DNA methylation in Schwann cells and in oligodendrocytes.
Glia
; 68(8): 1568-1583, 2020 08.
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| ID: mdl-31958184
ABSTRACT
DNA methylation is one of many epigenetic marks, which directly modifies base residues, usually cytosines, in a multiple-step cycle. It has been linked to the regulation of gene expression and alternative splicing in several cell types, including during cell lineage specification and differentiation processes. DNA methylation changes have also been observed during aging, and aberrant methylation patterns have been reported in several neurological diseases. We here review the role of DNA methylation in Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming glia of the peripheral and central nervous systems, respectively. We first address how methylation and demethylation are regulating myelinating cells' differentiation during development and repair. We then mention how DNA methylation dysregulation in diseases and cancers could explain their pathogenesis by directly influencing myelinating cells' proliferation and differentiation capacities.
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Células de Schwann
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Oligodendroglia
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Neuroglia
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Bainha de Mielina
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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2020
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Article