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ReviewNature neuroscience2024

Dynamics of mature myelin.

Lindsay A Osso, Ethan G Hughes

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Review in Nature neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Targeting the PDK1/c-Myc/SOX10 Signaling in Oligodendrocytes Alleviates Neuropathic Pain.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  10. Actin disassembly triggers CNS myelin compaction and wrapping.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  18. Sleep loss induces cholesterol-associated myelin dysfunction.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lindsay A OssoDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-5899
Ethan G HughesDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. ethan.hughes@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-7429

Funding

The role of myelination in cortical circuit function and motor behaviorR01NS115975 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Ethan Garrett Hughes, Cristin G Welle · 2020 to 2026
$3.1M
In vivo three-photon microscopy of the cortical gray and white matterR01NS132859 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Ethan Garrett Hughes · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Precision of Myelin Plasticity in Health and DiseaseR01NS125230 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Ethan Garrett Hughes · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National MS Society) FG-2208-40305NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115975NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS125230NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS132859United States Department of Defense | United States Army | Army Medical Command | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) MS220187U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) NS125230U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) NS132859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelin, which is produced by oligodendrocytes, insulates axons to facilitate rapid and efficient action potential propagation in the central nervous system. Traditionally viewed as a stable structure, myelin is now known to undergo dynamic modulation throughout life. This Review examines these dynamics, focusing on two key aspects: (1) the turnover of myelin, involving not only the renewal of constituents but the continuous wholesale replacement of myelin membranes; and (2) the structural remodeling of pre-existing, mature myelin, a newly discovered form of neural plasticity that can be stimulated by external factors, including neuronal activity, behavioral experience and injury. We explore the mechanisms regulating these dynamics and speculate that myelin remodeling could be driven by an asymmetry in myelin turnover or reactivation of pathways involved in myelin formation. Finally, we outline how myelin remodeling could have profound impacts on neural function, serving as an integral component of behavioral adaptation.

Indexed as

Myelin SheathAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityOligodendroglia

Identifiers

PMID38773349
PMCPMC11515933

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