Schwann cells support neuronal signalling. The discovery that these cells become dramatically reprogrammed after nerve injury, adopting migratory characteristics that promote repair, highlights the plasticity of mature cell types.
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Miller, R. A change of fate for nerve repair. Nature 551, 41–42 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/551041a
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