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Rab8a-positive vesicles transport Wnt8a along cytonemes in zebrafish embryogenesis.
Wnt signalling is a conserved pathway that orchestrates key developmental processes by regulating cell fate, proliferation, and tissue organisation. While the production and secretion of Wnt ligands are well characterised, less is known about how lipid-modified Wnts are delivered for long-range communication. Recently, cytonemes - actin-based signalling filopodia - have been identified as transporters of Wnts over distances to target specific cells in embryogenesis.
Netrin-1 drives cell-type-specific plasticity of human dopaminergic neurons during circuit integration in a Parkinsonian model
The survival of transplanted ventral midbrain (vm) dopaminergic neurons (DAn) and their innervation of host striatal tissue are crucial for ameliorating motor symptoms in Parkinson`s disease (PD). However, human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) show inferior axonal plasticity compared to fetal donor tissue. While modulation of the host environment with trophic cues, such as glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), can improve graft outcomes, these cues lack specificity for DAn, resulting...
Transcriptomic profiling of the human habenula reveals a shared molecular architecture across mood disorders
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Ancient Chinese medicine could transform hair loss treatment
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Genotype and methylation interact to reconfigure transcriptional regulation in colorectal cancer
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Proteomic analysis of human leptomeningeal matrisome identifies changes in Alzheimer's disease
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Patient-Derived Air-Liquid Interface Forebrain Organoids Reveal Functional Synaptic Deficits in Schizophrenia
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