Journal
CELL ADHESION & MIGRATION
Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages 179-184Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/cam.1.4.5561
Keywords
axon; protein synthesis; guidance; semaphorin; netrin; ephrin; transcription; neuron; dendrite
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- INSERM
- FRM [INE20011109006]
- BQR-ULP [BE/CH/2001-225V]
- ACI JC [5327]
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While initially thought to be essentially a developmental characteristic observed in artificial in vitro models, local protein synthesis in growth cones has been described in the adult, and more interestingly, during nerve regeneration. This emerging field is under intense investigation, revealing new functions of localized protein synthesis that include axon guidance, growth cone adaptation and sensitivity modulation at intermediate targets or axon regeneration. Here, we will review these functions and provide a short survey of the current knowledge on mechanisms of mRNA transport and regulation of localized protein synthesis. In addition, we will consider what lessons can be learned from localized protein synthesis in dendrites and what developments can be expected next in the field. This latter question relates to the crucial point of which technical strategy to adopt for an ideal and pertinent analysis of the phenomenon.
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