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*The motor molecule for retrograde transport is '''''dynein''''' which is a microtubule-associated ATPase.
 
*The motor molecule for retrograde transport is '''''dynein''''' which is a microtubule-associated ATPase.
 
*The retrograde transport system is important not only for returning material to the cell body, but also provides the means whereby target-derived trophic factors, such as nerve growth factor (NGF) for dorsal root ganglion neurons, are conveyed to the cell body where they promote cell survival.
 
*The retrograde transport system is important not only for returning material to the cell body, but also provides the means whereby target-derived trophic factors, such as nerve growth factor (NGF) for dorsal root ganglion neurons, are conveyed to the cell body where they promote cell survival.
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