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Meaning of "growth cone"
growth cone: In biology or neuroscience, growth cone is the enlarged tip of a growing nerve cell axon or dendrite that guides the development of nervous system pathways
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- An extension of a developing or regenerating neurite that is seeking its synaptic target
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This extension is guided by the growth cone.
Molecular mechanisms of growth cone collapse and neurite outgrowth inhibition.
Axon regeneration is characterized by the formation of a growth cone.
The fine extensions of the growth cone are pointed filopodia known as microspikes.
Microtubules are capable of dynamically exploring the growth cone actin meshwork.
When the growth cone reaches an appropriate target cell a synaptic connection is created.
The peripheral domain is the thin region surrounding the outer edge of the growth cone.
The growth cone can be guided by small variations in surface properties of the substrata.
Axons and dendrites have a specialized region of their distal tips known as the growth cone.
A growth cone is a dynamic extension of developing neurites seeking their synaptic target for connecting.
The control HEK membranes have no detectable effect on growth cone morphology.
When the growth cone reaches an appropriate target cell a synaptic connection can be created.
The present disclosure also includes a method of inhibiting growth cone collapse of a CNS neuron.
The first is the growth cone collapse assay and the second is a binding assay.
In one embodiment of the invention, the activity is growth cone movement.
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The growth cone has a broad sheet like extension called lamellipodia which contain protrusions called filopodia.
Also, dynein is involved in the growth cone formation in neurons.
Note that growth cone collapse by Nogo is blocked by peptide addition.
In one instance of the disclosure, the activity is growth cone movement.
Growth cone and filopodial dynamics were tracked and quantified manually with Metamorph.
During axon pathfinding, a growth cone is formed to guide the migrating axon.
Axonal pathfinding, axon growth occurs from a region called the growth cone.
Thereafter, the percentage of the retracted growth cone was measured under a microscope.
Once the growth cone reaches its target, it halts and forms a synapse.
The presence of laminin-1 can influence how the growth cone responds to other cues.
After the growth cone is damaged, the usually unbranched plant begins to form lateral shoots.
At the leading tip of a growing axon is a highly motile, sensory structure called growth cone.
A growth cone is a large actin-supported extension of a developing or regenerating neurite seeking its synaptic target.
The data disclosed herein demonstrate growth cone morphologies with filopodial extensions ( double arrow ).
The " hand-like " structure at the end of the axon is called the growth cone.
This protein is biologically active as a growth cone collapsing agent with an EC50 of 1 nM.
Quantification of Sema3A-induced growth cone collapse.
They, however, have no effects on RGC growth cone turning.
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