2015
Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells
Rela L, Piantanida AP, Bordey A, Greer CA. Voltage‐dependent K+ currents contribute to heterogeneity of olfactory ensheathing cells. Glia 2015, 63: 1646-1659. PMID: 25856239, PMCID: PMC4506201, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial cellsOlfactory nerveAxon growthVoltage-dependent potassium currentsOlfactory Ensheathing CellsSite of injuryGap junction couplingPotassium currentPotassium channelsJunction couplingInward rectifierNerveRectifier channelsCellsPhysiological propertiesLimited knowledgeInjuryOECsMembrane propertiesFascicles
2011
Gap junction‐mediated calcium waves define communication networks among murine postnatal neural progenitor cells
Lacar B, Young SZ, Platel J, Bordey A. Gap junction‐mediated calcium waves define communication networks among murine postnatal neural progenitor cells. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 34: 1895-1905. PMID: 22098557, PMCID: PMC3237798, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07901.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsNeurogenic nicheB2 cellsBlood vesselsCalcium wavesPurinergic receptor blockerProgenitor cellsPostnatal neurogenic nichesFunctional couplingPostnatal neural progenitor cellsGap junction blockersGap junction protein connexin 43Neonatal electroporationNiche astrocytesReceptor blockersProtein connexin 43Intercellular calcium wavesSubventricular zoneCells persistJunction blockersB1 cellsB cellsDye couplingDistinct entityConnexin 43
2009
Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity
Rela L, Bordey A, Greer CA. Olfactory ensheathing cell membrane properties are shaped by connectivity. Glia 2009, 58: 665-678. PMID: 19998494, PMCID: PMC2830329, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsBiophysicsConnexin 43Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsElectric StimulationEpithelial CellsFatty Acid-Binding Protein 7Fatty Acid-Binding ProteinsGap JunctionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesMeclofenamic AcidMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNerve Tissue ProteinsNonlinear DynamicsOlfactory BulbOlfactory MucosaPatch-Clamp TechniquesS100 ProteinsSensory Receptor Cells