Journal
BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 1638, Issue -, Pages 161-166Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.003
Keywords
NG2; OPC; Cleavage; Secretase; CTF; ICD; LNS; Neuromodulation; Synapse; Glutamate; LTP; Schizophrenia
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [TR 1008/1-1, TR1008/2-1, CRC TRR 128/1, GRK1044/2]
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In the normal mammalian CNS, the NG2 proteoglycan is expressed by oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC) but not by any other neural cell-type. NG2 is a type-1 membrane protein, exerting multiple roles in the CNS including intracellular signaling within the OPC, with effects on migration, cytoskeleton interaction and target gene regulation. It has been recently shown that the extracellular region of NG2, in addition to an adhesive function, acts as a soluble ECM component with the capacity to alter defined neuronal network properties. This region of NG2 is thus endowed with neuromodulatory properties. In order to generate biologically active fragments yielding these properties, the sequential cleavage of the NG2 protein by alpha- and gamma-secretases occurs. The basal level of constitutive cleavage is stimulated by neuronal network activity. This processing leads to 4 major NG2 fragments which all have been associated with distinct biological functions. Here we summarize these functions, focusing on recent discoveries and their implications for the CNS. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:NG2-glia(Invited only). (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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