Hidden Figures: A Non-translated RNA Regulates Axonal Neurotrophin Signaling

Nicolas Panayotis, Mike Fainzilber

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Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Crerar et al. (2019) found Tp53inp2 as a highly expressed RNA in sympathetic neuron axons. Strikingly, its long 3′ UTR ensures that Tp53inp2 is not translated in axons, and the untranslated RNA affects neuronal growth by interacting with neurotrophin receptors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-509
Number of pages3
JournalNeuron
Volume102
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 May 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience

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