Term Information

Accession
GO:0042552
Name
myelination
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
myelinogenesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system wrap axons with compact layers of their plasma membrane. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. Source: GOC:mah, GOC:dgh
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0042552 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of myelination (GO:0042552)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
myelination [is_a relation] is_a  axon ensheathment (GO:0008366)
Children of myelination (GO:0042552)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
central nervous system myelination (GO:0022010) [is_a relation] is_a  myelination
myelination in peripheral nervous system (GO:0022011) [is_a relation] is_a  myelination
myelin maintenance (GO:0043217) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  myelination
positive regulation of myelination (GO:0031643) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  myelination
negative regulation of myelination (GO:0031642) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  myelination
myelin assembly (GO:0032288) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  myelination
regulation of myelination (GO:0031641) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  myelination
myelination of lateral line nerve axons (GO:0048897) [is_a relation] is_a  myelination
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Myelin