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| Title |
The Regulation of Axon Diameter: From Axonal Circumferential Contractility to Activity-Dependent Axon Swelling
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00319 |
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| Authors |
Ana Rita Costa, Rita Pinto-Costa, Sara Castro Sousa, Mónica Mendes Sousa |
| Abstract |
In the adult nervous system axon caliber varies widely amongst different tracts. When considering a given axon, its diameter can further fluctuate in space and time, according to processes including the distribution of organelles and activity-dependent mechanisms. In addition, evidence is emerging supporting that in axons circumferential tension/contractility is present. Axonal diameter is generically regarded as being regulated by neurofilaments. When neurofilaments are absent or low, microtubule-dependent mechanisms can also contribute to the regulation of axon caliber. Despite this knowledge, the fine-tune mechanisms controlling diameter and circumferential tension throughout the lifetime of an axon, remain largely elusive. Recent data supports the role of the actin-spectrin-based membrane periodic skeleton and of non-muscle myosin II in the control of axon diameter. However, the cytoskeletal arrangement that underlies circumferential axonal contraction and expansion is still to be discovered. Here, we discuss in a critical viewpoint the existing knowledge on the regulation of axon diameter, with a specific focus on the possible role played by the axonal actin cytoskeleton. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 32% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 14% |
| France | 3 | 14% |
| Belgium | 2 | 9% |
| Thailand | 1 | 5% |
| Portugal | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 64% |
| Scientists | 7 | 32% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 132 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 132 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 22% |
| Researcher | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 16 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 35 | 27% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 17 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 4% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 40 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 December 2022.
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