Nf1mutation disrupts activity-dependent oligodendroglial plasticity and motor learning in mice

Autor: Pan, Yuan, Hysinger, Jared D., Yalçın, Belgin, Lennon, James J., Byun, Youkyeong Gloria, Raghavan, Preethi, Schindler, Nicole F., Anastasaki, Corina, Chatterjee, Jit, Ni, Lijun, Xu, Haojun, Malacon, Karen, Jahan, Samin M., Ivec, Alexis E., Aghoghovwia, Benjamin E., Mount, Christopher W., Nagaraja, Surya, Scheaffer, Suzanne, Attardi, Laura D., Gutmann, David H., Monje, Michelle
Zdroj: Nature Neuroscience; 20240101, Issue: Preprints p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: Neurogenetic disorders, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), can cause cognitive and motor impairments, traditionally attributed to intrinsic neuronal defects such as disruption of synaptic function. Activity-regulated oligodendroglial plasticity also contributes to cognitive and motor functions by tuning neural circuit dynamics. However, the relevance of oligodendroglial plasticity to neurological dysfunction in NF1 is unclear. Here we explore the contribution of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) to pathological features of the NF1 syndrome in mice. Both male and female littermates (4–24 weeks of age) were used equally in this study. We demonstrate that mice with global or OPC-specific Nf1heterozygosity exhibit defects in activity-dependent oligodendrogenesis and harbor focal OPC hyperdensities with disrupted homeostatic OPC territorial boundaries. These OPC hyperdensities develop in a cell-intrinsic Nf1mutation-specific manner due to differential PI3K/AKT activation. OPC-specific Nf1loss impairs oligodendroglial differentiation and abrogates the normal oligodendroglial response to neuronal activity, leading to impaired motor learning performance. Collectively, these findings show that Nf1mutation delays oligodendroglial development and disrupts activity-dependent OPC function essential for normal motor learning in mice.
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