Cell type (E6-E10) | cRet | GFRα1 | GFRα2 | GFRα4 | cMet | TrkB | TrkC | CNTFRα | p75 | LIFRβ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schwann cells | − | − | +a | + | − | − | − | − | + | + |
Fibroblasts | + | + | − | − | − | − | +a | + | − | − |
Myoblasts | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | + |
GFRα2 and GFRα4 transcripts are found in RNA extracts of the peripheral nerve, but it is not certain whether the expression of these molecules is by Schwann cells or by fibroblasts.
↵ a Also in fibroblasts within nerve (1E8 negative).