Intrinsic control of axon regeneration

Z He, Y ** - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
A determinant of axon regeneration is the intrinsic growth ability of injured neurons, which
dictates a battery of injury responses in axons and cell bodies. While some of these …

Small but perfectly formed? Successes, challenges, and opportunities for microfluidics in the chemical and biological sciences

DT Chiu, AJ Demello, D Di Carlo, PS Doyle, C Hansen… - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
Microfluidic systems are pervasive in many areas of experimental science, but what are the
real advantages of this technology? We describe some of the features and properties that …

The intrinsic apoptosis pathway mediates the pro-longevity response to mitochondrial ROS in C. elegans

C Yee, W Yang, S Hekimi - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The increased longevity of the C. elegans electron transport chain mutants isp-1 and nuo-6
is mediated by mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) signaling. Here we show that the mtROS signal …

Axon–soma communication in neuronal injury

I Rishal, M Fainzilber - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The extensive lengths of neuronal processes necessitate efficient mechanisms for
communication with the cell body. Neuronal regeneration after nerve injury requires new …

Caspases in the develo** central nervous system: Apoptosis and beyond

TTM Nguyen, G Gillet, N Popgeorgiev - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The caspase family of cysteine proteases represents the executioners of programmed cell
death (PCD) type I or apoptosis. For years, caspases have been known for their critical roles …

Long-Term Imaging of Caenorhabditis elegans Using Nanoparticle-Mediated Immobilization

E Kim, L Sun, CV Gabel, C Fang-Yen - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
One advantage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism is its
suitability for in vivo optical microscopy. Imaging C. elegans often requires animals to be …

Modulating p38 MAPK signaling by proteostasis mechanisms supports tissue integrity during growth and aging

W Yuan, YM Weaver, S Earnest, CA Taylor IV… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The conserved p38 MAPK family is activated by phosphorylation during stress responses
and inactivated by phosphatases. C. elegans PMK-1 p38 MAPK initiates innate immune …

Kinesin-13 and tubulin posttranslational modifications regulate microtubule growth in axon regeneration

A Ghosh-Roy, A Goncharov, Y **, AD Chisholm - Developmental cell, 2012 - cell.com
The microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton of a mature axon is maintained in a stabilized steady
state, yet after axonal injury it can be transformed into a dynamic structure capable of …

Non-canonical roles of apoptotic caspases in the nervous system

MH Dehkordi, RGK Munn… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that predominantly cleave their substrates after
aspartic acid residues. Much of what we know of caspases emerged from investigation a …

Mitochondrial ROS and the effectors of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in aging cells: the discerning killers!

S Hekimi, Y Wang, A Noë - Frontiers in Genetics, 2016 - frontiersin.org
It has become clear that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) are not simply
villains and mitochondria the hapless targets of their attacks. Rather, it appears that …