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ArticleBMC neuroscience2009

Functional and comparative genomics analyses of pmp22 in medaka fish.

Junji Itou, Mikita Suyama, Yukio Imamura, Tomonori Deguchi, Kazuhiro Fujimori, Shunsuke Yuba, Yutaka Kawarabayasi, Takashi Kawasaki

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Article in BMC neuroscience, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Junji ItouDepartment of Radiation Biomedical Science IV, Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. jito@m06.mbox.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mikita Suyama
Yukio Imamura
Tomonori Deguchi
Kazuhiro Fujimori
Shunsuke Yuba
Yutaka Kawarabayasi
Takashi Kawasaki
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JPKyoto University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundPmp22, a member of the junction protein family Claudin/EMP/PMP22, plays an important role in myelin formation. Increase of pmp22 transcription causes peripheral neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type1A (CMT1A). The pathophysiological phenotype of CMT1A is aberrant axonal myelination which induces a reduction in nerve conduction velocity (NCV). Several CMT1A model rodents have been established by overexpressing pmp22. Thus, it is thought that pmp22 expression must be tightly regulated for correct myelin formation in mammals. Interestingly, the myelin sheath is also present in other jawed vertebrates. The purpose of this study is to analyze the evolutionary conservation of the association between pmp22 transcription level and vertebrate myelin formation, and to find the conserved non-coding sequences for pmp22 regulation by comparative genomics analyses between jawed fishes and mammals.

resultsA transgenic pmp22 over-expression medaka fish line was established. The transgenic fish had approximately one fifth the peripheral NCV values of controls, and aberrant myelination of transgenic fish in the peripheral nerve system (PNS) was observed. We successfully confirmed that medaka fish pmp22 has the same exon-intron structure as mammals, and identified some known conserved regulatory motifs. Furthermore, we found novel conserved sequences in the first intron and 3'UTR.

conclusionMedaka fish undergo abnormalities in the PNS when pmp22 transcription increases. This result indicates that an adequate pmp22 transcription level is necessary for correct myelination of jawed vertebrates. Comparison of pmp22 orthologs between distantly related species identifies evolutionary conserved sequences that contribute to precise regulation of pmp22 expression.

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBehavior, AnimalConserved SequenceElectric StimulationEvolution, MolecularGene ExpressionGenomicsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansMiceMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMyelin ProteinsNeural ConductionOryziasPeripheral NervesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMyelin ProteinsSodium Channel BlockersTetrodotoxin

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PMID19534778
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