title: Myelin Avoids the JAM.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Redmond et al. (2016) identify junction adhesion molecule 2 (JAM2) as an inhibitor of somatodendritic myelination in spinal cord neurons, thereby elucidating how myelin forms on axons but avoids dendrites and cell bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Rose M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Follis
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: bruce.carter@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Bruce D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons; D009186:Myelin Sheath; D009474:Neurons; D013116:Spinal Cord