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Li D, Yang K, Li J, Xu X, Gong L, Yue S, Wei H, Yue Z, Wu Y, Yin S. Single-cell sequencing reveals glial cell involvement in development of neuropathic pain via myelin sheath lesion formation in the spinal cord. J Neuroinflammation 2024; 21:213. [PMID: 39217340 PMCID: PMC11365210 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03207-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Neuropathic pain (NP), which results from injury or lesion of the somatosensory nervous system, is intimately associated with glial cells. The roles of microglia and astrocytes in NP have been broadly described, while studies on oligodendrocytes have largely focused on axonal myelination. The mechanisms of oligodendrocytes and their interactions with other glial cells in NP development remain uncertain. METHODS To explore the function of the interaction of the three glial cells and their interactions on myelin development in NP, we evaluated changes in NP and myelin morphology after a chronic constriction injury (CCI) model in mice, and used single-cell sequencing to reveal the subpopulations characteristics of oligodendrocytes, microglia, and astrocytes in the spinal cord tissues, as well as their relationship with myelin lesions; the proliferation and differentiation trajectories of oligodendrocyte subpopulations were also revealed using pseudotime cell trajectory and RNA velocity analysis. In addition, we identified chemokine ligand-receptor pairs between glial cells by cellular communication and verified them using immunofluorescence. RESULTS Our study showed that NP peaked on day 7 after CCI in mice, a time at which myelin lesions were present in both the spinal cord and sciatic nerve. Oligodendrocytes, microglia, and astrocytes subpopulations in spinal cord tissue were heterogeneous after CCI and all were involved in suppressing the process of immune defense and myelin production. In addition, the differentiation trajectory of oligodendrocytes involved a unidirectional lattice process of OPC-1-Oligo-9, which was arrested at the Oligo-2 stage under the influence of microglia and astrocytes. And the CADM1-CADM1, NRP1-VEGFA interactions between glial cells are enhanced after CCI and they had a key role in myelin lesions and demyelination. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals the close relationship between the differentiation block of oligodendrocytes after CCI and their interaction with microglia and astrocytes-mediated myelin lesions and NP. CADM1/CADM1 and NRP-1/VEGFA may serve as potential therapeutic targets for use in the treatment of NP.
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- Danyang Li
- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
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- Rehabilitation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
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- UDI department, 325 Paramount Drive, Johnson&Johnson, Raynham, MA, 02375, USA
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- UDI department, 325 Paramount Drive, Johnson&Johnson, Raynham, MA, 02375, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
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Senevirathne G, Shubin NH. Molecular basis of urostyle development in frogs: genes and gene regulation underlying an evolutionary novelty. Open Biol 2024; 14:240111. [PMID: 39191278 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.240111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Evolutionary novelties entail the origin of morphologies that enable new functions. These features can arise through changes to gene function and regulation. One key novelty is the fused rod at the end of the vertebral column in anurans, the urostyle. This feature is composed of a coccyx and a hypochord, both of which ossify during metamorphosis. To elucidate the genetic basis of these features, we used laser capture microdissection of these tissues and did RNA-seq and ATAC-seq at three developmental stages in tadpoles of Xenopus tropicalis. RNA-seq reveals that the coccyx and hypochord have two different molecular signatures. Neuronal (TUBB3) and muscle markers (MYH3) are upregulated in coccygeal tissues, whereas T-box genes (TBXT, TBXT.2), corticosteroid stress hormones (CRCH.1) and matrix metallopeptidases (MMP1, MMP8 and MMP13) are upregulated in the hypochord. ATAC-seq reveals potential regulatory regions that are observed in proximity to candidate genes that regulate ossification identified from RNA-seq. Even though an ossifying hypochord is only present in anurans, this ossification between the vertebral column and the notochord resembles a congenital vertebral anomaly seen prenatally in humans caused by an ectopic expression of the TBXT/TBXT.2 gene. This work opens the way to functional studies that can elucidate anuran bauplan evolution.
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- Gayani Senevirathne
- Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University , Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division , Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division , Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Shih HY, Raas Q, Bonkowsky JL. Progress in leukodystrophies with zebrafish. Dev Growth Differ 2024; 66:21-34. [PMID: 38239149 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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Inherited leukodystrophies are genetic disorders characterized by abnormal white matter in the central nervous system. Although individually rare, there are more than 400 distinct types of leukodystrophies with a cumulative incidence of 1 in 4500 live births. The pathophysiology of most leukodystrophies is poorly understood, there are treatments for only a few, and there is significant morbidity and mortality, suggesting a critical need for improvements in this field. A variety of animal, cell, and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived models have been developed for leukodystrophies, but with significant limitations in all models. Many leukodystrophies lack animal models, and extant models often show no or mixed recapitulation of key phenotypes. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) have become increasingly used as disease models for studying leukodystrophies due to their early onset of disease phenotypes and conservation of molecular and neurobiological mechanisms. Here, we focus on reviewing new zebrafish disease models for leukodystrophy or models with recent progress. This includes discussion of leukodystrophy with vanishing white matter disease, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger spectrum disorders and peroxisomal disorders, PSAP deficiency, metachromatic leukodystrophy, Krabbe disease, hypomyelinating leukodystrophy-8/4H leukodystrophy, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, RNASET2-deficient cystic leukoencephalopathy, hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids-1 (CSF1R-related leukoencephalopathy), and ultra-rare leukodystrophies. Zebrafish models offer important potentials for the leukodystrophy field, including testing of new variants in known genes; establishing causation of newly discovered genes; and early lead compound identification for therapies. There are also unrealized opportunities to use humanized zebrafish models which have been sparsely explored.
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- Hung-Yu Shih
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Utah Tech University, Saint George, Utah, USA
- Center for Precision & Functional Genomics, Utah Tech University, Saint George, Utah, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Laboratory of Translational Research for Neurological Disorders, Imagine Institute, Université de Paris, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Center for Personalized Medicine, Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Wu L, Lambert JD. Clade-specific genes and the evolutionary origin of novelty; new tools in the toolkit. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2023; 145:52-59. [PMID: 35659164 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Clade-specific (a.k.a. lineage-specific) genes are very common and found at all taxonomic levels and in all clades examined. They can arise by duplication of previously existing genes, which can involve partial truncations or combinations with other protein domains or regulatory sequences. They can also evolve de novo from non-coding sequences, leading to potentially truly novel protein domains. Finally, since clade-specific genes are generally defined by lack of sequence homology with other proteins, they can also arise by sequence evolution that is rapid enough that previous sequence homology can no longer be detected. In such cases, where the rapid evolution is followed by constraint, we consider them to be ontologically non-novel but likely novel at a functional level. In general, clade-specific genes have received less attention from biologists but there are increasing numbers of fascinating examples of their roles in important traits. Here we review some selected recent examples, and argue that attention to clade-specific genes is an important corrective to the focus on the conserved developmental regulatory toolkit that has been the habit of evo-devo as a field. Finally, we discuss questions that arise about the evolution of clade-specific genes, and how these might be addressed by future studies. We highlight the hypothesis that clade-specific genes are more likely to be involved in synapomorphies that arose in the stem group where they appeared, compared to other genes.
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- Longjun Wu
- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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Gould R, Brady S. Identifying mRNAs Residing in Myelinating Oligodendrocyte Processes as a Basis for Understanding Internode Autonomy. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:945. [PMID: 37109474 PMCID: PMC10142070 DOI: 10.3390/life13040945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In elaborating and maintaining myelin sheaths on multiple axons/segments, oligodendrocytes distribute translation of some proteins, including myelin basic protein (MBP), to sites of myelin sheath assembly, or MSAS. As mRNAs located at these sites are selectively trapped in myelin vesicles during tissue homogenization, we performed a screen to identify some of these mRNAs. To confirm locations, we used real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), to measure mRNA levels in myelin (M) and 'non-myelin' pellet (P) fractions, and found that five (LPAR1, TRP53INP2, TRAK2, TPPP, and SH3GL3) of thirteen mRNAs were highly enriched in myelin (M/P), suggesting residences in MSAS. Because expression by other cell-types will increase p-values, some MSAS mRNAs might be missed. To identify non-oligodendrocyte expression, we turned to several on-line resources. Although neurons express TRP53INP2, TRAK2 and TPPP mRNAs, these expressions did not invalidate recognitions as MSAS mRNAs. However, neuronal expression likely prevented recognition of KIF1A and MAPK8IP1 mRNAs as MSAS residents and ependymal cell expression likely prevented APOD mRNA assignment to MSAS. Complementary in situ hybridization (ISH) is recommended to confirm residences of mRNAs in MSAS. As both proteins and lipids are synthesized in MSAS, understanding myelination should not only include efforts to identify proteins synthesized in MSAS, but also the lipids.
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- Robert Gould
- Whitman Research Center, Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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Wang S, Zhu C, Zhang B, Hu J, Xu J, Xue C, Bao S, Gu X, Ding F, Yang Y, Gu X, Gu Y. BMSC-derived extracellular matrix better optimizes the microenvironment to support nerve regeneration. Biomaterials 2021; 280:121251. [PMID: 34810037 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A favorable microenvironment plays an important role in nerve regeneration. Extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from cultured cells or natural tissues can facilitate nerve regeneration in the presence of various microenvironmental cues, including biochemical, spatial, and biomechanical factors. This study, through proteomics and three-dimensional image analysis, determines that the components and spatial organization of the ECM secreted by bone marrow mesenchymal cells (BMSCs) are more similar to acellular nerves than those of the ECMs derived from Schwann cells (SCs), skin-derived precursor Schwann cells (SKP-SCs), or fibroblasts (FBs). ECM-modified nerve grafts (ECM-NGs) are engineered by co-cultivating BMSCs, SCs, FBs, SKP-SCs with well-designed nerve grafts used to bridge nerve defects. BMSC-ECM-NGs exhibit the most promising nerve repair properties based on the histology, neurophysiology, and behavioral analyses. The regeneration microenvironment formed by the ECM-NGs is also characterized by proteomics, and the advantages of BMSC-ECM-NGs are evidenced by the enhanced expression of factors related to neural regeneration and reduced immune response. Together, these findings indicate that BMSC-derived ECMs create a more superior microenvironment for nerve regeneration than that by the other ECMs and may, therefore, represent a potential alternative for the clinical repair of peripheral nerve defects.
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- Shengran Wang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, JS, 226001, PR China.
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Sohn EJ, Nam YK. The Transcription Factor TFCP2L1 is Associated with Myelination via miR708-5p Regulation in the Peripheral Nerve System. Neurochem Res 2021; 47:434-445. [PMID: 34581937 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in nerve injury and demyelination; however, their functions in peripheral nerves remain unclear. To determine the potential functions of miRNAs, an miRNA array was carried out. Here, miRNA array analysis of neuregulin-treated Schwann cells revealed 18 upregulated (> 2-fold) and 13 downregulated (> 2-fold) miRNAs. After sciatic nerve injury, miR708-5p was highly expressed in neuregulin-treated Schwann cells, whereas it was downregulated during postnatal development. A predicted functional interaction was found between miR708-5p and transcription factor CP2-like protein 1 (TFCP2L1) using a bioinformatics tool. This finding suggested that miR708-5p may regulate TFCP2L1. During sciatic nerve development, TFCP2L1 was upregulated on postnatal days 1 and 4, while it was downregulated after nerve axotomy and crush injury. Notably, TFCP2L1 was upregulated in cAMP-treated Schwann cells. We also found that activity of the myelin protein zero promoter was downregulated in TFCP2L1 siRNA-treated Schwann cells, whereas it was upregulated in TFCP2L1-overexpressing cells. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that TFCP2L1 was localized in Schwann cells. In addition, miR708-5p overexpression promoted migration of Schwann cells, while miR-708-5p inhibitor inhibited migration. miR708-5p inhibitor also blocked the migration of TFCP2L1 siRNA-treated Schwann cells. These findings indicate the functions of miR708-5p in TFCP2L1 regulation in the peripheral nervous system occur via regulation of Schwann cell migration.
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- Eun Jung Sohn
- Department of Convergence Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea
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Farías-Serratos BM, Lazcano I, Villalobos P, Darras VM, Orozco A. Thyroid hormone deficiency during zebrafish development impairs central nervous system myelination. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256207. [PMID: 34403440 PMCID: PMC8370640 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Thyroid hormones are messengers that bind to specific nuclear receptors and regulate a wide range of physiological processes in the early stages of vertebrate embryonic development, including neurodevelopment and myelogenesis. We here tested the effects of reduced T3 availability upon the myelination process by treating zebrafish embryos with low concentrations of iopanoic acid (IOP) to block T4 to T3 conversion. Black Gold II staining showed that T3 deficiency reduced the myelin density in the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and the spinal cord at 3 and 7 dpf. These observations were confirmed in 3 dpf mbp:egfp transgenic zebrafish, showing that the administration of IOP reduced the fluorescent signal in the brain. T3 rescue treatment restored brain myelination and reversed the changes in myelin-related gene expression induced by IOP exposure. NG2 immunostaining revealed that T3 deficiency reduced the amount of oligodendrocyte precursor cells in 3 dpf IOP-treated larvae. Altogether, the present results show that inhibition of T4 to T3 conversion results in hypomyelination, suggesting that THs are part of the key signaling molecules that control the timing of oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelin synthesis from very early stages of brain development.
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro., México
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro., México
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro., México
- Biology Department, Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro., México
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Uusitalo M, Klenow MB, Laulumaa S, Blakeley MP, Simonsen AC, Ruskamo S, Kursula P. Human myelin protein P2: from crystallography to time-lapse membrane imaging and neuropathy-associated variants. FEBS J 2021; 288:6716-6735. [PMID: 34138518 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peripheral myelin protein 2 (P2) is a fatty acid-binding protein expressed in vertebrate peripheral nervous system myelin, as well as in human astrocytes. Suggested functions of P2 include membrane stacking and lipid transport. Mutations in the PMP2 gene, encoding P2, are associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). Recent studies have revealed three novel PMP2 mutations in CMT patients. To shed light on the structure and function of these P2 variants, we used X-ray and neutron crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering, circular dichroism spectroscopy, computer simulations and lipid binding assays. The crystal and solution structures of the I50del, M114T and V115A variants of P2 showed minor differences to the wild-type protein, whereas their thermal stability was reduced. Vesicle aggregation assays revealed no change in membrane stacking characteristics, while the variants showed altered fatty acid binding. Time-lapse imaging of lipid bilayers indicated formation of double-membrane structures induced by P2, which could be related to its function in stacking of two myelin membrane surfaces in vivo. In order to better understand the links between structure, dynamics and function, the crystal structure of perdeuterated P2 was refined from room temperature data using neutrons and X-rays, and the results were compared to simulations and cryocooled crystal structures. Our data indicate similar properties for all known human P2 CMT variants; while crystal structures are nearly identical, thermal stability and function of CMT variants are impaired. Our data provide new insights into the structure-function relationships and dynamics of P2 in health and disease.
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- Maiju Uusitalo
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland.,European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland.,Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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Saiki T, Nakamura N, Miyabe M, Ito M, Minato T, Sango K, Matsubara T, Naruse K. The Effects of Insulin on Immortalized Rat Schwann Cells, IFRS1. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115505. [PMID: 34071138 PMCID: PMC8197103 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Schwann cells play an important role in peripheral nerve function, and their dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy and other demyelinating diseases. The physiological functions of insulin in Schwann cells remain unclear and therefore define the aim of this study. By using immortalized adult Fischer rat Schwann cells (IFRS1), we investigated the mechanism of the stimulating effects of insulin on the cell proliferation and expression of myelin proteins (myelin protein zero (MPZ) and myelin basic protein (MBP). The application of insulin to IFRS1 cells increased the proliferative activity and induced phosphorylation of Akt and ERK, but not P38-MAPK. The proliferative potential of insulin-stimulated IFRS1 was significantly suppressed by the addition of LY294002, a PI3 kinase inhibitor. The insulin-stimulated increase in MPZ expression was significantly suppressed by the addition of PD98059, a MEK inhibitor. Furthermore, insulin-increased MBP expression was significantly suppressed by the addition of LY294002. These findings suggest that both PI3-K/Akt and ERK/MEK pathways are involved in insulin-induced cell growth and upregulation of MPZ and MBP in IFRS1 Schwann cells.
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- Tomokazu Saiki
- Department of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University Dental Hospital, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan; (M.M.); (M.I.); (T.M.); (K.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-52-759-2111; Fax: +81-52-759-2168
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan; (M.M.); (M.I.); (T.M.); (K.N.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan; (M.M.); (M.I.); (T.M.); (K.N.)
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Aichi Gakuin University Dental Hospital, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan;
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- Diabetic Neuropathy Project, Department of Diseases and Infection, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan; (M.M.); (M.I.); (T.M.); (K.N.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan; (M.M.); (M.I.); (T.M.); (K.N.)
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Möbius W, Hümmert S, Ruhwedel T, Kuzirian A, Gould R. New Species Can Broaden Myelin Research: Suitability of Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:136. [PMID: 33670172 PMCID: PMC7916940 DOI: 10.3390/life11020136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although myelinated nervous systems are shared among 60,000 jawed vertebrates, studies aimed at understanding myelination have focused more and more on mice and zebrafish. To obtain a broader understanding of the myelination process, we examined the little skate, Leucoraja erinacea. The reasons behind initiating studies at this time include: the desire to study a species belonging to an out group of other jawed vertebrates; using a species with embryos accessible throughout development; the availability of genome sequences; and the likelihood that mammalian antibodies recognize homologs in the chosen species. We report that the morphological features of myelination in a skate hatchling, a stage that supports complex behavioral repertoires needed for survival, are highly similar in terms of: appearances of myelinating oligodendrocytes (CNS) and Schwann cells (PNS); the way their levels of myelination conform to axon caliber; and their identity in terms of nodal and paranodal specializations. These features provide a core for further studies to determine: axon-myelinating cell communication; the structures of the proteins and lipids upon which myelinated fibers are formed; the pathways used to transport these molecules to sites of myelin assembly and maintenance; and the gene regulatory networks that control their expressions.
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- Wiebke Möbius
- Electron Microscopy Core Unit, Department of Neurogenetics, Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (W.M.); (S.H.); (T.R.)
- Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells (MBExC), University of Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Core Unit, Department of Neurogenetics, Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (W.M.); (S.H.); (T.R.)
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- Electron Microscopy Core Unit, Department of Neurogenetics, Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; (W.M.); (S.H.); (T.R.)
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- Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02540, USA;
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- Whitman Science Center, Marin Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02540, USA
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Roles of Progesterone, Testosterone and Their Nuclear Receptors in Central Nervous System Myelination and Remyelination. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093163. [PMID: 32365806 PMCID: PMC7246940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Progesterone and testosterone, beyond their roles as sex hormones, are neuroactive steroids, playing crucial regulatory functions within the nervous system. Among these, neuroprotection and myelin regeneration are important ones. The present review aims to discuss the stimulatory effects of progesterone and testosterone on the process of myelination and remyelination. These effects have been demonstrated in vitro (i.e., organotypic cultures) and in vivo (cuprizone- or lysolecithin-induced demyelination and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)). Both steroids stimulate myelin formation and regeneration by acting through their respective intracellular receptors: progesterone receptors (PR) and androgen receptors (AR). Activation of these receptors results in multiple events involving direct transcription and translation, regulating general homeostasis, cell proliferation, differentiation, growth and myelination. It also ameliorates immune response as seen in the EAE model, resulting in a significant decrease in inflammation leading to a fast recovery. Although natural progesterone and testosterone have a therapeutic potential, their synthetic derivatives—the 19-norprogesterone (nestorone) and 7α-methyl-nortestosterone (MENT), already used as hormonal contraception or in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapies, may offer enhanced benefits for myelin repair. We summarize here a recent advancement in the field of myelin biology, to treat demyelinating disorders using the natural as well as synthetic analogs of progesterone and testosterone.
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Ruskamo S, Krokengen OC, Kowal J, Nieminen T, Lehtimäki M, Raasakka A, Dandey VP, Vattulainen I, Stahlberg H, Kursula P. Cryo-EM, X-ray diffraction, and atomistic simulations reveal determinants for the formation of a supramolecular myelin-like proteolipid lattice. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:8692-8705. [PMID: 32265298 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Myelin protein P2 is a peripheral membrane protein of the fatty acid-binding protein family that functions in the formation and maintenance of the peripheral nerve myelin sheath. Several P2 gene mutations cause human Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, but the mature myelin sheath assembly mechanism is unclear. Here, cryo-EM of myelin-like proteolipid multilayers revealed an ordered three-dimensional (3D) lattice of P2 molecules between stacked lipid bilayers, visualizing supramolecular assembly at the myelin major dense line. The data disclosed that a single P2 layer is inserted between two bilayers in a tight intermembrane space of ∼3 nm, implying direct interactions between P2 and two membrane surfaces. X-ray diffraction from P2-stacked bicelle multilayers revealed lateral protein organization, and surface mutagenesis of P2 coupled with structure-function experiments revealed a role for both the portal region of P2 and its opposite face in membrane interactions. Atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of P2 on model membrane surfaces suggested that Arg-88 is critical for P2-membrane interactions, in addition to the helical lid domain. Negatively charged lipid headgroups stably anchored P2 on the myelin-like bilayer surface. Membrane binding may be accompanied by opening of the P2 β-barrel structure and ligand exchange with the apposing bilayer. Our results provide an unprecedented view into an ordered, multilayered biomolecular membrane system induced by the presence of a peripheral membrane protein from human myelin. This is an important step toward deciphering the 3D assembly of a mature myelin sheath at the molecular level.
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- Salla Ruskamo
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland; Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA), Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA), Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA), Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland; Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland; Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
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Animal–microbe associations are critical drivers of evolutionary innovation, yet the origin of specialized symbiotic organs remains largely unexplored. We analyzed the genome of Euprymna scolopes, a model cephalopod, and observed large-scale genomic reorganizations compared with the ancestral bilaterian genome. We report distinct evolutionary signatures within the two symbiotic organs of E. scolopes, the light organ (LO) and the accessory nidamental gland (ANG). The LO evolved through subfunctionalization of genes expressed in the eye, indicating a deep evolutionary link between these organs. Alternatively, the ANG was enriched in novel, species-specific orphan genes suggesting these two tissues originated via different evolutionary strategies. These analyses represent the first genomic insights into the evolution of multiple symbiotic organs within a single animal host. Microbes have been critical drivers of evolutionary innovation in animals. To understand the processes that influence the origin of specialized symbiotic organs, we report the sequencing and analysis of the genome of Euprymna scolopes, a model cephalopod with richly characterized host–microbe interactions. We identified large-scale genomic reorganization shared between E. scolopes and Octopus bimaculoides and posit that this reorganization has contributed to the evolution of cephalopod complexity. To reveal genomic signatures of host–symbiont interactions, we focused on two specialized organs of E. scolopes: the light organ, which harbors a monoculture of Vibrio fischeri, and the accessory nidamental gland (ANG), a reproductive organ containing a bacterial consortium. Our findings suggest that the two symbiotic organs within E. scolopes originated by different evolutionary mechanisms. Transcripts expressed in these microbe-associated tissues displayed their own unique signatures in both coding sequences and the surrounding regulatory regions. Compared with other tissues, the light organ showed an abundance of genes associated with immunity and mediating light, whereas the ANG was enriched in orphan genes known only from E. scolopes. Together, these analyses provide evidence for different patterns of genomic evolution of symbiotic organs within a single host.
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Fontenas L, Kucenas S. Motor Exit Point (MEP) Glia: Novel Myelinating Glia That Bridge CNS and PNS Myelin. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:333. [PMID: 30356886 PMCID: PMC6190867 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oligodendrocytes (OLs) and Schwann cells (SCs) have traditionally been thought of as the exclusive myelinating glial cells of the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS), respectively, for a little over a century. However, recent studies demonstrate the existence of a novel, centrally-derived peripheral glial population called motor exit point (MEP) glia, which myelinate spinal motor root axons in the periphery. Until recently, the boundaries that exist between the CNS and PNS, and the cells permitted to cross them, were mostly described based on fixed histological collections and static lineage tracing. Recent work in zebrafish using in vivo, time-lapse imaging has shed light on glial cell interactions at the MEP transition zone and reveals a more complex picture of myelination both centrally and peripherally.
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- Laura Fontenas
- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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Ocklenburg S, Anderson C, Gerding WM, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Raane M, Mädler B, Schlaffke L, Arning L, Epplen JT, Güntürkün O, Beste C, Genç E. Myelin Water Fraction Imaging Reveals Hemispheric Asymmetries in Human White Matter That Are Associated with Genetic Variation in PLP1. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:3999-4012. [PMID: 30242727 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1351-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Myelination of axons in the central nervous system is critical for human cognition and behavior. The predominant protein in myelin is proteolipid protein-making PLP1, the gene that encodes for proteolipid protein, one of the primary candidate genes for white matter structure in the human brain. Here, we investigated the relation of genetic variation within PLP1 and white matter microstructure as assessed with myelin water fraction imaging, a neuroimaging technique that has the advantage over conventional diffusion tensor imaging in that it allows for a more direct assessment of myelin content. We observed significant asymmetries in myelin water fraction that were strongest and rightward in the parietal lobe. Importantly, these parietal myelin water fraction asymmetries were associated with genetic variation in PLP1. These findings support the assumption that genetic variation in PLP1 affects white matter myelination in the healthy human brain.
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- Sebastian Ocklenburg
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Health, ZBAF, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, BG-University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,Faculty of Health, ZBAF, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Mittendorf KF, Marinko JT, Hampton CM, Ke Z, Hadziselimovic A, Schlebach JP, Law CL, Li J, Wright ER, Sanders CR, Ohi MD. Peripheral myelin protein 22 alters membrane architecture. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1700220. [PMID: 28695207 PMCID: PMC5498104 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) is highly expressed in myelinating Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system. PMP22 genetic alterations cause the most common forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTD), which is characterized by severe dysmyelination in the peripheral nerves. However, the functions of PMP22 in Schwann cell membranes remain unclear. We demonstrate that reconstitution of purified PMP22 into lipid vesicles results in the formation of compressed and cylindrically wrapped protein-lipid vesicles that share common organizational traits with compact myelin of peripheral nerves in vivo. The formation of these myelin-like assemblies depends on the lipid-to-PMP22 ratio, as well as on the PMP22 extracellular loops. Formation of the myelin-like assemblies is disrupted by a CMTD-causing mutation. This study provides both a biochemical assay for PMP22 function and evidence that PMP22 directly contributes to membrane organization in compact myelin.
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- Kathleen F. Mittendorf
- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Corresponding author. (M.D.O.); (C.R.S.)
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- Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
- Corresponding author. (M.D.O.); (C.R.S.)
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Laulumaa S, Blakeley MP, Raasakka A, Moulin M, Härtlein M, Kursula P. Production, crystallization and neutron diffraction of fully deuterated human myelin peripheral membrane protein P2. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2015; 71:1391-5. [PMID: 26527266 PMCID: PMC4631588 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x15017902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The molecular details of the formation of the myelin sheath, a multilayered membrane in the nervous system, are to a large extent unknown. P2 is a peripheral membrane protein from peripheral nervous system myelin, which is believed to play a role in this process. X-ray crystallographic studies and complementary experiments have provided information on the structure-function relationships in P2. In this study, a fully deuterated sample of human P2 was produced. Crystals that were large enough for neutron diffraction were grown by a ten-month procedure of feeding, and neutron diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.4 Å from a crystal of 0.09 mm(3) in volume. The neutron crystal structure will allow the positions of H atoms in P2 and its fatty-acid ligand to be visualized, as well as shedding light on the fine details of the hydrogen-bonding networks within the P2 ligand-binding cavity.
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- Saara Laulumaa
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014 Oulu, Finland
- European Spallation Source, Lund, Sweden
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- Large-Scale Structures Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014 Oulu, Finland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Life Sciences Group, Institut Laue–Langevin, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014 Oulu, Finland
- Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
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Myelinated nerve fibers are essential for the rapid propagation of action potentials by saltatory conduction. They form as the result of reciprocal interactions between axons and Schwann cells. Extrinsic signals from the axon, and the extracellular matrix, drive Schwann cells to adopt a myelinating fate, whereas myelination reorganizes the axon for its role in conduction and is essential for its integrity. Here, we review our current understanding of the development, molecular organization, and function of myelinating Schwann cells. Recent findings into the extrinsic signals that drive Schwann cell myelination, their cognate receptors, and the downstream intracellular signaling pathways they activate will be described. Together, these studies provide important new insights into how these pathways converge to activate the transcriptional cascade of myelination and remodel the actin cytoskeleton that is critical for morphogenesis of the myelin sheath.
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- James L Salzer
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016
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Nawaz S, Schweitzer J, Jahn O, Werner HB. Molecular evolution of myelin basic protein, an abundant structural myelin component. Glia 2013; 61:1364-77. [DOI: 10.1002/glia.22520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Schanila Nawaz
- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine; Göttingen; Germany
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- Developmental Biology; Institute of Biology 1; University of Freiburg; Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine; Göttingen; Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine; Göttingen; Germany
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Nanba R, Fujita N, Nagata S. Structure and expression of myelin basic protein gene products in Xenopus laevis. Gene 2010; 459:32-8. [PMID: 20353813 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2010.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Revised: 03/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To study roles of the myelin basic protein (mbp) gene products in nervous system development, cDNA cloning and expression analyses were performed in Xenopus laevis. We cloned cDNAs for XMBP.1 and XMBP.2 encoded by xmbp.1 and xmbp.2 genes, respectively. We also identified xmbp.1 gene transcripts encoding three XGolli (X.laevis gene of the oligodendrocyte lineage) proteins, XBG21.1, XJ37.1, and XTP8.1, which are homologues of mouse BG21, J37, and TP8, respectively. In reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses, the XMBP, XJ37, and XTP8 mRNAs were expressed in brain, ovaries, testes, and/or thymus in frogs and in larvae after hatching. In contrast, the XBG21 mRNA was found fairly ubiquitously in adult tissues, unfertilized eggs and embryos throughout the developmental stages examined. Western blot analyses using three different monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) showed that the central and peripheral myelin contained 20kDa and18.5 kDa XMBP variants. In addition, XMBP was found in thymus by Western blotting and in thymocyte cytoplasm immunocytochemically. However, the XGolli protein, most provably XBG21, was detectable only in testes. The results indicate that the structure of xmbp gene products seems highly conserved among amphibians and mammals, although their expression patterns and thus physiological roles may partially differ. This is the first report that systematically describes the mbp gene products in nonmammalian vertebrates.
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- Reiko Nanba
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Japan Women's University, Mejirodai 2-8-1, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 112-8681, Japan
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