Control of selective mRNA translation in neuronal subcellular compartments in health and disease

R Cagnetta, JG Flanagan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
In multiple cell types, mRNAs are transported to subcellular compartments, where local
translation enables rapid, spatially localized, and specific responses to external stimuli …

Axonal mRNA localization and translation: local events with broad roles

L Li, J Yu, SJ Ji - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Messenger RNA (mRNA) can be transported and targeted to different subcellular
compartments and locally translated. Local translation is an evolutionally conserved …

Local translation in nervous system pathologies

M Gamarra, A De la Cruz, M Blanco-Urrejola… - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dendrites and axons can extend dozens to hundreds of centimeters away from the cell body
so that a single neuron can sense and respond to thousands of stimuli. Thus, for an accurate …

mRNA transport & local translation in neurons

C Glock, M Heumüller, EM Schuman - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•∼ 2550 mRNA species are localized in dendrites and/or axons.•The alternative
usage of 3′ UTR isoforms dictates the fate of an mRNA molecule.•Novel multiplexed FISH …

The differences in local translatome across distinct neuron types is mediated by both baseline cellular differences and post-transcriptional mechanisms

R Ouwenga, AM Lake, S Aryal, T Lagunas… - ENeuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Local translation in neurites is a phenomenon that enhances the spatial segregation of
proteins and their functions away from the cell body, yet it is unclear how local translation …

Spatially restricting gene expression by local translation at synapses

DO Wang, KC Martin, RS Zukin - Trends in neurosciences, 2010 - cell.com
mRNA localization and regulated translation provide a means of spatially restricting gene
expression within each of the thousands of subcellular compartments made by a neuron …

mRNA trafficking and local translation: the Yin and Yang of regulating mRNA localization in neurons

JR Sinnamon, K Czaplinski - Acta Biochim Biophys Sin, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Localized translation and the requisite trafficking of the mRNA template play significant roles
in the nervous system including the establishment of dendrites and axons, axon path …

Meet the players: local translation at the synapse

SM Fernandez-Moya, KE Bauer… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It is widely believed that activity-dependent synaptic plasticity is the basis for learning and
memory. Both processes are dependent on new protein synthesis at the synapse. Here, we …

Translational control in brain pathologies: biological significance and therapeutic opportunities

A Delaidelli, A Jan, J Herms, PH Sorensen - Acta Neuropathologica, 2019 - Springer
Messenger RNA (mRNA) translation is the terminal step in protein synthesis, providing a
crucial regulatory checkpoint for this process. Translational control allows specific cell types …

Axonal mRNA localization and local protein synthesis in nervous system assembly, maintenance and repair

H Jung, BC Yoon, CE Holt - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract mRNAs can be targeted to specific neuronal subcellular domains, which enables
rapid changes in the local proteome through local translation. This mRNA-based …