Axon outgrowth and neuronal differentiation defects after a-SMN and FL-SMN silencing in primary hippocampal cultures.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a severe autosomal recessive disease characterized by selective motor neuron degeneration, caused by disruptions of the Survival of Motor Neuron 1 (Smn1) gene. The main product of SMN1 is the full-length SMN protein (FL-SMN), that plays an established role in mRNA sp...

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Main Authors: Daniela Pletto, Silvia Capra, Adele Finardi, Francesca Colciaghi, Paola Nobili, Giorgio Stefano Battaglia, Denise Locatelli, Cinzia Cagnoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6001960?pdf=render