TY - JOUR
T1 - Axonal transport disruption in peripheral nerve disease
T2 - From Jack's discoveries as a resident to recent contributions.
AU - Lloyd, Thomas E.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Many neurodegenerative diseases and neuropathies have been proposed to be caused by a disruption of axonal transport. However, the mechanisms whereby impaired transport causes disease remain unclear. Proposed mechanisms include impairment in delivery of organelles such as mitochondria, defective retrograde neurotrophic signaling, and disruption of the synaptic vesicle cycle within the synaptic terminal. Simple model organisms such as the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, allow live imaging of axonal transport to be combined with high-throughput genetic screens and are providing insights into the pathophysiology of peripheral nerve diseases.
AB - Many neurodegenerative diseases and neuropathies have been proposed to be caused by a disruption of axonal transport. However, the mechanisms whereby impaired transport causes disease remain unclear. Proposed mechanisms include impairment in delivery of organelles such as mitochondria, defective retrograde neurotrophic signaling, and disruption of the synaptic vesicle cycle within the synaptic terminal. Simple model organisms such as the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, allow live imaging of axonal transport to be combined with high-throughput genetic screens and are providing insights into the pathophysiology of peripheral nerve diseases.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 23279432
AN - SCOPUS:84884305321
VL - 17 Suppl 3
SP - 46
EP - 51
JO - Advances in Water Resources
JF - Advances in Water Resources
SN - 0309-1708
ER -