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Antisense suppression of tau in cultured rat oligodendrocytes inhibits process formation

✍ Scribed by David Gordon; Grahame J. Kidd; Ross Smith

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
311 KB
Volume
86
Category
Article
ISSN
0360-4012

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Abstract

The microtubule‐associated protein tau is integral to neuronal process development and has a role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative conditions. We examined possible roles for tau in cultured oligodendrocyte process formation by using antisense oligonucleotide treatment. Inhibition of tau synthesis with single oligonucleotides resulted in decreased tau protein levels and significantly shorter cellular processes. Simultaneous use of two nonoverlapping oligonucleotides caused a major reduction in tau levels and severely inhibited process outgrowth. The timing of oligonucleotide addition to oligodendrocyte cultures was important, with addition of antisense at the time of plating into culture having the most significant effect on morphology through reduction of tau expression. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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