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ArticleeLife2019

Oligodendrocytes regulate presynaptic properties and neurotransmission through BDNF signaling in the mouse brainstem.

Miae Jang, Elizabeth Gould, Jie Xu, Eun Jung Kim, Jun Hee Kim

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Article in eLife, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

66 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Miae JangThe Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, United States.
Elizabeth GouldThe Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, United States.
Jie XuThe Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, United States.
Eun Jung KimThe Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, United States.
Jun Hee KimThe Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0207-8410
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USCentral South University · CN

Funding

PATHOBIOLOGY OF OCCLUSIVE VASCULAR DISEASET32HL007446 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Jean Chrisostome Bopassa · 1985 to 2026
$8.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007446NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC03157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuron-glia communication contributes to the fine-tuning of synaptic functions. Oligodendrocytes near synapses detect and respond to neuronal activity, but their role in synapse development and plasticity remains largely unexplored. We show that oligodendrocytes modulate neurotransmitter release at presynaptic terminals through secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Oligodendrocyte-derived BDNF functions via presynaptic tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) to ensure fast, reliable neurotransmitter release and auditory transmission in the developing brain. In auditory brainstem slices from

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Synaptic TransmissionAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorBrain StemGene Knockout TechniquesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutOligodendrogliaPresynaptic TerminalsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, trkBBdnf protein, mouseBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorMembrane GlycoproteinsNtrk2 protein, mouseProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, trkBauditory brainstemBDNFmouseneuroscienceoligodendrocytespresynaptic terminal

Identifiers

PMID30998186
PMCPMC6504230
OpenAlexW2939463158

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