Article ; Online: Features, Fates, and Functions of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology
2024 Volume 16, Issue 3
Abstract: Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) are a central nervous system resident population of glia with a distinct molecular identity and an ever-increasing list of functions. OPCs generate oligodendrocytes throughout development and across the life span in ...
Abstract | Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) are a central nervous system resident population of glia with a distinct molecular identity and an ever-increasing list of functions. OPCs generate oligodendrocytes throughout development and across the life span in most regions of the brain and spinal cord. This process involves a complex coordination of molecular checkpoints and biophysical cues from the environment that initiate the differentiation and integration of new oligodendrocytes that synthesize myelin sheaths on axons. Outside of their progenitor role, OPCs have been proposed to play other functions including the modulation of axonal and synaptic development and the participation in bidirectional signaling with neurons and other glia. Here, we review OPC identity and known functions and discuss recent findings implying other roles for these glial cells in brain physiology and pathology. |
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MeSH term(s) | Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells ; Myelin Sheath/physiology ; Oligodendroglia/physiology ; Axons/physiology ; Neurons/physiology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-01 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ISSN | 1943-0264 |
ISSN (online) | 1943-0264 |
DOI | 10.1101/cshperspect.a041425 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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