Neural/glial antigen 2, or NG2, is a rat integral membrane proteoglycan found in the plasma membrane of many diverse cell types. [1] . Homologous proteins in other species include human CSPG4, also known as melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP), Mouse AN2, and Sea urchin ECM3. [2] .

NG2 cells express GABAA receptors and the AMPA subtype of glutamate receptors. They make intimate contact to neurons prior to myelinating axons and also form electron-dense synaptic specialisations with axons in the cerebellum, cortex and hippocampus and with non-myelinated axons in the corpus callosum.

Nerve/glial antigen 2 (NG2) is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan that in the brain occurs mostly in a class of glial cells called NG2-glia (Nishiyama et al. 2009) or in pericytes associated with …

The NG2 proteoglycan is a type 1-transmembrane protein expressed by a range of cell types within and outside the mammalian nervous system. NG2-expressing (NG2) cells are found in grey and white matter tracts of the developing and adult CNS and have ...

NG2 cells are a novel distinct class of central nervous system (CNS) glial cells, characterized by the expression of the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan NG2. They have been detected in a variety of human CNS diseases.

Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), also known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, NG2-glia, O2A cells, or polydendrocytes, are a subtype of glia in the central nervous system named for their essential role as precursors to oligodendrocytes and myelin. [1]

NG2 cells, or polydendrocytes, are a population of CNS cells that are distinct from neurons, mature oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and microglia. They can be identified by the expression of the...

Feb 28, 2017 · Neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2), also known as chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4), is a surface type I transmembrane core proteoglycan that is crucially involved in cell survival, migration and angiogenesis.

NG2 cells, which comprise a cycling population of glial cells, appear in the early phases of development and are present in the adult central nervous system. When a specific subpopulation of NG2 cells give rise to myelinating oligodendrocytes, they are also termed as oligodendrocyte precursor cells. …

Mar 3, 2016 · Here, we will first review the characteristics of NG2 protein and NG2 expressing OPCs and then discuss the role of NG2 protein in relation to gliomas and the possibility of using NG2 as a therapeutic target.