TY  - JOUR
AU  - Blanquie, Oriane
AU  - Bradke, Frank
TI  - Cytoskeleton dynamics in axon regeneration.
JO  - Current opinion in neurobiology
VL  - 51
SN  - 0959-4388
CY  - Philadelphia, Pa.
PB  - Current Biology
M1  - DZNE-2020-06466
SP  - 60-69
PY  - 2018
AB  - Recent years have seen cytoskeleton dynamics emerging as a key player in axon regeneration. The cytoskeleton, in particular microtubules and actin, ensures the growth of neuronal processes and maintains the singular, highly polarized shape of neurons. Following injury, adult central axons are tipped by a dystrophic structure, the retraction bulb, which prevents their regeneration. Abnormal cytoskeleton dynamics are responsible for the formation of this growth-incompetent structure but pharmacologically modulating cytoskeleton dynamics of injured axons can transform this structure into a growth-competent growth cone. The cytoskeleton also drives the migration of scar-forming cells after an injury. Targeting its dynamics modifies the composition of the inhibitory environment formed by scar tissue and renders it more permissive for regenerating axons. Hence, cytoskeleton dynamics represent an appealing target to promote axon regeneration. As some of cytoskeleton-targeting drugs are used in the clinics for other purposes, they hold the promise to be used as a basis for a regenerative therapy after a spinal cord injury.
KW  - Animals
KW  - Axons: metabolism
KW  - Cell Movement
KW  - Cicatrix: metabolism
KW  - Cicatrix: pathology
KW  - Cicatrix: physiopathology
KW  - Cytoskeleton: metabolism
KW  - Growth Cones: physiology
KW  - Humans
KW  - Nerve Regeneration: physiology
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:29544200
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.024
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/140144
ER  -