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p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase is required for central nervous system myelination

✍ Scribed by Gabriela Fragoso; Jeffery D. Haines; Janice Roberston; Liliana Pedraza; Walter E. Mushynski; Guillermina Almazan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
677 KB
Volume
55
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-1491

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Abstract

The p38 MAPKs are a family of kinases that regulate a number of cellular functions including cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Here, we report that p38 regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation. Inhibition of p38 with PD169316 and SB203580 prevented accumulation of protein and mRNA of cell‐stage specific markers characteristic of differentiated oligodendrocytes, including myelin basic protein, myelin‐associated glycoprotein, and the glycosphingolipids, galactosylceramide and sulfatide. In addition, the cell cycle regulator p27^kip1^ and the transcription factor Sox10 were also significantly reduced. Most significantly, p38 inhibitors completely and irreversibly blocked myelination of dorsal root ganglion neurons by oligodendrocytes and prevented the axolemmal organization of the axo‐glial adhesion molecule Caspr. Our results suggest a role(s) for this kinase in key regulatory steps in the maturation of OLGs and initiation of myelination. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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