The myelin sheath is an insulating membrane layer surrounding myelinated axons in vertebrates, which is formed when the plasma membrane of an oligodendrocyte or a Schwann cell wraps itself around ...

Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the ...

could have evolved as glia learned to 'package' stored lipids and specific proteins into membranes that can be wrapped around ...

In rodents, the researchers found that the RNA transcript of RetroMyelin regulates the expression of myelin basic protein, ...

Even if these MAP antigens were not homologs of CNS myelin proteins, they share sequence homology with myelin protein P0, T-cell receptor (TCR)-γ chain C region, complement activation product C1q ...

Researchers found a molecule, sulfuretin, can promote myelin repair, slowing disease progression in MS and some cancers.

What holds myelin together, and how are its constituents targeted in diseases? To characterize the molecular organization of lipids and proteins in nerve myelin membranes, and to define the molecular ...

In the picture center can be seen that NA was upregulated the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and myelin ...

This inflammation damages myelin sheaths — the insulation that ... a molecule that helps cells make proteins from DNA's blueprints. The analysis revealed that the T cells of people with either ...

Model developed in study will pave way for more discovery about important but mysterious process Ben Emery, Ph.D., and ...

The GlialCAM protein is expressed in glial cells, helping to produce the insulating myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells. Determining why EBV infection leads to MS in some people is a challenge ...