Dabrafenib Promotes Schwann Cell Differentiation by Inhibition of the MEK-ERK Pathway
Molecules, 2021 Schwann cell differentiation involves a dynamic interaction of signaling cascades. However, much remains to be elucidated regarding the function of signaling molecules that differ depending on the context in which the molecules are engaged.
Kyuhee Park +4 more
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Biological role of dystroglycan in Schwann cell function and its implications in peripheral nervous system diseases [PDF]
, 2010 Dystroglycan is a central component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) that links extracellular matrix with cytoskeleton, expressed in a variety of fetal and adult tissues.
Kiichiro Matsumura +3 more
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An RNA-sequencing transcriptome of the rodent Schwann cell response to peripheral nerve injury [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: The important contribution of glia to mechanisms of injury and repair of the nervous system is increasingly recognized. In stark contrast to the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS) has a remarkable capacity for ...
Buckwalter, Marion S. +12 more
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Mining Gene Ontology Data with AGENDA
Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 2012 The Gene Ontology (GO) initiative is a collaborative effort that uses controlled vocabularies for annotating genetic information. We here present AGENDA ( A pplication for mining Gen e Ontology Da ta), a novel web-based tool for accessing the GO database.
Guvanch Ovezmyradov +2 more
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Functional role of the overexpression of the myelin and lymphocyte protein MAL in Schwann cells [PDF]
, 2013 For fast propagation of action potentials in the nervous system, higher vertebrates have developed a specialized plasma membrane structure, the myelin, ensheathing nerve fibers. Myelin sheaths are formed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (
Schmid, Daniela
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High conductance anion channel in Schwann cell vesicles from rat spinal roots [PDF]
, 1992 Potassium uptake, possibly together with chloride, is one of the presumed functions of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. However, the presence of chloride channels has not been demonstrated in adult Schwann cells.
Quasthoff, Stefan +5 more
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Schwann Cell Myelination [PDF]
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2015 Myelinated nerve fibers are essential for the rapid propagation of action potentials by saltatory conduction. They form as the result of reciprocal interactions between axons and Schwann cells. Extrinsic signals from the axon, and the extracellular matrix, drive Schwann cells to adopt a myelinating fate, whereas myelination reorganizes the axon for its
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Denervated Schwann cells attract macrophages by secretion of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in a process regulated by interleukin-6 and LIF [PDF]
, 2002 Injury to peripheral nerves results in the infiltration of immune cells, which remove axonal- and myelin-derived material. Schwann cells could play a key role in this process by regulating macrophage infiltration.
George K. Tofaris +7 more
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Transcriptional Regulation Induced by cAMP Elevation in Mouse Schwann Cells
ASN Neuro, 2014 In peripheral nerves, Schwann cell development is regulated by a variety of signals. Some of the aspects of Schwann cell differentiation can be reproduced in vitro in response to forskolin, an adenylyl cyclase activator elevating intracellular cAMP ...
Daniela Schmid +2 more
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The Neurobiology of Schwann Cells
Brain Pathology, 1999 This selective review of Schwann cell biology focuses on questions relating to the origins, development and differentiation of Schwann cells and the signals that control these processes. The importance of neuregulins and their receptors in controlling Schwann cell precursor survival and generation of Schwann cells, and the role of these molecules in ...
R, Mirsky, K R, Jessen
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