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The myelin protein MAL affects peripheral nerve myelination : a new player influencing p75 neurotrophin receptor expression

Buser, A. M. and Schmid, D. and Kern, F. and Erne, B. and Lazzati, T. and Schaeren-Wiemers, N.. (2009) The myelin protein MAL affects peripheral nerve myelination : a new player influencing p75 neurotrophin receptor expression. The European journal of neuroscience : EJN, Vol. 29, H. 12. pp. 2276-2290.

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Abstract

The myelin and lymphocyte protein (MAL) is a raft-associated membrane protein predominantly expressed by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells. Here we show that MAL regulates myelination in the peripheral nervous system. In mice overexpressing MAL, myelination was retarded and fibers were hypomyelinated, whereas myelination in MAL knockout mice was accelerated. This was not due to impaired Schwann cell proliferation, differentiation or axonal sorting. We found that the expression level of p75 neurotrophin receptor mRNA and protein was strongly reduced in developing sciatic nerves in MAL-overexpressing mice. This reduction is well correlated with the observed alterations in myelination initiation, speed of myelination and alterations in Remak bundle development. Our results suggest a functional role for MAL in peripheral myelination by influencing the expression of membrane components that mediate axon-glia interaction during ensheathment and myelin wrapping.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Neurobiology (Schaeren-Wiemers)
UniBasel Contributors:Schaeren-Wiemers, Nicole
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Blackwell
ISSN:0953-816X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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