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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 284, 期 5, 页码 2957-2966出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M803191200
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
- Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare
- Research for Evolutional Science and Technology
- Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Remyelination is an important aspect of nerve regeneration after nerve injury, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we show that meltrin-beta(ADAM19), a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family, plays crucial roles in nerve regeneration after a crush injury to the sciatic nerves. The expression of meltrin-beta was up-regulated in neurons after the crush injury. Morphometrical analysis revealed a delay in remyelination in meltrin-beta-deficient nerves, whereas no significant defects were observed in their axon elongation. The activation of Krox-20, an indispensable transcription factor for myelination, was delayed in meltrin-beta-deficient nerves and was accompanied by the retarded expression of myelin-related proteins. Expression of Krox-20 in Schwann cells was mediated by Akt. Phosphorylation of Akt but not that of Erks was reduced in regenerating nerves of meltrin-beta-deficient mice. The cell membrane fraction prepared from meltrin-beta-deficient nerves showed a defective activation of Akt in the membrane-loaded Schwann cells. Meltrin-beta-deficient mice exhibited delayed sciatic functional recovery after the nerve crush. Altogether, these results reveal a role of meltrin-beta in Schwann cell differentiation and re-myelination in nerve regeneration. Moreover, this study suggests that meltrin-beta functions as a modulator of juxtacrine signaling from axons that activate the Akt pathway and the Krox-20 expression, which is the prerequisite for Schwann cell differentiation.
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