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. 2024 Nov-Dec:140:100819.
doi: 10.1016/j.diff.2024.100819. Epub 2024 Nov 8.

Cspg4 sculpts oligodendrocyte precursor cell morphology

Samantha Bromley-Coolidge  1 , Diego Iruegas  1 , Bruce Appel  2
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Cspg4 sculpts oligodendrocyte precursor cell morphology

Samantha Bromley-Coolidge et al. Differentiation. 2024 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides critical biochemical and structural cues that regulate neural development. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs), a major ECM component, have been implicated in modulating oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) proliferation, migration, and maturation, but their specific roles in oligodendrocyte lineage cell (OLC) development and myelination in vivo remain poorly understood. Here, we use zebrafish as a model system to investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of ECM deposition and CSPG localization during central nervous system (CNS) development, with a focus on their relationship to OLCs. We demonstrate that ECM components, including CSPGs, are dynamically expressed in distinct spatiotemporal patterns coinciding with OLC development and myelination. We found that zebrafish lacking cspg4 function produced normal numbers of OLCs, which appeared to undergo proper differentiation. However, OPC morphology in mutant larvae was aberrant. Nevertheless, the number and length of myelin sheaths produced by mature oligodendrocytes were unaffected. These data indicate that Cspg4 regulates OPC morphogenesis in vivo, supporting the role of the ECM in neural development.

Keywords: Extracellular matrix; Glia; Myelination; Neural cell differentiation; Neural cell fate; Zebrafish.

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