AXON-MYELIN TRANSFER OF GLYCEROL-LABELED LIPIDS AND INORGANIC-PHOSPHATE DURING AXONAL-TRANSPORT
AXON-MYELIN TRANSFER OF GLYCEROL-LABELED LIPIDS AND INORGANIC-PHOSPHATE DURING AXONAL-TRANSPORT
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(83)90136-1
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
HALEY, JE
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作者:
LEDEEN, RW;HALEY, JE
Axon-to-myelin transfer of lipids and lipid precursors was studied in the rabbit optic system by intraocular injection of [32P]orthophosphate, [14C]glycerol and [3H]glycerol. Choline and ethanolamine phosphoglycerides and myelin showed increasing [32P]-radioactivity between 7-21 days following injection; [3H]- and [14C]-radioactivities remained relatively constant. The latter radioactivities decreased in all the axon- and axolemma-enriched fractions during the same period. These findings support the concept that a portion of substances undergoing axonal transport enters the pool of myelin lipids by 2 mechanisms: transcellular transfer of intact lipid and axon-myelin transfer of precursors which are reutilized for lipid biosynthesis by myelin-localized enzymes. This study shows that Pi, possibly generated by catabolic activity within the axon, is able to enter myelin and participate in the reutilization mechanism as previously described for serine, choline and acyl chains. The relative invariance of the 3H:14C ratio suggested that the majority of glycerol is not reutilized in this manner but probably entered myelin through transfer of intact lipid. These and earlier results suggest a possible form of metabolic dependence of myelin on trophic substances from the axon.