Perlecan is recruited by dystroglycan to nodes of Ranvier and binds the clustering molecule gliomedin

The making of a node: a co-production of neurons and glia

(2013) Yael Eshed-Eisenbach et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Stabilization of the dystroglycan complex in Cajal bands of myelinating Schwann cells through plectin-mediated anchorage to vimentin filaments

(2013) Gernot Walko et al.   GLIA

Border patrol: Insights into the unique role of perlecan/heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 at cell and tissue borders

(2013) Mary C. Farach-Carson et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Three Mechanisms Assemble Central Nervous System Nodes of Ranvier

(2013) Keiichiro Susuki et al.   NEURON

A Mouse Model of Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome Reveals Myelinating Schwann Cell Dysfunction with Persistent Axonal Depolarization in Vitro and Distal Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability When Perlecan Is Lacking

(2012) Marie Bangratz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Assembly and Maintenance of Nodes of Ranvier Rely on Distinct Sources of Proteins and Targeting Mechanisms

(2012) Yanqing Zhang et al.   NEURON

Extracellular matrix and perineuronal nets in CNS repair

(2011) Jessica C.F. Kwok et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Fibronectin Type III-like Domains of Neurofascin-186 Protein Mediate Gliomedin Binding and Its Clustering at the Developing Nodes of Ranvier

(2011) Marilyne Labasque et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

MMP2-9 Cleavage of Dystroglycan Alters the Size and Molecular Composition of Schwann Cell Domains

(2011) F. A. Court et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Nodes of Ranvier Act as Barriers to Restrict Invasion of Flanking Paranodal Domains in Myelinated Axons

(2011) Courtney Thaxton et al.   NEURON

Bral1: Its Role in Diffusion Barrier Formation and Conduction Velocity in the CNS

(2010) Y. Bekku et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Glial dystrophin-associated proteins, laminin and agrin, are downregulated in the brain of mdx mouse

(2010) Beatrice Nico et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

A Glial Signal Consisting of Gliomedin and NrCAM Clusters Axonal Na+ Channels during the Formation of Nodes of Ranvier

(2010) Konstantin Feinberg et al.   NEURON

Versican V2 Assembles the Extracellular Matrix Surrounding the Nodes of Ranvier in the CNS

(2009) M. T. Dours-Zimmermann et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A Laminin-2, Dystroglycan, Utrophin Axis Is Required for Compartmentalization and Elongation of Myelin Segments

(2009) F. A. Court et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Diverse Cell Signaling Events Modulated by Perlecan†

(2008) John M. Whitelock et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Processing and secretion of the N-terminal domain of α-dystroglycan in cell culture media

(2008) Fumiaki Saito et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Evidence of a dosage effect and a physiological endplate acetylcholinesterase deficiency in the first mouse models mimicking Schwartz–Jampel syndrome neuromyotonia

(2008) Morgane Stum et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Glial and neuronal isoforms of Neurofascin have distinct roles in the assembly of nodes of Ranvier in the central nervous system

(2008) Barbara Zonta et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Novel interactions of perlecan: Unraveling perlecan's role in angiogenesis

(2008) Gregory Bix et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE