{"title":"Choline transporters fueling the great myelin expansion.","authors":"Aksheev Bhambri, Lu O Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.tins.2025.12.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myelin formation involves massive lipid production, which requires extensive choline uptake and metabolism. Highlighting two recent studies conducted by Liu et al. and Chen et al., we discuss the identification of Slc44a1 as the primary oligodendrocyte choline transporter. These findings establish choline import as an evolutionarily conserved checkpoint for oligodendrocyte differentiation and central nervous system myelination.</p>","PeriodicalId":23325,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":15.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in Neurosciences","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2025.12.001","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/12/31 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Myelin formation involves massive lipid production, which requires extensive choline uptake and metabolism. Highlighting two recent studies conducted by Liu et al. and Chen et al., we discuss the identification of Slc44a1 as the primary oligodendrocyte choline transporter. These findings establish choline import as an evolutionarily conserved checkpoint for oligodendrocyte differentiation and central nervous system myelination.
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For over four decades, Trends in Neurosciences (TINS) has been a prominent source of inspiring reviews and commentaries across all disciplines of neuroscience. TINS is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal, and its articles are curated by the Editor and authored by leading researchers in their respective fields. The journal communicates exciting advances in brain research, serves as a voice for the global neuroscience community, and highlights the contribution of neuroscientific research to medicine and society.