Marie Bechler
@myelinonmymind.bsky.social
glial biologist fascinated by cell & tissue organization. easily excited about developmental & regenerative neuroscience, microscopy, food, hiking & photography
Thrilled that this is out in press! Thanks to the whole lab team involved.
One step towards uncovering HOW myelin forming cells control the growth of their sheaths in the CNS. Particularly, here, how oligodendrocytes can control myelin sheath elongation without molecular cues from neurons.
One step towards uncovering HOW myelin forming cells control the growth of their sheaths in the CNS. Particularly, here, how oligodendrocytes can control myelin sheath elongation without molecular cues from neurons.
A long-standing mystery in #neuroscience is how the length of myelin sheaths are matched to the axons they wrap. Marie Bechler &co show that #oligodendrocytes use Piezo1 to sense axon diameter and locally control sheath elongation 🧪 #NeuroSky buff.ly/9HdgiHt
September 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thrilled that this is out in press! Thanks to the whole lab team involved.
One step towards uncovering HOW myelin forming cells control the growth of their sheaths in the CNS. Particularly, here, how oligodendrocytes can control myelin sheath elongation without molecular cues from neurons.
One step towards uncovering HOW myelin forming cells control the growth of their sheaths in the CNS. Particularly, here, how oligodendrocytes can control myelin sheath elongation without molecular cues from neurons.