Eps8 regulates axonal filopodia in hippocampal neurons in response to brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

The regulation of filopodia plays a crucial role during neuronal development and synaptogenesis. Axonal filopodia, which are known to originate presynaptic specializations, are regulated in response to neurotrophic factors. The structural components of filopodia are actin filaments, whose dynamics a...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Menna, Andrea Disanza, Cinzia Cagnoli, Ursula Schenk, Giuliana Gelsomino, Emanuela Frittoli, Maud Hertzog, Nina Offenhauser, Corinna Sawallisch, Hans-Jürgen Kreienkamp, Frank B Gertler, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, Giorgio Scita, Michela Matteoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19564905/pdf/?tool=EBI