The Biology of Glia

Beth Stevens; Kelly R Monk; Marc R Freeman

doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a041809

The Biology of Glia

Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2024 Sep 16:a041809. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041809. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Beth Stevens¹, Kelly R Monk², Marc R Freeman²

Affiliations

¹ Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA beth.stevens@childrens.harvard.edu monk@ohsu.edu freemmar@ohsu.edu.
² Oregon Health and Science University, The Vollum Institute, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA beth.stevens@childrens.harvard.edu monk@ohsu.edu freemmar@ohsu.edu.

PMID: 39284663
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041809

Abstract

Glial cells play critical roles in the nervous system. Rather than being passive support cells as long thought, they are highly active participants. Recent work has shed new light on their many functions, include regulation of synapse formation and function, control of neural circuits, and neuro-immune interactions. It is also shedding light on the part they play in neurodegenerative diseases and malignancies such as glioma, as well as the process of axonal regeneration and CNS repair.

Publication types

Editorial