Oligodendrocyte precursors on the move: mechanisms directing migration.
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells traverse long distances to reach their axonal targets. The molecules that influence their migration include a combination of short-range attractants and repellents and long-range chemoattractants and chemorepellents. Here, the authors review mechanisms that direct oligodendrocyte precursor cells as they migrate throughout the developing CNS.
Jarjour
Andrew A
AA
Centre for Neuronal Survival, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kennedy
Timothy E
TE
D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*
D002630:Chemotactic Factors