Journal article
Microglia, seen from the CX(3)CR1 angle
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Vol.7
Mar/2013
Abstract
Microglial cells in brain and spinal cord are characterized by high expression of the chemokine receptor CX(3)CR1. Expression of the sole CX(3)CR1 ligand, the membrane-tethered and sheddable chemokine CX(3)CL1/fractalkine, is restricted in the brain parenchyma to selected neurons. Here we summarize our current understanding of the physiological role of CX(3)CR1 for microglia function and the CX3C axis in microglial/neuronal crosstalk in homeostasis and under challenge. Moreover, we will discuss the efforts of our laboratory and others to exploit CX(3)CR1 promoter activity for the visualization and genetic manipulation of microglia to probe their functional contributions in the central nerve system (CNS) context.
Details
- Title
- Microglia, seen from the CX(3)CR1 angle
- Creators
- Yochai Wolf (null) - 972WIS_INST___120Simon Yona (null)Ki-Wook Kim (null) - The Weizmann Institute of ScienceSteffen Jung (null) - 972WIS_INST___120
- Resource Type
- Journal article; Review
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Vol.7; Mar/2013
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2013.00026
- Grant note
- Israel Science Foundation (ISF); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Research Unit (FOR) [1336]This work was supported the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Research Unit (FOR) 1336._ALMAME_DELIMITER_
- Record Identifier
- 993264176103596
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