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. 2022 Jul 19;44(7):3208–3237. doi: 10.3390/cimb44070222
OPCs Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
OLs Oligodendrocytes
CNS Central nervous system
NSCs Neural stem cells
aOPCs Adult oligodendrocyte precursor cells
E Embryonic day
GW Gestational week
VZ Ventricular zone
SVZ Subventricular zone
RG Radial glia
oSVZ Outer subventricular zone
MGE Medial ganglionic eminence
MS Multiple sclerosis
ABCD1 Adenosine triphosphate binding cassette subfamily D member 1
ASCL1 Achaete-scute family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 1
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMP4 Bone morphogenetic protein 4
BMP7 Bone morphogenetic protein 7
CADM1b Cell adhesion molecule 1b
CADM2 Cell adhesion molecule 2
CADM3 Cell adhesion molecule 3
CADM4 Cell adhesion molecule 4
CASPR Contactin-associated protein
CASPR2 Contactin-associated protein-like 2
CGT Ceramide galactosyl transferase
CHD7 Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 7
CHD8 Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 8
CLDN1 Claudin 1
OSP Oligodendrocyte specific protein
CLDN3 Claudin 3
CNPase 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide 3′ phosphodiesterase
CNTN1 Contactin 1
CST Ceramide sulfotransferase
CX32 Connexin 32
CX47 Connexin 47
CXCL1 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1
CXCL12 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
CXCR2 C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
CXCR4 C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4
DLX1 Distal-less homeobox 1
DLX2 Distal-less homeobox 2
EphA4 Ephrin receptor A4
EphB1 Ephrin receptor B1
EphB2 Ephrin receptor B2
ET-1 Endothelin 1
FGF2 Fibroblast growth factor 2
FGFR1 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
FGFR2 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2
GAL-4 Galectin-4
GALC Galactosylceramidase
GLI2 Glioma-associated oncogene family zinc finger 2
HDAC1 Histone deacetylase 1
HDAC2 Histone deacetylase 2
HDAC3 Histone deacetylase 3
HES5 Hairy and enhancer of split family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 5
HGF Hepatocyte growth factor
ID2 Inhibitor of DNA binding 2
ID4 Inhibitor of DNA binding 4
JAG1 Jagged canonical Notch ligand 1
LINGO-1 Leucine-rich repeat and Ig-like domain-containing Nogo receptor interacting protein 1
MAG Myelin-associated glycoprotein
MAP2 Microtubule-associated protein 2
MAPT Microtubule-associated protein tau
MBP Myelin basic protein
MYRF Myelin regulatory factor
MYT1 Myelin transcription factor 1
NCAD N-cadherin
NCAM Neural cell adhesion molecule
NKX2-2 NK2 homeobox 2
NKX2-6 NK2 homeobox 6
NKX6-2 NK6 homeobox 2
NRG1 Neuregulin 1
NT-3 Neurotrophin 3
OAP-1 Oligodendrocyte specific protein–associated protein
OLIG1 Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 1
OLIG2 Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2
OMgp Oligodendrocyte myelin glycoprotein
PAX6 Paired box 6
PDGFA Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A
PDGFRα Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
PLP Myelin proteolipid protein
QKI Quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding
S1PR1 Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1
S1PR2 Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2
S1PR3 Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3
S1PR5 Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 5
SHH Sonic hedgehog signaling molecule
BRG1 Brahma-Related Gene-1
SOD1 Superoxide dismutase 1
SOX1 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 1
SOX10 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 10
SOX11 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 11
SOX2 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 2
SOX3 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 3
SOX5 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 5
SOX6 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 6
SOX8 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 8
SOX9 Sex-determining region Y-box transcription factor 9
SREBF2 Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 2
TRα Thyroid hormone receptor alpha
TRβ1 Thyroid hormone receptor isoform beta 1
TDP-43 Transactive response DNA-binding protein 43
TMEM10 Transmembrane Protein 10
TMEM98 Transmembrane protein 98
TPPP Tubulin polymerization promoting protein
VEGF-A Vascular endothelial growth factor A
VEGFR2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
αvβ1 integrin Integrin subunit beta 1
αvβ3 integrin Integrin subunit beta 3