[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Peering into tunneling nanotubes—The path forward

D Cordero Cervantes, C Zurzolo - The EMBO journal, 2021 - embopress.org
Abstract The identification of Tunneling Nanotubes (TNTs) and TNT‐like structures signified
a critical turning point in the field of cell‐cell communication. With hypothesized roles in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges in tunneling nanotubes research: how far from clinical application?

X Han, X Wang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) are recognized long membrane nanotubes connecting
distance cells. In the last decade, growing evidence has shown that these subcellular …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Tunneling nanotubes: a new target for nanomedicine?

I Ottonelli, R Caraffi, G Tosi, MA Vandelli… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs), discovered in 2004, are thin, long protrusions between cells
utilized for intercellular transfer and communication. These newly discovered structures …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Tunneling nanotubes: Reshaping connectivity

C Zurzolo - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs), open membranous channels between connected cells,
represent a novel direct way of communication between distant cells for the diffusion of …