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The relationship between glial cell mechanosensitivity and foreign body reactions in the central nervous system by Moshayedi, Pouria, Ng, Gilbert, Kwok, Jessica C.F, Yeo, Giles S.H, Bryant, Clare E, Fawcett, James W, Franze, Kristian, Guck, Jochen

“…Abstract Devices implanted into the body become encapsulated due to a foreign body reaction. In the central nervous system (CNS), this can lead to loss of…”
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Casting a Wide Net: Role of Perineuronal Nets in Neural Plasticity by Sorg, Barbara A, Berretta, Sabina, Blacktop, Jordan M, Fawcett, James W, Kitagawa, Hiroshi, Kwok, Jessica C F, Miquel, Marta

“…Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are unique extracellular matrix structures that wrap around certain neurons in the CNS during development and control plasticity in…”
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Extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets in CNS repair by Kwok, Jessica C.F., Dick, Gunnar, Wang, Difei, Fawcett, James W.

“…A perineuronal net (PNN) is a layer of lattice‐like matrix which enwraps the surface of the soma and dendrites, and in some cases the axon initial segments, in…”
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Oral treatment of 4-methylumbelliferone reduced perineuronal nets and improved recognition memory in mice by Dubisova, Jana, Burianova, Jana Svobodova, Svobodova, Lucie, Makovicky, Pavol, Martinez-Varea, Noelia, Cimpean, Anda, Fawcett, James W., Kwok, Jessica C.F., Kubinova, Sarka

“…Hyaluronan (HA) is a core constituent of perineuronal nets (PNNs) that surround subpopulations of neurones. The PNNs control synaptic stabilization in both the…”
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Antibody recognizing 4-sulfated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans restores memory in tauopathy-induced neurodegeneration by Yang, Sujeong, Hilton, Sam, Alves, João Nuno, Saksida, Lisa M., Bussey, Timothy, Matthews, Russell T., Kitagawa, Hiroshi, Spillantini, Maria Grazia, Kwok, Jessica C.F., Fawcett, James W.

“…Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are the main active component of perineuronal nets (PNNs). Digestion of the glycosaminoglycan chains of CSPGs with…”
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The chemorepulsive axon guidance protein semaphorin3A is a constituent of perineuronal nets in the adult rodent brain by Vo, Tam, Carulli, Daniela, Ehlert, Erich M.E., Kwok, Jessica C.F., Dick, Gunnar, Mecollari, Vasil, Moloney, Elizabeth B., Neufeld, Gera, de Winter, Fred, Fawcett, James W., Verhaagen, Joost

“…In the adult rodent brain, subsets of neurons are surrounded by densely organised extracellular matrix called perineuronal nets (PNNs). PNNs consist of…”
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Control of Cell Shape, Neurite Outgrowth, and Migration by a Nogo-A/HSPG Interaction by Kempf, Anissa, Boda, Enrica, Kwok, Jessica C.F., Fritz, Rafael, Grande, Valentina, Kaelin, Andrea M., Ristic, Zorica, Schmandke, Andre, Schmandke, Antonio, Tews, Bjoern, Fawcett, James W., Pertz, Olivier, Buffo, Annalisa, Schwab, Martin E.

“…Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) critically modulate adhesion-, growth-, and migration-related processes. Here, we show that the transmembrane protein,…”
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Effects of digesting chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans on plasticity in cat primary visual cortex by Vorobyov, Vasily, Kwok, Jessica C F, Fawcett, James W, Sengpiel, Frank

“…Monocular deprivation (MD) during a critical period of postnatal development produces significant changes in the anatomy and physiology of the visual cortex,…”
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Full length talin stimulates integrin activation and axon regeneration by Tan, Chin Lik, Kwok, Jessica C.F., Heller, Janosch P.D., Zhao, Rongrong, Eva, Richard, Fawcett, James W.

“…Integrin function is regulated by activation involving conformational changes that modulate ligand-binding affinity and downstream signaling. Activation is…”
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Chondroitin 6-sulphate is required for neuroplasticity and memory in ageing by Yang, Sujeong, Gigout, Sylvain, Molinaro, Angelo, Naito-Matsui, Yuko, Hilton, Sam, Foscarin, Simona, Nieuwenhuis, Bart, Tan, Chin Lik, Verhaagen, Joost, Pizzorusso, Tommaso, Saksida, Lisa M., Bussey, Timothy M., Kitagawa, Hiroshi, Kwok, Jessica C. F., Fawcett, James W.

“…Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan-containing structures on the neuronal surface that have been implicated in the control of…”
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Visualization of Perineuronal Nets in Central Nervous System Tissue Sections by Souter, Luke, Kwok, Jessica C F

“…The perineuronal net (PNN) is a specialized extracellular matrix structure that surrounds subpopulations of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). The…”
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In vitro modeling of perineuronal nets: hyaluronan synthase and link protein are necessary for their formation and integrity by Kwok, Jessica C.F, Carulli, Daniela, Fawcett, James W

“…J. Neurochem. (2010) 114, 1447-1459. We have previously shown that all perineuronal nets (PNNs) bearing neurons express a hyaluronan synthase (HAS), a link…”
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Secretion of a mammalian chondroitinase ABC aids glial integration at PNS/CNS boundaries by Warren, Philippa M., Andrews, Melissa R., Smith, Marc, Bartus, Katalin, Bradbury, Elizabeth J., Verhaagen, Joost, Fawcett, James W., Kwok, Jessica C. F.

“…Schwann cell grafts support axonal growth following spinal cord injury, but a boundary forms between the implanted cells and host astrocytes. Axons are…”
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Chondroitinase ABC has a long-lasting effect on chondroitin sulphate glycosaminoglycan content in the injured rat brain by Lin, Rachel, Kwok, Jessica C.F, Crespo, Damaso, Fawcett, James W

“…Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are axon growth inhibitory molecules present in the glial scar that play a part in regeneration failure after damage…”
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Perineuronal Nets and CNS Plasticity and Repair by Carulli, Daniela, Kwok, Jessica C. F., Pizzorusso, Tommaso

“…In the article “Development and Structural Variety of the Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans-Contained Extracellular Matrix in the Mouse Brain,” N…”
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Neuronal Pentraxin 2 Binds PNNs and Enhances PNN Formation by Fawcett, J. W., Haenzi, Barbara, Rossier, Jean, Rowlands, Dáire, Van’t Spijker, Heleen M., Kwok, Jessica C.

“…The perineuronal net (PNN) is a mesh-like proteoglycan structure on the neuronal surface which is involved in regulating plasticity. The PNN regulates…”
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The extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets in memory by Fawcett, James W., Fyhn, Marianne, Jendelova, Pavla, Kwok, Jessica C. F., Ruzicka, Jiri, Sorg, Barbara A.

“…All components of the CNS are surrounded by a diffuse extracellular matrix (ECM) containing chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs), heparan sulphate…”
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Brain ageing changes proteoglycan sulfation, rendering perineuronal nets more inhibitory by Foscarin, Simona, Raha-Chowdhury, Ruma, Fawcett, James W, Kwok, Jessica C F

“…Chondroitin sulfate (CS) proteoglycans in perineuronal nets (PNNs) from the central nervous system (CNS) are involved in the control of plasticity and memory…”
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“GAG-ing with the neuron”: The role of glycosaminoglycan patterning in the central nervous system by Smith, Patrice D., Coulson-Thomas, Vivien J., Foscarin, Simona, Kwok, Jessica C.F., Fawcett, James W.

“…Proteoglycans (PGs) are a diverse family of proteins that consist of one or more glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains, covalently linked to a core protein. PGs are…”
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Post Translational Modulation of β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Trafficking to the Cell Surface Alters Neuronal Iron Homeostasis by Tsatsanis, Andrew, Dickens, Stuart, Kwok, Jessica C. F., Wong, Bruce X., Duce, James A.

“…Cell surface β-Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is known to have a functional role in iron homeostasis through stabilising the iron export protein ferroportin…”
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