A directional 3D neurite outgrowth model for studying motor axon biology and disease

Abstract We report a method to generate a 3D motor neuron model with segregated and directed axonal outgrowth. iPSC-derived motor neurons are cultured in extracellular matrix gel in a microfluidic platform. Neurons extend their axons into an adjacent layer of gel, whereas dendrites and soma remain p...

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Main Authors: Xandor M. Spijkers, Svetlana Pasteuning-Vuhman, Jennifa C. Dorleijn, Paul Vulto, Nienke R. Wevers, R. Jeroen Pasterkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81335-z