Microtubules, actin and cytolinkers: how to connect cytoskeletons in the neuronal growth cone.

Rita Pinto-Costa, Monica Mendes Sousa

Neuroscience letters 2021 Mar 16

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Cytolinkers ensure the integration of the different cytoskeleton components in the neuronal growth cone during development and in the course of axon regeneration. In neurons, an integrated skeleton guarantees appropriate function, and connectivity of high order circuits. Over the past years, several cytoskeleton regulatory proteins with actin-microtubule crosslinking activity have been identified. In neurons, the importance of spectrins, formins and other cytolinkers capable of coupling actin and microtubules has been extensively highlighted during axon outgrowth and guidance. In this Review, we discuss the current knowledge on cytolinkers specifically expressed in the neuronal growth cone of developing and regenerating axons. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Rita Pinto-Costa, Monica Mendes Sousa. Microtubules, actin and cytolinkers: how to connect cytoskeletons in the neuronal growth cone. Neuroscience letters. 2021 Mar 16;747:135693