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Neuregulin-1 type III determines the ensheathment fate of axons.
Neuron - 1 Sept 2005
Taveggia Carla, Zanazzi George, Petrylak Ashley, Yano Hiroko, Rosenbluth Jack, Einheber Steven, Xu Xiaorong, Esper Raymond M, Loeb Jeffrey A, Shrager Peter, Chao Moses V, Falls Douglas L, Role Lorna, Salzer James L
Abstract excerpt
The signals that determine whether axons are ensheathed or myelinated by Schwann cells have long been elusive. We now report that threshold levels of neuregulin-1 (NRG1) type III on axons determine their ensheathment fate. Ensheathed axons express low levels whereas myelinated fibers express high...
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