The Long Haul: Microtubule Motors as the Essential Supply Line for Neuronal Longevity.

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The extreme morphology and polarised architecture of neurons require the highly sophisticated microtubule transport system for both construction and lifelong survival. Genomic evidence from an expanding landscape of human mutations supports the essential role of the microtubule transport machinery. During neurodevelopment, mutations disrupt the proliferation and migration of neuronal precursors, as well as the...

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