Cell-Autonomous Control of Neuronal Dendrite Expansion via the Fatty Acid Synthesis Regulator SREBP

Summary: During differentiation, neurons require a high lipid supply for membrane formation as they elaborate complex dendritic morphologies. While glia-derived lipids support neuronal growth during development, the importance of cell-autonomous lipid production for dendrite formation has been uncle...

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Main Authors: Anna B. Ziegler, Christoph Thiele, Federico Tenedini, Mélisande Richard, Philipp Leyendecker, Astrid Hoermann, Peter Soba, Gaia Tavosanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717317217