title: Axonal mRNA translation: an unexpected link to axon survival and the mitochondrion.
abstract: Localized mRNA translation plays roles in dendrites and axons, but the regulatory mechanisms and downstream pathways are not well understood. An article in Cell by Yoon et al. (2012) shows that lamin B2, well known as a nuclear protein, undergoes regulated synthesis in axons, promoting mitochondrial function and axon survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115, USA. nicolas_preitner@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Preitner
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Flanagan