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. 2012 Jan 24;109(4):1003-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1120301109. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

A Nogo signal coordinates the perfect match between myelin and axons

Anja R Scholze  1 , Ben A Barres
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A Nogo signal coordinates the perfect match between myelin and axons

Anja R Scholze et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Mechanisms regulating myelinogenic potential of OLs. (A) Myelinating OLs compete for axon space. (B) Enlargement of gray square in A; Nogo-A molecules (in red) on OLs mediate repulsive interactions between OLs (black negative arrows). (C) In the final state, OL competition has helped achieve a precise nonredundant matching between the axon and myelin segments.
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