Open AccessNeurons are translationally smart
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1585rr1
Subject(s) - biology , polysome , dendrite (mathematics) , neuroscience , microbiology and biotechnology , ribosome , biochemistry , rna , geometry , mathematics , gene
![Graphic][1] Most polyribosomes are found in spines during LTP (bottom dendrite).Harris/ElsevierApparently, neurons, themselves the tools of learning, smartly synthesize proteins where they are needed. Two recent publications demonstrate that neurons are capable of localized
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