scholarly journals Targeted Disruption of Hoxd9 and Hoxd10 Alters Locomotor Behavior, Vertebral Identity, and Peripheral Nervous System Development

1999 ◽  
Vol 216 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecile C. de la Cruz ◽  
Andre Der-Avakian ◽  
Demetri D. Spyropoulos ◽  
David D. Tieu ◽  
Ellen M. Carpenter
2016 ◽  
Vol 413 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa-Eva Huettl ◽  
Simone Eckstein ◽  
Tessa Stahl ◽  
Stefania Petricca ◽  
Jovica Ninkovic ◽  
...  

Neuron ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline K Morris ◽  
Weichun Lin ◽  
Chris Hauser ◽  
Yelena Marchuk ◽  
Damon Getman ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (6) ◽  
pp. 1051-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yves Benninger ◽  
Tina Thurnherr ◽  
Jorge A. Pereira ◽  
Sven Krause ◽  
Xunwei Wu ◽  
...  

During peripheral nervous system (PNS) myelination, Schwann cells must interpret extracellular cues to sense their environment and regulate their intrinsic developmental program accordingly. The pathways and mechanisms involved in this process are only partially understood. We use tissue-specific conditional gene targeting to show that members of the Rho GTPases, cdc42 and rac1, have different and essential roles in axon sorting by Schwann cells. Our results indicate that although cdc42 is required for normal Schwann cell proliferation, rac1 regulates Schwann cell process extension and stabilization, allowing efficient radial sorting of axon bundles.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Scott

MicroRNAs are small post-transcriptional regulators that play an important role in nervous system development, function and disease. More recently, microRNAs have been detected extracellularly and circulating in blood and other body fluids, where they are protected from degradation by encapsulation in vesicles, such as exosomes, or by association with proteins. These microRNAs are thought to be released from cells selectively through active processes and taken up by specific target cells within the same or in remote tissues where they are able to exert their repressive function. These characteristics make extracellular microRNAs ideal candidates for intercellular communication over short and long distances. This review aims to explore the potential mechanisms underlying microRNA communication within the nervous system and between the nervous system and other tissues. The suggested roles of extracellular microRNAs in the healthy and the diseased nervous system will be reviewed.


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