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Contactin-1 regulates myelination and nodal/paranodal domain organization in the central nervous system.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Jan 2014
Çolakoğlu Gülsen, Bergstrom-Tyrberg Ulrika, Berglund Erik O, Ranscht Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Myelin, a multilayered membrane sheath formed by oligodendrocytes around axons in the CNS, enables rapid nerve impulse conduction and sustains neuronal health. The signals exchanged between axons and oligodendrocytes in myelin remain to be fully elucidated. Here we provide genetic evidence for multiple and critical functions of Contactin-1 in central myelin. We document dynamic Contactin-1 expression on...
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