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ArticleNature neuroscience2014

Modulation of oligodendrocyte generation during a critical temporal window after NG2 cell division.

Robert A Hill, Kiran D Patel, Christopher M Goncalves, Jaime Grutzendler, Akiko Nishiyama

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers.

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122citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert A Hill1] Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. [2] Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000000160808712
Kiran D PatelDepartment of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Christopher M GoncalvesDepartment of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Jaime GrutzendlerDepartment of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 000000025000243X
Akiko Nishiyama1] Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. [2] Connecticut Stem Cell Institute, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
University of Connecticut · USYale University · US

Funding

Inflammation and NG2 Cell DifferentiationR01NS073425 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI NISHIYAMA, AKIKO · 2011 to 2021
$3.3M
Embolus extravasation: an alternative mechanism of microvascular recanalizationR01HL106815 · NHLBI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRUTZENDLER, JAIME · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
Laminin control of CNS dendrite and dendritic spine developmentR01NS089662 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRUTZENDLER, JAIME, KOLESKE, ANTHONY J · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Heterogeneity of NG2 Glial CellsR01NS074870 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI NISHIYAMA, AKIKO · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
Vascular Mechanisms of Neuronal Circuit Disruption in DementiaR01AG027855 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRUTZENDLER, JAIME · 2007 to 2011
$1.3M
The role of astrocytes in myelin maintenance and regenerationR21NS088411 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRUTZENDLER, JAIME · 2014 to 2015
$458k
In vivo cellular imaging of myelin plasticity and regeneration in cortical gray mR21NS087511 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GRUTZENDLER, JAIME · 2014 to 2015
$458k
Cellular mechanisms of cortical myelin plasticity and regeneration in vivoF32NS090820 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HILL, ROBERT · 2014 to 2016
$135k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL106815NIA NIH HHS R01 AG027855NIA NIH HHS R01AG27855NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS090820NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073425NINDS NIH HHS R01NS073425NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074870NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089662NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS087511NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS088411
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligodendrocytes in the mammalian brain are continuously generated from NG2 cells throughout postnatal life. However, it is unclear when the decision is made for NG2 cells to self-renew or differentiate into oligodendrocytes after cell division. Using a combination of in vivo and ex vivo imaging and fate analysis of proliferated NG2 cells in fixed tissue, we demonstrate that in the postnatal developing mouse brain, the majority of divided NG2 cells differentiate into oligodendrocytes during a critical age-specific temporal window of 3-8 d. Notably, within this time period, damage to myelin and oligodendrocytes accelerated oligodendrocyte differentiation from divided cells, and whisker removal decreased the survival of divided cells in the deprived somatosensory cortex. These findings indicate that during the critical temporal window of plasticity, the fate of divided NG2 cells is sensitive to modulation by external signals.

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AnimalsAntigensAstrocytesBrainCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageCell ProliferationChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4FemaleMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeurogliaOligodendrogliaAntigensChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4Proteoglycans

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PMID25262495
PMCPMC4275302
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