Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of oligodendrocyte development and myelination in the central nervous system

B Emery, QR Lu - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Central nervous system (CNS) myelination by oligodendrocytes (OLs) is a highly
orchestrated process involving well-defined steps from specification of neural stem cells into …

Neuron-oligodendrocyte interactions in the structure and integrity of axons

GJ Duncan, TJ Simkins, B Emery - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The myelination of axons by oligodendrocytes is a highly complex cell-to-cell interaction.
Oligodendrocytes and axons have a reciprocal signaling relationship in which …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated multimodal cell atlas of Alzheimer's disease

MI Gabitto, KJ Travaglini, VM Rachleff, ES Kaplan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in older adults. Although AD
progression is characterized by stereotyped accumulation of proteinopathies, the affected …

Regulation of prefrontal cortex myelination by the microbiota

AE Hoban, RM Stilling, FJ Ryan, F Shanahan… - Translational …, 2016 - nature.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a key region implicated in a range of neuropsychiatric
disorders such as depression, schizophrenia and autism. In parallel, the role of the gut …

Motor skill learning requires active central myelination

IA McKenzie, D Ohayon, H Li, J Paes de Faria, B Emery… - science, 2014 - science.org
Myelin-forming oligodendrocytes (OLs) are formed continuously in the healthy adult brain. In
this work, we study the function of these late-forming cells and the myelin they produce …

Rapid production of new oligodendrocytes is required in the earliest stages of motor-skill learning

L Xiao, D Ohayon, IA McKenzie, A Sinclair-Wilson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
We identified mRNA encoding the ecto-enzyme Enpp6 as a marker of newly forming
oligodendrocytes, and used Enpp6 in situ hybridization to track oligodendrocyte …

Propofol-induced apoptosis of neurones and oligodendrocytes in fetal and neonatal rhesus macaque brain

C Creeley, K Dikranian, G Dissen… - British journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Exposure of the fetal or neonatal non-human primate (NHP) brain to isoflurane
or ketamine for 5 h causes widespread apoptotic degeneration of neurones, and exposure …

Demyelination causes adult CNS progenitors to revert to an immature state and express immune cues that support their migration

S Moyon, AL Dubessy, MS Aigrot, M Trotter… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
The declining efficiency of myelin regeneration in individuals with multiple sclerosis has
stimulated a search for ways by which it might be therapeutically enhanced. Here we have …

Mechanisms regulating the development of oligodendrocytes and central nervous system myelin

S Mitew, CM Hay, H Peckham, J Xiao, M Koenning… - Neuroscience, 2014 - Elsevier
Oligodendrocytes and the myelin they produce are a remarkable vertebrate specialization
that enables rapid and efficient nerve conduction within the central nervous system. The …

MYRF is a membrane-associated transcription factor that autoproteolytically cleaves to directly activate myelin genes

H Bujalka, M Koenning, S Jackson, VM Perreau… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The myelination of axons is a crucial step during vertebrate central nervous system (CNS)
development, allowing for rapid and energy efficient saltatory conduction of nerve impulses …