Schwann-cell-derived CMTM6 restricts radial axonal growth

Nimrod Elazar, Elior Peles

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Abstract

Myelinating Schwann cells control the diameter of the axons they ensheath by an unknown mechanism. In a recent article in Nature Communications, Eichel and colleagues identify the tetraspan protein CMTM6 as a regulator of axonal caliber.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5044
Number of pages3
JournalNature Communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished Online - 7 Oct 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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