Study reveals function of little-understood synapse in the brain

Discovery could be useful in developing new therapies for multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative conditions, brain cancer

By Erik Robinson January 12, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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Kelly Monk, Ph.D. (OHSU)

Jiaxing Li, Ph.D.

Jiaxing Li, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in Kelly Monk’s lab at the Vollum Institute at OHSU. (Contributed)

Synapses

This image shows synapses across development of oligodendrocyte precursor cells: OPC (top), and myelinating oligodendrocyte (bottom). Magenta labels the morphology of the cell processes and the green labels synapses. (Contributed)