PMID- 17544395 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070919 LR - 20211203 IS - 0014-4827 (Print) IS - 0014-4827 (Linking) VI - 313 IP - 13 DP - 2007 Aug 1 TI - Oligodendrocyte ablation affects the coordinated interaction between granule and Purkinje neurons during cerebellum development. PG - 2946-57 AB - Oligodendrocytes (OLs) are the glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS) classically known to be devoted to the formation of myelin sheaths around most axons of the vertebrate brain. We have addressed the role of these cells during cerebellar development, by ablating OLs in vivo. Previous analyses had indicated that OL ablation during the first six postnatal days results into a striking cerebellar phenotype, whose major features are a strong reduction of granule neurons and aberrant Purkinje cells development. These two cell types are highly interconnected during cerebellar development through the production of molecules that help their proliferation, differentiation and maintenance. In this article, we present data showing that OL ablation has major effects on the physiology of Purkinje (PC) and granule cells (GC). In particular, OL ablation results into a reduction of sonic hedgehog (Shh), Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), and Reelin (Rln) expression. These results indicate that absence of OLs profoundly alters the normal cerebellar developmental program. FAU - Collin, Ludovic AU - Collin L AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, 1 rue L Fries 67404, Illkirch, France. FAU - Doretto, Sandrine AU - Doretto S FAU - Malerba, Monica AU - Malerba M FAU - Ruat, Martial AU - Ruat M FAU - Borrelli, Emiliana AU - Borrelli E LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20070522 PL - United States TA - Exp Cell Res JT - Experimental cell research JID - 0373226 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal) RN - 0 (Dab1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Extracellular Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (Hedgehog Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Reelin Protein) RN - EC 2.7.1.21 (Thymidine Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkA) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (RELN protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Reln protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Serine Endopeptidases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/analysis/metabolism MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal/metabolism MH - *Cell Communication MH - Cerebellum/chemistry/cytology/*growth & development MH - Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism MH - Hedgehog Proteins/analysis/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Myelin Sheath/metabolism MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/analysis/metabolism MH - Neurons/chemistry/*physiology MH - Oligodendroglia/*physiology MH - Purkinje Cells/chemistry/*physiology MH - Receptor, trkA/analysis/metabolism MH - Reelin Protein MH - Serine Endopeptidases/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Thymidine Kinase/genetics EDAT- 2007/06/05 09:00 MHDA- 2007/09/20 09:00 CRDT- 2007/06/05 09:00 PHST- 2007/02/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2007/05/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2007/05/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2007/06/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/09/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/05 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-4827(07)00225-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.05.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Cell Res. 2007 Aug 1;313(13):2946-57. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.05.003. Epub 2007 May 22.