About the Authors

Marcello Ceci

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy

Kristy Welshhans

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, United States of America

Maria Teresa Ciotti

Affiliation Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine-CNR, Rome, Italy

Rossella Brandi

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy

Chiara Parisi

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy

Francesca Paoletti

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy

Luana Pistillo

Affiliation European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy

Gary J. Bassell

Affiliation Departments of Cell Biology, Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Antonino Cattaneo

a.cattaneo@ebri.it

Affiliations European Brain Research Institute (EBRI), Rome, Italy, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC AC. Performed the experiments: MC KW CP LP. Analyzed the data: MC KW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RB MC KW MTC FP GB. Wrote the paper: AC MC.