Reposted by Chandrika Rao
When a neuron’s waste is too big to carry home, microglia pinch it off from the outside – in a process called skoupocytosis, from the Greek for garbage.
@chandrrrika.bsky.social covers a #preprint from Renee Pepper et al. @watanabelab.bsky.social
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Microglia extract neuronal proteolytic organelles via skoupocytosis - preLights
When a neuron’s waste is too big to carry home, microglia pinch it off from the outside – in a process called skoupocytosis, from the Greek for garbage.