White matter integrity in mice requires continuous myelin synthesis at the inner tongue
oleh: 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
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01 |
Deskripsi
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.