Myelination in the absence of myelin-associated glycoprotein.
Nature
; 369(6483): 747-50, 1994 Jun 30.
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ABSTRACT
The hypothesis that myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) initiates myelin formation is based in part on observations that MAG has an adhesive role in interactions between oligodendrocytes and neurons. Furthermore, the over- or underexpression of MAG in transfected Schwann cells in vitro leads to accelerated myelination or hypomyelination, respectively. Here we test this idea by creating a null mutation in the mag locus and deriving mice that are totally deficient in MAG expression at the RNA and protein level. In adult mutant animals the degree of myelination and its compaction are normal, whereas the organization of the periaxonal region is partially impaired. Mutant animals show a subtle intention tremor. Our findings do not support the widely held view that MAG is critical for myelin formation but rather indicate that MAG is necessary for maintenance of the cytoplasmic collar and periaxonal space of myelinated fibres.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas de la Mielina
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Vaina de Mielina
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nature
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá