Abstract
Myelinating Schwann cells regulate the localization of ion channels on the surface of the axons they ensheath. This function depends on adhesion complexes that are positioned at specific membrane domains along the myelin unit. Here we show that the precise localization of internodal proteins depends on the expression of the cytoskeletal adapter protein 4.1G in Schwann cells. Deletion of 4.1G in mice resulted in aberrant distribution of both glial adhesion molecules and axonal proteins that were present along the internodes. In wild-type nerves, juxtaparanodal proteins (i.e., Kv1 channels, Caspr2, and TAG-1) were concentrated throughout the internodes in a double strand that flanked paranodal junction components (i.e., Caspr, contactin, and NF155), and apposes the inner mesaxon of the myelin sheath. In contrast, in 4.1G-/- mice, these proteins "piled up" at the juxtaparanodal region or aggregated along the internodes. These findings suggest that protein 4.1G contributes to the organization of the internodal axolemma by targeting and/or maintaining glial transmembrane proteins along the axoglial interface.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 337-344 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Cell Biology |
Volume | 196 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Feb 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Minerva Foundation; National Institutes of Health [NS50220, NS37475]; National Multiple Sclerosis Society [RG3618]; Israel Science Foundation; Max Planck Society; Moskowitz Center for Bio-Nano Imaging at the Weizmann InstituteThis work was supported by the Minerva Foundation, National Institutes of Health (NS50220 to E. Peles and NS37475 to J. Rosenbluth), the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (grant RG3618), the Israel Science Foundation, the Max Planck Society, and the Moskowitz Center for Bio-Nano Imaging at the Weizmann Institute. E. Peles is the Incumbent of the Hanna Hertz Professorial Chair for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroscience.All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cell Biology