[HTML][HTML] Tunneling Nanotubes: The Transport Highway for Astrocyte-Neuron Communication in the Central Nervous System

C Zhou, M Huang, S Wang, S Chu, Z Zhang… - Brain Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) have emerged as pivotal structures for intercellular
communication, enabling the transfer of cellular components across distant cells. Their …

Tunneling Nanotubes in the Brain

D Budinger, V Baker, MT Heneka - Intercellular and Interorganellar …, 2024 - Springer
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) have emerged as intriguing structures facilitating intercellular
communications across diverse cell types, which are integral to several biological …

Tunneling Nanotube: An Enticing Cell–Cell Communication in the Nervous System

S Dagar, S Subramaniam - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review highlights the role of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) and TNT-like
structures in the nervous system. TNTs are thin, hollow plasma membrane projections that …

Role of tunneling nanotubes in the nervous system

O Tarasiuk, A Scuteri - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellular communication and the transfer of information from one cell to another is crucial for
cell viability and homeostasis. During the last decade, tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) have …

Cell communication by tunneling nanotubes: Implications in disease and therapeutic applications

R Mittal, E Karhu, JS Wang, S Delgado… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Intercellular communication is essential for the development and maintenance of
multicellular organisms. Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are a recently recognized means of …

Intercellular communication in the brain through tunneling nanotubes

KE Khattar, J Safi, AM Rodriguez, ML Vignais - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are a means of cell communication which
have been recently discovered. They allow the intercellular trafficking of many types of …

Intercellular crosstalk mediated by tunneling nanotubes between central nervous system cells. What we need to advance

DL Capobianco, L Simone, M Svelto… - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Long-range intercellular communication between Central Nervous System (CNS) cells is an
essential process for preserving CNS homeostasis. Paracrine signaling, extracellular …

Tunneling nanotubes and gap junctions–their role in long-range intercellular communication during development, health, and disease conditions

J Ariazi, A Benowitz, V De Biasi… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cell-to-cell communication is essential for the organization, coordination, and development
of cellular networks and multi-cellular systems. Intercellular communication is mediated by …

[PDF][PDF] Tunneling Nanotube: a Novel Type of Signal Transmission in The Nervous System

F WANG, Y ZHANG, L ZHU - Progress in Biochemistry and …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are F-actin-based thin channel-like structures connecting
distant cells, which provide a new route for intercellular communication. Since TNTs are …

Identification and characterization of tunneling nanotubes for intercellular trafficking

S Abounit, E Delage, C Zurzolo - Current protocols in cell …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are thin membranous channels providing direct cytoplasmic
connection between remote cells. They are commonly observed in different cell cultures and …