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Neurofilament phosphorylation is modulated by myelination

R Starr1, B Attema, G H DeVries

  • 1Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.

Summary

Myelination by Schwann cells increases neurofilament (NF) phosphorylation in developing axons. This change in NF phosphorylation, regulated by specific kinases, is crucial for axonal growth during development.

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