2021
NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates
Boghdadi AG, Spurrier J, Teo L, Li M, Skarica M, Cao B, Kwan WC, Merson TD, Nilsson SK, Sestan N, Strittmatter SM, Bourne JA. NogoA-expressing astrocytes limit peripheral macrophage infiltration after ischemic brain injury in primates. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6906. PMID: 34824275, PMCID: PMC8617297, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27245-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain injuryPeripheral macrophage infiltrationIschemic brain injuryAnti-inflammatory responseMajority of astrocytesNeurite outgrowth inhibitory proteinIschemic strokePeripheral macrophagesReactive astrocytesMacrophage infiltrationStroke recoveryAstrocyte clustersMarmoset monkeysVisual cortexAstrocytesNogoASingle-nucleus transcriptomicsInhibitory proteinInjuryStrokeHuman brainInfiltrationCritical rolePrecise functionOligodendrocytes
2010
Lynx for Braking Plasticity
Higley MJ, Strittmatter SM. Lynx for Braking Plasticity. Science 2010, 330: 1189-1190. PMID: 21109660, PMCID: PMC3244692, DOI: 10.1126/science.1198983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAgingAmblyopiaAnimalsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansDominance, OcularMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityNeuropeptidesNicotinic AntagonistsReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, NicotinicSensory DeprivationSignal TransductionVision, OcularVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsVisual cortex plasticityVisual cortex neuronsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsJuvenile plasticityNeurological performanceCortex neuronsJuvenile brainOcular dominanceAdult miceAcetylcholine receptorsVisual cortexAdult animalsSensory inputAdultsYoung mammalsMiceMedical implicationsEyesSuch plasticityPlasticityCortexNeuronsBrainReceptors
2005
Experience-Driven Plasticity of Visual Cortex Limited by Myelin and Nogo Receptor
McGee AW, Yang Y, Fischer QS, Daw NW, Strittmatter SM. Experience-Driven Plasticity of Visual Cortex Limited by Myelin and Nogo Receptor. Science 2005, 309: 2222-2226. PMID: 16195464, PMCID: PMC2856689, DOI: 10.1126/science.1114362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansDarknessDominance, OcularElectrophysiologyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene TargetingGPI-Linked ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationMyelin Basic ProteinMyelin ProteinsMyelin SheathMyelin-Associated GlycoproteinNeuritesNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNogo ProteinsNogo Receptor 1Photic StimulationReceptors, Cell SurfaceSignal TransductionVisual CortexConceptsOcular dominanceOcular dominance plasticityNogo-66 receptorExperience-dependent plasticityPostnatal critical periodCritical periodFunctional recoveryAxonal regenerationMonocular deprivationNogo receptorDays postnatalVisual cortexNeural circuitryPathological traumaJuvenile ageMyelinReceptorsNGRPlasticityPostnatalCortexOMgpTraumaNogoCessation