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SUBMITTER: Ainsley JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4160876 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ainsley Joshua A JA Drane Laurel L Jacobs Jonathan J Kittelberger Kara A KA Reijmers Leon G LG
Nature communications 20140729
The subcellular localization and translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) supports functional differentiation between cellular compartments. In neuronal dendrites, local translation of mRNA provides a rapid and specific mechanism for synaptic plasticity and memory formation, and might be involved in the pathophysiology of certain brain disorders. Despite the importance of dendritic mRNA translation, little is known about which mRNAs can be translated in dendrites in vivo and when their translation oc ...[more]