[HTML][HTML] Schwann cell functions in peripheral nerve development and repair

M Bosch-Queralt, R Fledrich, RM Stassart - Neurobiology of disease, 2023 - Elsevier
The glial cell of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), the Schwann cell (SC), counts among
the most multifaceted cells of the body. During development, SCs secure neuronal survival …

Overview of myelin, major myelin lipids, and myelin-associated proteins

A Kister, I Kister - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Myelin is a modified cell membrane that forms a multilayer sheath around the axon. It retains
the main characteristics of biological membranes, such as lipid bilayer, but differs from them …

Transcriptional profiling of mouse peripheral nerves to the single-cell level to build a sciatic nerve ATlas (SNAT)

D Gerber, JA Pereira, J Gerber, G Tan, S Dimitrieva… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Peripheral nerves are organ-like structures containing diverse cell types to optimize function.
This interactive assembly includes mostly axon-associated Schwann cells, but also …

The epigenetic role of vitamin C in health and disease

V Camarena, G Wang - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2016 - Springer
Recent advances have uncovered a previously unknown function of vitamin C in epigenetic
regulation. Vitamin C exists predominantly as an ascorbate anion under physiological pH …

Schwann cell precursors; multipotent glial cells in embryonic nerves

KR Jessen, R Mirsky - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The cells of the neural crest, often referred to as neural crest stem cells, give rise to a
number of sub-lineages, one of which is Schwann cells, the glial cells of peripheral nerves …

New insights on Schwann cell development

KR Monk, ML Feltri, C Taveggia - Glia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells are glial cells that are in intimate contact
with axons throughout development. Schwann cells generate the insulating myelin sheath …

Impaired prenatal motor axon development necessitates early therapeutic intervention in severe SMA

L Kong, DO Valdivia, CM Simon… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Gene replacement and pre-mRNA splicing modifier therapies represent breakthrough gene
targeting treatments for the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), but …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical microenvironment in peripheral nerve regeneration: from pathophysiological understanding to tissue engineering development

L Kong, X Gao, Y Qian, W Sun, Z You, C Fan - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) caused by trauma, chronic disease and other factors may lead
to partial or complete loss of sensory, motor and autonomic functions, as well as neuropathic …

Development of myelinating glia: an overview

CD Cristobal, HK Lee - Glia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Myelin is essential to nervous system function, playing roles in saltatory conduction and
trophic support. Oligodendrocytes (OLs) and Schwann cells (SCs) form myelin in the central …

YAP and TAZ control peripheral myelination and the expression of laminin receptors in Schwann cells

Y Poitelon, C Lopez-Anido, K Catignas, C Berti… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Myelination is essential for nervous system function. Schwann cells interact with neurons
and the basal lamina to myelinate axons using known receptors, signals and transcription …