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RNA transport and localized protein synthesis in neurological disorders and neural repair
18 May 2007
Abstract excerpt
Neural cells are able to finely tune gene expression through post-transcriptional mechanisms. Localization of mRNAs to subcellular regions has been detected in neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes providing these domains with a locally renewable source of proteins. Protein synthesis in dendrites has most frequently been associated with synaptic plasticity, while axonally synthesized proteins appear to...
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