Neurotrophins and the dynamic regulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton.
The morphology of neuronal axons and dendrites is dependent on the dynamics of the cytoskeleton. An understanding of neurodevelopment and adult neuroplasticity must therefore include a detailed description of the intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms that regulate the organization and dynamics of actin filaments and microtubules. In this paper we review recent advances in the understanding of the dynamic regulation of neuronal morphology by interactions among cytoskeletal components and the regulation of the cytoskeleton by neurotrophins.
Department of Neuroscience, 6-145 Jackson Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D020439:Growth Cones / Q000502:physiology*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*
D009414:Nerve Growth Factors