title: Stressed out? Healing Tips for Newly Reprogrammed Neurons.
abstract: How do astrocyte-derived neurons deal with the sudden loss of their glial identity? Exciting new findings from Gascón et al. (2016) single out metabolic conversion as a critical checkpoint for direct neuronal reprogramming.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quadrato
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Aurora C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: paola_arlotta@harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arlotta
mesh_terms: D001253:Astrocytes; D009457:Neuroglia; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*