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Hippocampal teneurin-4 knockdown promotes depression-like behavioral phenotypes by disrupting oligodendrocyte differentiation in mice.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Dec 2026
Sugimori Yuichiro, Yano Yusuke, Asano Takashi, Suzuki Seiryu, Kaigawa Tomoya, Yokose Jun, Shigetsura Yuki, Muramatsu Shin-Ichi, Nitta Atsumi
Abstract excerpt
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide. The limited clinical efficacy of current antidepressants highlights identifying new therapeutic targets. Emerging evidence suggests that dysfunction of oligodendrocyte lineage cells contributes to the pathophysiology of depression. Teneurin-4 (Tenm4), a transmembrane protein that promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination, has been...
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- Animals
- Oligodendroglia
- Cell Differentiation
- Hippocampus
- Mice
- Male
