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Svea Melzer

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Tether-mediated extraction of myelinoid bodies by microglia and astrocytes can maintain myelin integrity

Erik Späte, Kieran P. Higgins, Yeonsu Kim, Carolina Mangana, Lina Komarek, Mohammadhossein Teymouri, Ulrike C. Gerwig, Svea Melzer, Boguslawa Sadowski, Torben Ruhwedel, Predrag Janjić, Bastiaan Lodder, Andrew J. Dwork, Maarten H. P. Kole, Anna M. Steyer, , Sandra Goebbels

The paper shows that microglia and astrocytes extract myelinoid bodies via tethers, preserving myelin sheath integrity through tension-driven scission and fusion.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience