Abstract / Description of output
During myelination, individual oligodendrocytes initially over-produce short myelin sheaths, which are either retracted or stabilized. By live-imaging oligodendrocyte Ca2+ activity in vivo, we find that high-amplitude, long-duration Ca2+ transients in sheaths prefigure retractions, mediated by calpain. Following stabilization, myelin sheaths grow along axons, and we find that higher-frequency Ca2+ transient activity in sheaths precedes faster elongation. Our data implicate local Ca2+ signaling in regulating distinct stages of myelination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19–23 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 11 Dec 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2018 |
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David Lyons
- Deanery of Biomedical Sciences - Personal Chair of Neurobiology
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research
- Edinburgh Neuroscience
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