Document Type
Article
Abstract
Mitochondria are abundantly detected at the growth cone, the dynamic distal tip of developing axons that directs growth and guidance. It is, however, poorly understood how mitochondrial dynamics relate to growth cone behavior in vivo, and which mechanisms are responsible for anchoring mitochondria at the growth cone during axon pathfinding. Here, we show that in retinal axons elongating along the optic tract in zebrafish, mitochondria accumulate in the central area of the growth cone and are occasionally observed in filopodia extending from the growth cone periphery. Mitochondrial behavior at the growth cone in vivo is dynamic, with mitochondrial positioning and anterograde transport strongly correlating with growth cone behavior and axon outgrowth. Using novel zebrafish mutant lines that lack the mitochondrial anchoring proteins Syntaphilin a and b, we further show that Syntaphilins contribute to mitochondrial immobilization at the growth cone. Syntaphilins are, however, not required for proper growth cone morphology and axon growth in vivo, indicating that Syntaphilin-mediated anchoring of mitochondria at the growth cone plays only a minor role in elongating axons.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0026-19.2019
Publication Info
Published in eNeuro, Volume 6, Issue 5, 2019.
Rights
© 2019, Verreet et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
APA Citation
Verreet, T., Weaver, C., Hino, H., Hibi, M., & Poulain, F. (2019). Multilevel Analysis in Rural Cancer Control: A Conceptual Framework and Methodological Implications. ENeuro, 6(5). https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0026-19.2019