β1-integrin signaling mediates premyelinating oligodendrocyte survival but is not required for CNS myelination and remyelination
β1-integrin signaling mediates premyelinating oligodendrocyte survival but is not required for CNS myelination and remyelination
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DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.0444-06.2006
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发表时间:
2006-07-19
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Relvas, Joao B.
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作者:
Benninger, Yves;Colognato, Holly;Relvas, Joao B.
Previous reports, including transplantation experiments using dominant-negative inhibition of beta 1-integrin signaling in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, suggested that beta 1-integrin signaling is required for myelination. Here, we test this hypothesis using conditional ablation of the beta 1-integrin gene in oligodendroglial cells during the development of the CNS. This approach allowed us to study oligodendroglial beta 1-integrin signaling in the physiological environment of the CNS, circumventing the potential drawbacks of a dominant-negative approach. We found that beta 1-integrin signaling has a much more limited role than previously expected. Although it was involved in stage-specific oligodendrocyte cell survival, beta 1-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 beta 1-integrin. We conclude that, although beta 1-integrin may still contribute to other aspects of oligodendrocyte biology, it is not essential for myelination and remyelination in the CNS.