title: Isoform diversity and its importance for axon regeneration.
abstract: Axon regeneration is a fundamental problem facing neuroscientists and clinicians. Failure of axon regeneration is caused by both extrinsic and intrinsic mechanisms. New techniques to examine gene expression such as Next Generation Sequencing of the Transcriptome (RNA-Seq) drastically increase our knowledge of both gene expression complexity (RNA isoforms) and gene expression regulation. By utilizing RNA-Seq, gene expression can now be defined at the level of isoforms, an essential step for understanding the mechanisms governing cell identity, growth and ultimately cellular responses to injury and disease.
authors.affiliation: The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lerch
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bixby
authors.forename: Vance P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Lemmon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms