Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway
Hammarlund M, Nix P, Hauth L, Jorgensen EM, Bastiani M. Axon Regeneration Requires a Conserved MAP Kinase Pathway. Science 2009, 323: 802-806. PMID: 19164707, PMCID: PMC2729122, DOI: 10.1126/science.1165527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAxonsAxotomyCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGrowth ConesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesModels, BiologicalMotor NeuronsMutationNerve RegenerationRNA InterferenceConceptsCell-intrinsic regeneration pathwaysKinase pathwayCaenorhabditis elegans motor neuronsMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayMAP kinase cascadeMAP kinase pathwayProtein kinase pathwayGrowth cone migrationKinase cascadeRegeneration pathwayCone migrationLater stepsLack of activationDevelopment of therapiesMature neuronsPathwayAplastic statesMost neuronsRegenerationMotor neuronsAxon injuryAxon regenerationNeuron functionActivationNeurons