The myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein directly binds nerve growth factor to modulate central axon circuitry

Autor: David D. McKemy, Jonah R. Chan, Sarah Jahn, H.-Christian von Büdingen, Feng Mei, Yun-An A Shen, Hugh H. Reid, Ariele L. Greenfield
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Journal of Cell Biology
Chan, Jonah; von, H-C; Mei, F; Greenfield, A; Jahn, S; Shen, Y-AA; et al.(2015). The myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein directly binds nerve growth factor to modulate central axon circuitry. UC San Francisco: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9td8q9wz
ISSN: 1540-8140
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Popis: Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, expressed on the outermost lamellae of the myelin sheath, is a novel and specific binding partner for NGF that may modulate local concentrations of the neurotrophin in the spinal cord microenvironment.
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is a central nervous system myelin-specific molecule expressed on the outer lamellae of myelin. To date, the exact function of MOG has remained unknown, with MOG knockout mice displaying normal myelin ultrastructure and no apparent specific phenotype. In this paper, we identify nerve growth factor (NGF) as a binding partner for MOG and demonstrate that this interaction is capable of sequestering NGF from TrkA-expressing neurons to modulate axon growth and survival. Deletion of MOG results in aberrant sprouting of nociceptive neurons in the spinal cord. Binding of NGF to MOG may offer widespread implications into mechanisms that underlie pain pathways.
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