Chordin-induced lineage plasticity of adult SVZ neuroblasts after demyelination

Beata Jablonska, Adan Aguirre, Matthew Raymond, Gabor Szabo, Yasuji Kitabatake, Kurt A. Sailor, Guo Li Ming, Hongjun Song, Vittorio Gallo

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Abstract

The mechanisms that regulate the developmental potential of adult neural progenitor populations under physiological and pathological conditions remain poorly defined. Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65)-and Doublecortin (Dcx)-expressing cells constitute major progenitor populations in the adult mouse subventricular zone (SVZ). Under normal physiological conditions, SVZ-derived GAD65-positive and Dcx-positive cells expressed the transcription factor Pax6 and migrated along the rostral migratory stream to the olfactory bulb to generate interneurons. After lysolecithin-induced demyelination of corpus callosum, however, these cells altered their molecular and cellular properties and migratory path. Demyelination upregulated chordin in the SVZ, which redirected GAD65-positive and Dcx-positive progenitors from neuronal to glial fates, generating new oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum. Our findings suggest that the lineage plasticity of SVZ progenitor cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy for diseased or injured brain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)541-550
Number of pages10
JournalNature Neuroscience
Volume13
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)

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