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The human retina is unmyelinated, but structural similarities have been noted between Müller cells, the main glial cell type of retina, and oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming cells of the central nervous system1. We now show that antibodies against myelin-associated glycoprotein, a minor component of central and peripheral myelin so far found only in myelin and myelin-forming cells2–4, also stain Müller cells. Immunoblot analysis of retinal proteins indicates that the antigen detected is myelin associated glycoprotein. These results suggest a closer relationship between Müller cells and oligodendrocytes than previously suspected and raise questions about the functional role of myelin-associated glycoprotein.
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Stefansson, K., Molnar, M., Marton, L. et al. Myelin-associated glycoprotein in human retina. Nature 307, 548–550 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/307548a0
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