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Diversity in the Oligodendrocyte Lineage: Current Evidence

Jacqueline TrotterThomas Mittmann

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0301 basic medicineLineage (genetic)glianeurotransmitter receptorsOligodendrocyte progenitorglutamateBiologyArticleoligodendrocyte precursor cell03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineNeurotransmitter receptormedicineCell LineageProgenitor cellIon channelNeuronsOligodendrocyte Precursor CellsGeneral Neuroscienceion channelsdifferentiationbioelectricityelectrophysiologyOligodendrocytestomatognathic diseasesOligodendrogliamyelin030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structurenervous systemNeuronNeuroscienceoligodendrocyte030217 neurology & neurosurgeryDiversity (business)

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Summary Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), which differentiate into myelinating oligodendrocytes during CNS development, are the main proliferative cells in the adult brain. OPCs are conventionally considered a homogeneous population, particularly with respect to their electrophysiological properties, but this has been debated. We show, by using single-cell electrophysiological recordings, that OPCs start out as a homogeneous population but become functionally heterogeneous, varying both within and between brain regions and with age. These electrophysiological changes in OPCs correlate with the differentiation potential of OPCs; thus, they may underlie the differentiational differences in OPCs between regions and, likewise, differentiation failure with age.

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2019-02-08Neuron
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.032