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Specific labeling of synaptic schwann cells reveals unique cellular and molecular features

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العنوان: Specific labeling of synaptic schwann cells reveals unique cellular and molecular features
المؤلفون: Ryan Castro, Thomas Taetzsch, Sydney K Vaughan, Kerilyn Godbe, John Chappell, Robert E Settlage, Gregorio Valdez
المصدر: eLife, Vol 9 (2020)
بيانات النشر: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
LCC:Biology (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: perisynaptic schwann cells, terminal schwann cells, NMJ, automated perimetrycytes, synaptic glia, astrocytes, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
الوصف: Perisynaptic Schwann cells (PSCs) are specialized, non-myelinating, synaptic glia of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), that participate in synapse development, function, maintenance, and repair. The study of PSCs has relied on an anatomy-based approach, as the identities of cell-specific PSC molecular markers have remained elusive. This limited approach has precluded our ability to isolate and genetically manipulate PSCs in a cell specific manner. We have identified neuron-glia antigen 2 (NG2) as a unique molecular marker of S100β+ PSCs in skeletal muscle. NG2 is expressed in Schwann cells already associated with the NMJ, indicating that it is a marker of differentiated PSCs. Using a newly generated transgenic mouse in which PSCs are specifically labeled, we show that PSCs have a unique molecular signature that includes genes known to play critical roles in PSCs and synapses. These findings will serve as a springboard for revealing drivers of PSC differentiation and function.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2050-084X
Relation: https://elifesciences.org/articles/56935; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084X
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.56935
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/1be4c178b8f042e7815c81916532d5f5
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.1be4c178b8f042e7815c81916532d5f5
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