Actin polymerization is essential for myelin sheath fragmentation during Wallerian degeneration.
Actin polymerization is essential for myelin sheath fragmentation during Wallerian degeneration.
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肌动蛋白聚合对于沃勒利变性期间的髓鞘片段化至关重要。
DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.4537-10.2011
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2011-02-09
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Park HT
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Jung J;Cai W;Lee HK;Pellegatta M;Shin YK;Jang SY;Suh DJ;Wrabetz L;Feltri ML;Park HT
The mechanisms that trigger Wallerian degeneration (WD) of peripheral nerves after injury are not well understood. During the early period of WD, fragmentation of myelin into ovoid structures occurs near the Schmidt-Lantermann incisures (SLI), a noncompact region of the myelin sheath containing autotypical adherens junction. In this study, we found that new F-actin polymerization occurs in the SLI of mouse sciatic nerves after injury and that its inhibition prevented not only the degradation of E-cadherin in the SLI but also myelin ovoid formation. However, the inhibition of actin polymerization could not block Schwann cell dedifferentiation. The activation of Rac GTPase was observed in the distal stump of the injured nerves, and a specific Rac inhibitor, a dominant negative Rac and Rac1-RNAi blocked myelin ovoid formation. Together, these findings suggest that dynamic changes in actin in the SLI are essential for initiation of demyelination after peripheral nerve injury.