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Myelinating glia differentiation is regulated by extracellular matrix elasticity by Urbanski, Mateusz M., Kingsbury, Lyle, Moussouros, Daniel, Kassim, Imran, Mehjabeen, Saraf, Paknejad, Navid, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V.

“…The mechanical properties of living tissues have a significant impact on cell differentiation, but remain unexplored in the context of myelin formation and…”
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Myelination dictates axonal viscoelasticity by Chuang, Ya‐Chen, Alcantara, Ace, Fabris, Gloria, Abderezaei, Javid, Lu, Tse‐An, Melendez‐Vasquez, Carmen V., Kurt, Mehmet

“…During development, dramatic changes in myelination, growth of neural networks and changes in grey‐to‐white matter ratio build up the astonishingly plastic…”
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Localized Myosin II Activity Regulates Assembly and Plasticity of the Axon Initial Segment by Berger, Stephen L., Leo-Macias, Alejandra, Yuen, Stephanie, Khatri, Latika, Pfennig, Sylvia, Zhang, Yanqing, Agullo-Pascual, Esperanza, Caillol, Ghislaine, Zhu, Min-Sheng, Rothenberg, Eli, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V., Delmar, Mario, Leterrier, Christophe, Salzer, James L.

“…The axon initial segment (AIS) is the site of action potential generation and a locus of activity-dependent homeostatic plasticity. A multimeric complex of…”
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Label-free imaging of Schwann cell myelination by third harmonic generation microscopy by Lim, Hyungsik, Sharoukhov, Denis, Kassim, Imran, Zhang, Yanqing, Salzer, James L., Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V.

“…Understanding the dynamic axon-glial cell interaction underlying myelination is hampered by the lack of suitable imaging techniques. Here we demonstrate third…”
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Septin remodeling is essential for the formation of cell membrane protrusions (microtentacles) in detached tumor cells by Østevold, Kristine, Meléndez, Ana V, Lehmann, Friederike, Schmidt, Gudula, Aktories, Klaus, Schwan, Carsten

“…Microtentacles are mostly microtubule-based cell protrusions that are formed by detached tumor cells. Here, we report that the formation of tumor cell…”
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Prediction of the SARA analysis of Colombian crude oils using ATR–FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric methods by Meléndez, Lesly V., Lache, Adriana, Orrego-Ruiz, Jorge A., Pachón, Zarith, Mejía-Ospino, Enrique

“…In this work eight chemometrics models to predict saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes (SARA) composition of fifty Colombian crudes oils using Fourier…”
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Myosin II is a negative regulator of oligodendrocyte morphological differentiation by Wang, Haibo, Rusielewicz, Tomasz, Tewari, Ambika, Leitman, Ellen M., Einheber, Steven, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V.

“…During their development as myelinating cells, oligodendrocyte progenitors (OPC) undergo dramatic changes in the organization of their cytoskeleton. These…”
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Myosin II has distinct functions in PNS and CNS myelin sheath formation by Wang, Haibo, Tewari, Ambika, Einheber, Steven, Salzer, James L, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V

“…The myelin sheath forms by the spiral wrapping of a glial membrane around the axon. The mechanisms responsible for this process are unknown but are likely to…”
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Accelerated repair of demyelinated CNS lesions in the absence of non-muscle myosin IIB by Rusielewicz, Tomasz, Nam, Jennifer, Damanakis, Evangelos, John, Gareth R., Raine, Cedric S., Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V.

“…The oligodendrocyte (OL), the myelinating cell of the central nervous system, undergoes dramatic changes in the organization of its cytoskeleton as it…”
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Rho Kinase Regulates Schwann Cell Myelination and Formation of Associated Axonal Domains by Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V, Einheber, Steven, Salzer, James L

“…The myelin sheath forms by the spiral wrapping of a glial membrane around an axon. The mechanisms involved are poorly understood but are likely to involve…”
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ACTL6a coordinates axonal caliber recognition and myelination in the peripheral nerve by Park, Hye-Jin, Tsai, Eric, Huang, Dennis, Weaver, Michael, Frick, Luciana, Alcantara, Ace, Moran, John J., Patzig, Julia, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V., Crabtree, Gerald R., Feltri, M.L., Svaren, John, Casaccia, Patrizia

“…Cells elaborate transcriptional programs in response to external signals. In the peripheral nerves, Schwann cells (SC) sort axons of given caliber and start…”
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MLCK regulates Schwann cell cytoskeletal organization, differentiation and myelination by Leitman, Ellen M, Tewari, Ambika, Horn, Meryl, Urbanski, Mateusz, Damanakis, Evangelos, Einheber, Steven, Salzer, James L, de Lanerolle, Primal, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V

“…Signaling through cyclic AMP (cAMP) has been implicated in the regulation of Schwann cell (SC) proliferation and differentiation. In quiescent SCs, elevation…”
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Communication calls of little brown bats display individual-specific characteristics by MELENDEZ, Karla V, FENG, Albert S

“…Bats' echolocation signals have been shown to be situation-, colony-, and individual-specific, but whether or not these findings apply to bats' communication…”
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Sodium caseinate induces mouse granulopoiesis by Domínguez-Melendez, V., Silvestre-Santana, O., Moreno-Fierros, L., Aguiñiga-Sánchez, I., Martínez, Ledesma, Marroquin-Segura, R., García-Hernández, A. L., Weiss-Steider, B., Marché-Cova, A., Monroy-García, A., Mora-García, L., Santiago-Osorio, Edelmiro

“…Objective and design Sodium caseinate (CasNa) induces differentiation and M-CSF production in mouse band granulocytes in vitro; however, it is not yet known if…”
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An LC–MS based study of the metabolic profile of primaquine, an 8-aminoquinoline antiparasitic drug, with an in vitro primary human hepatocyte culture model by Jin, X., Pybus, B. S., Marcsisin, S. R., Logan, T., Luong, T. L., Sousa, J., Matlock, N., Collazo, V., Asher, C., Carroll, D., Olmeda, R., Walker, L. A., Kozar, M. P., Melendez, V.

“…The 8-aminoquinoline drug primaquine (PQ) is currently the only drug in use against the persistent malaria caused by the hypnozoite-forming strains P. vivax…”
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Contactin-Associated Protein (Caspr) and Contactin Form a Complex That Is Targeted to the Paranodal Junctions during Myelination by Rios, Jose C, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V, Einheber, Steven, Lustig, Marc, Grumet, Martin, Hemperly, John, Peles, Elior, Salzer, James L

“…Specialized paranodal junctions form between the axon and the closely apposed paranodal loops of myelinating glia. They are interposed between sodium channels…”
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Classification of communication signals of the little brown bat by Melendez, Karla V., Jones, Douglas L., Feng, Albert S.

“…Little brown bats, Myotis lucifugus , are known for their ability to echolocate and utilize their echolocation system to navigate, and locate and identify…”
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New Jersey Farm Soil Copper Levels Resulting from Copper Fungicide Applications by Melendez, Meredith V., Heckman, Joseph R., Murphy, Stephanie, D’Amico, Frank

“…Vegetable growers have expressed concerns regarding the accumulation of copper in soil where copper-based fungicides are used and have requested guidance for…”
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Nodes of Ranvier Form in Association with Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin (ERM)-Positive Schwann Cell Processes by Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V., Rios, Jose C., Zanazzi, George, Lambert, Stephen, Bretscher, Anthony, Salzer, James L.

“…In the adult peripheral nerve, microvillous processes of myelinating Schwann cells project to the nodes of Ranvier; their composition and physiologic function…”
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Promoting myelin repair and return of function in multiple sclerosis by Zhang, Jingya, Kramer, Elisabeth G., Asp, Linnea, Dutta, Dipankar J., Navrazhina, Kristina, Pham, Trinh, Mariani, John N., Argaw, Azeb Tadesse, Melendez-Vasquez, Carmen V., John, Gareth R.

“…► Neuroprotective and regenerative treatments may improve long-term outcomes in multiple sclerosis. ► Restricting demyelination and improving repair may reduce…”
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