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ReviewInternational review of cell and molecular biology2010

Axonal ensheathment and intercellular barrier formation in Drosophila.

Kevin Blauth, Swati Banerjee, Manzoor A Bhat

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Review in International review of cell and molecular biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin BlauthCurriculum in Neurobiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Swati Banerjee
Manzoor A Bhat
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Molecular Organization &Function of Paranodal JunctionsR01GM063074 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BHAT, MANZOOR A. · 2001 to 2023
$5.8M
Molecular Characterization of Axon-Glial InteractionsR01NS050356 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BHAT, MANZOOR A. · 2006 to 2016
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM063074NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM063074NINDS NIH HHS NS050356NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glial cells are critical players in every major aspect of nervous system development, function, and disease. Other than their traditional supportive role, glial cells perform a variety of important functions such as myelination, synapse formation and plasticity, and establishment of blood-brain and blood-nerve barriers in the nervous system. Recent studies highlight the striking functional similarities between Drosophila and vertebrate glia. In both systems, glial cells play an essential role in neural ensheathment thereby isolating the nervous system and help to create a local ionic microenvironment for conduction of nerve impulses. Here, we review the anatomical aspects and the molecular players that underlie ensheathment during different stages of nervous system development in Drosophila and how these processes lead to the organization of neuroglial junctions. We also discuss some key aspects of the invertebrate axonal ensheathment and junctional organization with that of vertebrate myelination and axon-glial interactions. Finally, we highlight the importance of intercellular junctions in barrier formation in various cellular contexts in Drosophila. We speculate that unraveling the genetic and molecular mechanisms of ensheathment across species might provide key insights into human myelin-related disorders and help in designing therapeutic interventions.

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Intercellular JunctionsAnimalsAxonsDrosophilaNeuroglia

Identifiers

PMID20801419
PMCPMC4020514
OpenAlexW1525817354

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