Neural plasticity requires this lncRNA (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Neural plasticity requires this lncRNA

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Synaptic activation promotes a signaling cascade that results in the expression of long noncoding RNA, ADEPTR. It's quickly transported along dendrites to synapses, where it acts on proteins involved in remodeling.

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Credit: Jenna Wingfield and Yibo Zhao of the Puthanveettil lab at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Florida.

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Must credit: Jenna Wingfield and Yibo Zhao of the Puthanveettil lab at Scripps Research in Jupiter, Florida.

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