NRG1 type I dependent autoparacrine stimulation of Schwann cells in onion bulbs of peripheral neuropathies

oleh: Robert Fledrich, Dagmar Akkermann, Vlad Schütza, Tamer A. Abdelaal, Doris Hermes, Erik Schäffner, M. Clara Soto-Bernardini, Tilmann Götze, Axel Klink, Kathrin Kusch, Martin Krueger, Theresa Kungl, Clara Frydrychowicz, Wiebke Möbius, Wolfgang Brück, Wolf C. Mueller, Ingo Bechmann, Michael W. Sereda, Markus H. Schwab, Klaus-Armin Nave, Ruth M. Stassart

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01

Deskripsi

Onion bulbs are a hallmark of demyelinating peripheral neuropathies. Here the authors identify Neuregulin-1 type I expression in Schwann cells as an essential mechanism involved in the formation of these characteristic structures.