Matrix Metalloproteinase-9/Gelatinase B Is Required for Process Outgrowth by Oligodendrocytes

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Oligodendrocytes (OLs) extend processes to contact axons as a prerequisite step in myelin formation. As the OL processes migrate toward their axonal targets, they modify adhesion to their substrate, an event that may be regulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In the mouse optic nerve, MMP-9/gelatinase B increases during myelin formation. Although tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-3 also...

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