Astrocytes are the largest and most prevalent type of glial cell in the central nervous system. Astrocytes contribute to formation of the blood–brain barrier, participate in the maintenance of ...

Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2), expressed in astrocytes and microglia, is involved in the activation of pathways triggered by proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-23, IL-12 and type I interferons (IFNs), ...

1,2 When Chun-Li Zhang started his laboratory at the University ... In a recent study published in PNAS, Zhang showed that the transcription factor DLX2 can convert astrocytes into progenitors that ...