which plasmalogens are the most abundant form in nervous tissue and myelin; however, the role of plasmalogens in the peripheral ...