Myelination and support of axonal integrity by glia

Klaus-Armin Nave ()
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Klaus-Armin Nave: Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine

Nature, 2010, vol. 468, issue 7321, 244-252

Abstract: Abstract The myelination of axons by glial cells was the last major step in the evolution of cells in the vertebrate nervous system, and white-matter tracts are key to the architecture of the mammalian brain. Cell biology and mouse genetics have provided insight into axon–glia signalling and the molecular architecture of the myelin sheath. Glial cells that myelinate axons were found to have a dual role by also supporting the long-term integrity of those axons. This function may be independent of myelin itself. Myelin abnormalities cause a number of neurological diseases, and may also contribute to complex neuropsychiatric disorders.

Date: 2010
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