White matter integrity in mice requires continuous myelin synthesis at the inner tongue

Autor: Martin Meschkat, Anna M. Steyer, Marie-Theres Weil, Kathrin Kusch, Olaf Jahn, Lars Piepkorn, Paola Agüi-Gonzalez, Nhu Thi Ngoc Phan, Torben Ruhwedel, Boguslawa Sadowski, Silvio O. Rizzoli, Hauke B. Werner, Hannelore Ehrenreich, Klaus-Armin Nave, Wiebke Möbius
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28720-y
Popis: Myelin is formed of proteins of long half-lives. The mechanisms of renewal of such a stable structure are unclear. Here, the authors show that myelin integrity requires continuous myelin synthesis at the inner tongue, contributing to the maintenance of a functional axon-myelin unit.
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