Article
FGF9 modulates Schwann cell myelination in developing nerves and induces a pro-inflammatory environment during injury.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Nov 2018
Deng Binbin, Lv Wenjing, Duan Weisong, Liu Yakun, Li Zhongyao, Song Xueqing, Cui Can, Qi Xiaoming, Wang Xiaoxiao, Li Chunyan
Abstract excerpt
Myelin sheath is critical for the proper functioning of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), which allows the effective conduction of nerve impulses. Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) is an autocrine and paracrine protein in the fibroblast growth factor family that regulates cell differentiation and proliferation. Fgf9 Schwann cell (SC) conditional knockout mice were developed to detect the role of FGF9 in the...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
- Apoptosis
- Axons
- B7-2 Antigen
- Behavior, Animal
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 9
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Inflammation
