Yoann Leblay
yleblay.bsky.social
Yoann Leblay
@yleblay.bsky.social
PhD student in #neurosciences | SPPIN, Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences @sppin-cnrs.bsky.social | Gene therapy for the treatment of Rett syndrome
Reposted by Yoann Leblay
Scientists have mapped out an importin-based pathway that enables neurons to maintain synaptic plasticity and spatial memory despite their unusually elongated shape.

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Subcellular depletion of importin β1 impairs presynaptic local translation and spatial memory
Axonal localization of importin β1 is required for presynaptic functions that support spatial memory tasks.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM