All Wrapped Up: Environmental Effects on Myelination

environmental effects of gol-e-gohar iron ore mine on groundwater of the area

gol-e-gohar iron ore mine of sirjan in southern part of iran is a large open pit that operates below the groundwater table and during mining operation, dewatering is required to prevent operation processes from flooding. current operation is going on by digging wells in or out of the pit and pumping to prevent flooding. as a result of the former dewatering operation a vast deep cone of depressi...

Myelin: Keeping nerves well wrapped up

The recently determined structure of protein zero, P0, the most abundant peripheral nerve myelin protein, provides new insights into the molecular structure of myelin and potential disease mechanisms in hereditary peripheral neuropathies.

Myelination: all about Rac ‘n’ roll

During the development of the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells select individual axons from a nerve bundle and establish a one-to-one relationship through a process termed "radial sorting". Recent findings identify the Rho family GTPase Rac1 as the downstream effector molecule responsible for process extension and lamellipodia formation in Schwann cells, allowing for proper radial sorti...

“Wrapped Up” Vaccines in the Context of HIV-1 Immunotherapy

Up all night on a redeye flight

A protein called RYE has a central role in the regulation of sleep.