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Beta1-integrin signaling mediates premyelinating oligodendrocyte survival but is not required for CNS myelination and remyelination

Benninger, Yves and Colognato, Holly and Thurnherr, Tina and Franklin, Robin J. M. and Leone, Dino P. and Atanasoski, Suzana and Nave, Klaus-Armin and Ffrench-Constant, Charles and Suter, Ueli and Relvas, João B.. (2006) Beta1-integrin signaling mediates premyelinating oligodendrocyte survival but is not required for CNS myelination and remyelination. Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, Vol. 26, H. 29. pp. 7665-7673.

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Abstract

Previous reports, including transplantation experiments using dominant-negative inhibition of beta1-integrin signaling in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, suggested that beta1-integrin signaling is required for myelination. Here, we test this hypothesis using conditional ablation of the beta1-integrin gene in oligodendroglial cells during the development of the CNS. This approach allowed us to study oligodendroglial beta1-integrin signaling in the physiological environment of the CNS, circumventing the potential drawbacks of a dominant-negative approach. We found that beta1-integrin signaling has a much more limited role than previously expected. Although it was involved in stage-specific oligodendrocyte cell survival, beta1-integrin signaling was not required for axon ensheathment and myelination per se. We also found that, in the spinal cord, remyelination occurred normally in the absence of beta1-integrin. We conclude that, although beta1-integrin may still contribute to other aspects of oligodendrocyte biology, it is not essential for myelination and remyelination in the CNS.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Former Units at DBM > Cellular Neurobiology (Atanasoski)
UniBasel Contributors:Atanasoski, Suzana
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Society for Neuroscience
ISSN:0270-6474
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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