Article abstract
Nature Neuroscience 10, 990 - 1002 (2007)
Published online: 8 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nn1938
A functional role for EGFR signaling in myelination and remyelination
Adan Aguirre1, Jeff L Dupree2, J M Mangin1 & Vittorio Gallo1
Abstract
Cellular strategies for oligodendrocyte regeneration and remyelination involve characterizing endogenous neural progenitors that are capable of generating oligodendrocytes during normal development and after demyelination, and identifying the molecular signals that enhance oligodendrogenesis from these progenitors. Using both gain- and loss-of-function approaches, we explored the role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in adult myelin repair and in oligodendrogenesis. We show that 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) promoter–driven overexpression of human EGFR (hEGFR) accelerated remyelination and functional recovery following focal demyelination of mouse corpus callosum. Lesion repopulation by Cspg4+ (also known as NG2) Ascl1+ (also known as Mash1) Olig2+ progenitors and functional remyelination were accelerated in CNP-hEGFR mice compared with wild-type mice. EGFR overexpression in subventricular zone (SVZ) and corpus callosum during early postnatal development also expanded this NG2+Mash1+Olig2+ progenitor population and promoted SVZ-to-lesion migration, enhancing oligodendrocyte generation and axonal myelination. Analysis of hypomorphic EGFR-mutant mice confirmed that EGFR signaling regulates oligodendrogenesis and remyelination by NG2+Mash1+Olig2+ progenitors. EGFR targeting holds promise for enhancing oligodendrocyte regeneration and myelin repair.
- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010-2970, USA.
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Box 980709, Richmond, VA 23298-0709, USA.
Correspondence to: Vittorio Gallo1 e-mail: vgallo@cnmcresearch.org
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