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ArticleNature communications2015

The adhesion GPCR Gpr56 regulates oligodendrocyte development via interactions with Gα12/13 and RhoA.

Sarah D Ackerman, Cynthia Garcia, Xianhua Piao, David H Gutmann, Kelly R Monk

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Article in Nature communications, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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82citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah D AckermanDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Cynthia GarciaDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Xianhua PiaoDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
David H GutmannDepartment of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Kelly R Monk1] Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA [2] Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USHarvard University · USHope Center for Neurological Disorders · US

Funding

Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptors in CNS Development and RegenerationR01NS094164 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PIAO, XIANHUA · 2015 to 2025
$4.5M
MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GPR126 IN PERIPHERAL NERVE.R01NS079445 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MONK, KELLY R · 2012 to 2020
$3.1M
Gpr56 is a regulator of glial cell development and myelinationF31NS087801 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ACKERMAN, SARAH D · 2014 to 2016
$68k
Merlin regulation of spinal cord NSC functionF31NS079047 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GARCIA, CYNTHIA · 2012 to 2013
$54k
NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS079047NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS087801NINDS NIH HHS NS079047NINDS NIH HHS NS087801NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079445NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094164
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the vertebrate central nervous system, myelinating oligodendrocytes are postmitotic and derive from proliferative oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). The molecular mechanisms that govern oligodendrocyte development are incompletely understood, but recent studies implicate the adhesion class of G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) as important regulators of myelination. Here, we use zebrafish and mouse models to dissect the function of the aGPCR Gpr56 in oligodendrocyte development. We show that gpr56 is expressed during early stages of oligodendrocyte development. In addition, we observe a significant reduction of mature oligodendrocyte number and myelinated axons in gpr56 zebrafish mutants. This reduction results from decreased OPC proliferation, rather than increased cell death or altered neural precursor differentiation potential. Finally, we show that these functions are mediated by Gα12/13 proteins and Rho activation. Together, our data establish Gpr56 as a regulator of oligodendrocyte development.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAxonsCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationFemaleGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMolecular Sequence DataMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsAdgrg1 protein, mouseGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13Monomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledrhoab protein, zebrafishrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRhoA protein, mouserho GTP-Binding ProteinsZebrafish Proteins

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PMID25607772
PMCPMC4302765
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