Dear Editor,Myelin,the lipid-rich insulation that supports the integrity of axons,enables rapid conduction of nerve impulses and information flow to distant brain areas[1].Oligodendrocytes(OLs)are glial cells that mye...Dear Editor,Myelin,the lipid-rich insulation that supports the integrity of axons,enables rapid conduction of nerve impulses and information flow to distant brain areas[1].Oligodendrocytes(OLs)are glial cells that myelinate axons with specialized lipid membrane extensions[2].OL progenitor cells(OPCs)arise from neural stem cells[3],and undergo proliferation before terminal differentiation and eventual myelination.Impairment at any stage of OL development can affect myelin formation.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(LY17C090006,LQ16C090004,and LY18H090014)。
文摘Dear Editor,Myelin,the lipid-rich insulation that supports the integrity of axons,enables rapid conduction of nerve impulses and information flow to distant brain areas[1].Oligodendrocytes(OLs)are glial cells that myelinate axons with specialized lipid membrane extensions[2].OL progenitor cells(OPCs)arise from neural stem cells[3],and undergo proliferation before terminal differentiation and eventual myelination.Impairment at any stage of OL development can affect myelin formation.