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tunneling nanotube

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Outgoing (1)

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mitochondrial transfermediatesprocess0.85

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Targeting Hypotheses (3)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
GAP43-mediated tunneling nanotube stabilization enhances neu 0.666 neurodegeneration Mitochondrial transfer between astrocyte
Modulating Tunneling Nanotube (TNT) Formation via M-Sec/Nora 0.530 neuroscience Trans-synaptic tau spreading and propaga
M-Sec/TNTA2-mediated tunneling nanotube formation drives gli 0.520 neurodegeneration Which tau propagation mechanism predomin

Mentioning Analyses (3)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

What is the relative contribution of connexin-43 gap junctions vs tunneling nano

cell biology | 2026-04-12 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.724

Which tau propagation mechanism predominates in different brain regions and dise

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-07 | 6 hypotheses Top: 0.740

Trans-synaptic tau spreading and propagation mechanisms in AD

neuroscience | 2026-04-04 | 9 hypotheses Top: 0.772

Experiments (5)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
Proposed experiment from debate on Mitochondrial transfer between astr falsification Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 cell_line proposed $100,000
Axonal Transport Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $6,550,000
Gap Junction Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's Disease clinical Alzheimer's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $5,460,000
Selective Neuronal Vulnerability to Aging — Mapping Why Specific Neuro validation Neurodegeneration 0.400 0.50 human proposed $3,000,000
Synaptic Mitochondrial Resilience Enhancement for Parkinson's Disease validation Parkinson's Disease 0.400 0.50 human proposed $2,730,000

Related Papers (20)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Calcium-Associated Proteins in Neuroregeneration. [PMID:38397420] Lisek M, Tomczak J, Boczek T, Zylinska L Biomolecules 2024 1
Selective inhibition of cannabinoid CB(1) receptor-evoked signalling by the inte [PMID:37689260] Maroto IB, Moreno E, Costas-Insua C, Mer Neuropharmacology 2023 1
lncRNA LOC100911717-targeting GAP43-mediated sympathetic remodeling after myocar [PMID:36684596] Li P, Wang K, Yin J, Qi L, Hu H, Yang P, Front Cardiovasc Med 2022 1
Machine Learning and Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. [PMID:33803217] Chang CH, Lin CH, Lane HY Int J Mol Sci 2021 1
Nerve growth cone motility. [PMID:2139335] Lankford K, Cypher C, Letourneau P Curr Opin Cell Biol 1990 1
The synergistic effects of UV-328 and polystyrene microplastics on zebrafish emb [PMID:41771220] Yang X, Liao X, Zhong L, Lin M, Zhang M Aquat Toxicol 2026 0
Biomarkers of synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer's disease. [PMID:39701184] Cheng Q, Fan Y, Zhang P, Liu H, Han J, Y Ageing research reviews 2025 0
Neurodegeneration and glial activation related blood biomarkers in Alzheimer's d [PMID:41242663] Ebrahimi R, Salehi Amniyeh Khozani AA, M Experimental gerontology 2025 0
Salidroside facilitates neuroprotective effects in ischemic stroke by promoting [PMID:39550919] ["Lai W", "He Y", "Zhou B", "Wu Q", "Wu Phytomedicine : international 2024 0
GAP43-dependent mitochondria transfer from astrocytes enhances glioblastoma tumo [PMID:37169842] ["Watson D", "Bayik D", "Storevik S", "M Nature cancer 2023 0
KHSRP loss increases neuronal growth and synaptic transmission and alters memory [PMID:35798971] Olguin SL, Patel P, Buchanan CN, Dell'Or Communications biology 2022 0
Accuracy of verbal fluency tests in the discrimination of mild cognitive impairm [PMID:31822214] ["Garc\u00eda-Herranz S", "D\u00edaz-Mar Neuropsychology, development, 2020 0
High incidence of progressive stenosis in aberrant left subclavian artery with r [PMID:28965152] ["Muraoka M", "Nagata H", "Hirata Y", "U Heart and vessels 2018 0
Serine Racemase and D-serine in the Amygdala Are Dynamically Involved in Fear Le [PMID:29025687] ["Balu D", "Presti K", "Huang C", "Muszy Biological psychiatry 2018 0
SNPs in microRNA target sites and their potential role in human disease. [PMID:28381629] ["Moszy\u0144ska A", "Gebert M", "Collaw Open biology 2017 0
Optical coherence tomography manifestations of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma. [PMID:27251192] ["Saito T", "Ohguro N", "Iwahashi C", "H Graefe's archive for clinical 2016 0
Quantifying targets for the SDG health goal. [PMID:25242036] George Alleyne; Robert Beaglehole; Ruth Lancet (London, England) 2015 0
SUMO1 promotes Aβ production via the modulation of autophagy. [PMID:25484073] ["Cho S", "Yun S", "Jo C", "Lee D", "Cho Autophagy 2015 0
Future Expectations of Diagnostic Approaches for Treating Endogenous Peritonitis [PMID:24633044] Mizuno Masashi; Suzuki Yasuhiro; Ito Yas Internal Medicine 2014 0
Liver gene transfer of interkeukin-15 constructs that become part of circulating [PMID:23285013] ["Ochoa M", "Fioravanti J", "Duitman E", PloS one 2012 0

Debates (4)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Debate: Enhancing Microglial Phagocytosis of Extracellular Tau via TREM2 Activat

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.34 · 2026-04-27

Tau pathology spreads through synaptically connected brain regions in Alzheimer

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.78 · 2026-04-22

The debate considered multiple propagation routes (synaptic, extracellular vesic

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.66 · 2026-04-21

The debate revealed conflicting evidence about whether connexin-43 mediates mito

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.74 · 2026-04-12

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