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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are major epigenetic regulators. We show that HDAC1 and HDAC2 functions are critical for myelination of the peripheral nervous system. Using mouse genetics, we have ablated Hdac1 and Hdac2 specifically in Schwann cells, resulting in massive Schwann cell loss and virtual absence of myelin in mutant sciatic nerves. Expression of Sox10 and Krox20, the main transcriptional regulators of Schwann cell myelination, was greatly reduced. We demonstrate that in Schwann cells, HDAC1 and HDAC2 exert specific primary functions: HDAC2 activates the transcriptional program of myelination in synergy with Sox10, whereas HDAC1 controls Schwann cell survival by regulating the levels of active ?-catenin.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1546-1726
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
429-36
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Histone Deacetylase 1, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Histone Deacetylase 2, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Nerve Fibers, Myelinated, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-SOXE Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Schwann Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Sciatic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:21423190-beta Catenin
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
HDAC1 and HDAC2 control the transcriptional program of myelination and the survival of Schwann cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. claire.jacob@cell.biol.ethz.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't