myelination

Term ID

GO:0042552

Synonyms

myelinogenesis

Definition

The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system wrap axons with compact layers of their plasma membrane. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier.

References

Wikipedia:Myelin

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: myelin assembly myelin maintenance

myelin assembly myelin maintenance Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: axon ensheathment

axon ensheathment Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: central nervous system myelination myelination in peripheral nervous system myelination of lateral line nerve axons

central nervous system myelination myelination in peripheral nervous system myelination of lateral line nerve axons Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of myelination

negative regulation of myelination Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of myelination

positive regulation of myelination Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of myelination

regulation of myelination Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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