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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
卷 30, 期 2, 页码 397-406出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-01091-z
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The expression of the deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) dependence receptor is upregulated in the traumatically injured brain, while the expression of its ligand netrin-1 is downregulated. Administration of netrin-1 can prevent oligodendrocyte cell death and improve motor function and myelin integrity after brain injury.
Hallmark pathological features of brain trauma are axonal degeneration and demyelination because myelin-producing oligodendrocytes (OLs) are particularly vulnerable to injury-induced death signals. To reveal mechanisms responsible for this OL loss, we examined a novel class of death receptors called dependence receptors (DepRs). DepRs initiate pro-death signals in the absence of their respective ligand(s), yet little is known about their role after injury. Here, we investigated whether the deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) DepR contributes to OL loss after brain injury. We found that administration of its netrin-1 ligand is sufficient to block OL cell death. We also show that upon acute injury, DCC is upregulated while netrin-1 is downregulated in perilesional tissues. Moreover, after genetically silencing pro-death activity using DCCD1290N mutant mice, we observed greater OL survival, greater myelin integrity, and improved motor function. Our findings uncover a novel role for the netrin-1/DCC pathway in regulating OL loss in the traumatically injured brain.
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