Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is a Nogo receptor ligand that inhibits neurite outgrowth

Kevin C. Wang, Vuk Koprivica, Jieun A. Kim, Rajeev Sivasankaran, Yong Guo, Rachel L. Neve and Zhigang He ()
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Kevin C. Wang: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Vuk Koprivica: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Jieun A. Kim: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Rajeev Sivasankaran: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Yong Guo: Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Rachel L. Neve: Harvard Medical School
Zhigang He: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Nature, 2002, vol. 417, issue 6892, 941-944

Abstract: Abstract The inhibitory activity associated with myelin is a major obstacle for successful axon regeneration in the adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS)1,2. In addition to myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG)3,4 and Nogo-A5,6,7, available evidence suggests the existence of additional inhibitors in CNS myelin8. We show here that a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored CNS myelin protein, oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp), is a potent inhibitor of neurite outgrowth in cultured neurons. Like Nogo-A, OMgp contributes significantly to the inhibitory activity associated with CNS myelin. To further elucidate the mechanisms that mediate this inhibitory activity of OMgp, we screened an expression library and identified the Nogo receptor (NgR)9 as a high-affinity OMgp-binding protein. Cleavage of NgR and other GPI-linked proteins from the cell surface renders axons of dorsal root ganglia insensitive to OMgp. Introduction of exogenous NgR confers OMgp responsiveness to otherwise insensitive neurons. Thus, OMgp is an important inhibitor of neurite outgrowth that acts through NgR and its associated receptor complex. Interfering with the OMgp/NgR pathway may allow lesioned axons to regenerate after injury in vivo.

Date: 2002
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