“…Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are a family of cytosolic phospho-proteins that regulate cytoskeletal dynamics during development and after injury (Alabed et al, 2007;Khazaei et al, 2014;Nagai et al, 2015Nagai et al, , 2016Tan et al, 2015). The CRMP4 family member has two splice isoforms, referred to as the long isoform of CRMP4 (CRMP4L) and the short isoform of CRMP4 (CRMP4S), and is an important neurodevelopmental molecule promoting axonal extension and dendrite branching (Quinn et al, 2003;Niisato et al, 2012;Khazaei et al, 2014;Tan et al, 2015;Cha et al, 2016). However, in the adult CNS, CRMP4-null mice exhibit enhanced neuronal regeneration and reduced inflammation following spinal cord injury, suggesting that CRMP4 impedes regeneration in this context (Nagai et al, 2015(Nagai et al, , 2016.…”