How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled ...

(A) Illustration of myelinated nerve fiber and saltatory conduction of action potential. An example of PNS myelinated nerve fiber is shown. (B) Illustration of transverse section of myelinated ...

My laboratory seeks to understand the molecular basis of myelination and myelin diseases. Myelin is a multi-lamellar ... For example, we described how the protein dystroglycan associates with ...