Why Reinvent the Wheel? An Idea to Watch Extending Growth Cones to Migrating Neurons

BioEssaysEarly View e70059 IDEA TO WATCH Why Reinvent the Wheel? An Idea to Watch Extending Growth Cones to Migrating Neurons Naomi Shvedov, Corresponding Author Naomi Shvedov [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorShawn Sorrells, Corresponding Author Shawn Sorrells [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this author Naomi Shvedov, Corresponding Author Naomi Shvedov [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorShawn Sorrells, Corresponding Author Shawn Sorrells [email protected] Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 22 August 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.70059Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookxLinkedInRedditWechatBluesky No abstract is available for this article. References 1T. Kanzawa, C. Nakajima, M. Sawada, and K. Sawamoto, "How Growth Cones Sense Extracellular Cues and Drive Neuronal Migration," BioEssays 47, no. 10 (2025): 70050, https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.70050. 10.1002/bies.70050 Google Scholar 2C. Nakajima, M. Sawada, E. Umeda, et al., "Identification of the Growth Cone as a Probe and Driver of Neuronal Migration in the Injured Brain," Nature Communications 15, no. 1 (2024): 1877, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45825-8. 10.1038/s41467-024-45825-8 CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 3S. H. Devoto, "Neuronal Growth Cone Migration," Experientia 46, no. 9 (1990): 916–922, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01939384. 10.1007/BF01939384 CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 4F. J. Martini, M. Valiente, G. López Bendito, et al., "Biased Selection of Leading Process Branches Mediates Chemotaxis During Tangential Neuronal Migration," Development 136, no. 1 (2009): 41–50, https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.025502. 10.1242/dev.025502 CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 5A. Alvarez-Buylla, M. Theelen, and F. Nottebohm, "Birth of Projection Neurons in the Higher Vocal Center of the Canary Forebrain Before, During, and After Song Learning," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 85, no. 22 (1988): 8722–8726, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.85.22.8722. 10.1073/pnas.85.22.8722 CAS PubMed Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issuee70059 ReferencesRelatedInformation