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Pannexin 1 Differentially Affects Neural Precursor Cell Maintenance in the Ventricular Zone and Peri-Infarct Cortex.

Leigh E Wicki-StordeurJuan C Sanchez-AriasJagroop DhaliwalEsther O Carmona-WagnerValery I ShestopalovDiane C LagaceLeigh Anne Swayne
Published in: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2016)
Here, we demonstrate that Pannexin 1 (Panx1) maintains a consistent population size of neural precursor cells in the ventricular zone, both in the healthy brain and in the context of stroke. In contrast, Panx1 appears to be detrimental to the survival of neural precursor cells that surround damaged cortical tissue in the stroke brain. This suggests that targeting Panx1 in the peri-infarct cortex, in combination with other therapies, could improve cell survival around the injury site.
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