title: Imported Stem Cells Strike against Stroke.
abstract: Cells with neural stem cell (NSC)-like properties can be isolated from the cortex of adult brains following injury, but their origins and function are unclear. Now in Cell Stem Cell, Faiz et al. (2015) show that subventricular-zone-derived NSCs home to injured cortical area following stroke, where they generate reactive astrocytes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Adult Neurogenesis and Cellular Reprogramming, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany; Focus Program Translational Neuroscience, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Péron
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Adult Neurogenesis and Cellular Reprogramming, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany; Focus Program Translational Neuroscience, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131 Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: berningb@uni-mainz.de.
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berninger
mesh_terms: D058953:Neural Stem Cells; D009474:Neurons; D013234:Stem Cells; D013317:Strikes, Employee; D020521:Stroke