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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) inhibits neurite growth from a neuronal cell line. In this study we show that 60% of axonal growth cones of postnatal day 1 hippocampal neurons collapsed when they encountered polystyrene beads coated with recombinant MAG (rMAG). Such collapse was not observed with denatured rMAG. Neurite growth from rat embryonic hippocampal and neonatal cerebellar neurons was also inhibited about 80% on tissue culture substrates coated with rMAG. To investigate further the inhibitory activity of MAG in myelin, we purified myelin from MAG-deficient mice and separated octylglucoside extracts of myelin by diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) ion-exchange chromatography. Although there was no significant difference in neurite growth on myelin purified from MAG-/- and MAG+/+ mice, differences were observed in the fractionated material. The major inhibitory peak that is associated with MAG in normal mice was significantly reduced in MAG-deficient mice. These results suggest that although MAG contributes significantly to axon growth inhibition associated with myelin, its lack in MAG-deficient mice is masked by other non-MAG inhibitors. Axon regeneration in these mice was also examined after thoracic lesions of the corticospinal tracts. A very small number of anterogradely labeled axons extended up to 13.2 mm past the lesion in MAG-/- mice. Although there is some enhancement of axon generation, the poor growth after spinal cord injury in MAG-/- mice may be due to the presence of other non-MAG inhibitors. The in vitro studies, however, provide the first evidence that MAG modulates growth cone behavior and inhibits neurite growth by causing growth cone collapse.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0360-4012
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
404-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Coloring Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Depression, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Horseradish Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Myelin Sheath, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Nerve Regeneration, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Pyramidal Tracts, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Spinal Cord Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:8950700-Wheat Germ Agglutinins
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Myelin-associated glycoprotein inhibits neurite/axon growth and causes growth cone collapse.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't