Concepedia

Cytoskeletal Mechanisms of Axonal Contractility

Sampada P. Mutalik, Joby Joseph, Pramod A. Pullarkat, Aurnab Ghose

Biophysical Journal · 2018 · 39 citations · 39 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Concepts

References

39

Actin, Spectrin, and Associated Proteins Form a Periodic Cytoskeletal Structure in Axons

Ke Xu, Guisheng Zhong, Xiaowei Zhuang · Science · 2012 · 1.3K citations

, , +16

Docking of Axonal Mitochondria by Syntaphilin Controls Their Mobility and Affects Short-Term Facilitation

Jian‐Sheng Kang, Jin-Hua Tian, Ping‐Yue Pan et al. · Cell · 2008 · 605 citations · Full text

, , +16

Mechanical breaking of microtubules in axons during dynamic stretch injury underlies delayed elasticity, microtubule disassembly, and axon degeneration

Min D. Tang‐Schomer, Ankur Patel, Peter W. Baas et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2009 · 405 citations

, , +17

Axonal growth in response to experimentally applied mechanical tension

D. Bray · Developmental Biology · 1984 · 387 citations

, , +14

STED Nanoscopy Reveals the Ubiquity of Subcortical Cytoskeleton Periodicity in Living Neurons

Elisa D’Este, Dirk Kamin, Fabian Göttfert et al. · Cell Reports · 2015 · 326 citations · Full text

, , +17