Mitochondrial impairment activates the Wallerian pathway through depletion of NMNAT2 leading to SARM1-dependent axon degeneration
Andrea Loreto, Ciaran Scott Hill, Victoria L. Hewitt…·Michael P. Coleman
This study shows mitochondrial impairment triggers Wallerian-like axon degeneration by depleting NMNAT2, activating SARM1, and replicating key steps of the Wallerian pathway in mice and flies.