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Most axonal proteins are synthesized in the nerve cell body and are then transported along the axon. One type of cargo structures is neurofilaments, neuron-specific cytoskeleton polymers that function as space-filling structure in axon. Each such cargo is attached to a motor protein that travels along microtubules. This piggybacking transport is illustrated in Fig. 9.1.
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Friedman, A., Kao, CY. (2014). Neurofilaments Transport in Axon. In: Mathematical Modeling of Biological Processes. Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08314-8_9
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