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ArticleiScience2026

Dynamic interactions with neuroblasts promote oligodendrocyte progenitor migration to injured cortex.

Yuriko Sobu, Nodoka Ito, Edward William Ko Uy, Mayaka Hashimoto, Kazuya Kuboyama, Chihiro Akazawa, Shinsuke Shibata, Hirohide Takebayashi, Hideyuki Okano, Vicente Herranz-Pérez and 2 more

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12 authors.

Yuriko SobuLaboratory of Neuronal Regeneration, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe 610-0394, Japan.
Nodoka ItoLaboratory of Neuronal Regeneration, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe 610-0394, Japan.
Edward William Ko UyLaboratory of Neuronal Regeneration, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe 610-0394, Japan.
Mayaka HashimotoDepartment of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
Kazuya KuboyamaDepartment of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
Chihiro AkazawaIntractable Disease Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
Shinsuke ShibataDivision of Microscopic Anatomy, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
Hirohide TakebayashiCenter for Anatomical Studies, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Hideyuki OkanoKeio University Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Research Gate Building TONOMACHI 2-4F, 3-25-10 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan.
Vicente Herranz-PérezDepartment of Cell Biology, Functional Biology and Physical Anthropology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain.
Kazunobu SawamotoDepartment of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
Naoko KanekoLaboratory of Neuronal Regeneration, Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe 610-0394, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) generated in the ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) migrate long distances to sites of brain injury to contribute to remyelination, but the mechanisms guiding their efficient recruitment remain unclear. Using a neonatal cortical injury model combined with live imaging and three-dimensional culture, we show that V-SVZ-derived OPCs migrate toward lesions by interacting with migrating neuroblasts that share the same route. Neuroblast contact significantly enhances OPC motility even in the absence of external scaffolds. High-resolution imaging reveals that these heterotypic interactions are associated with punctate adherens junctions that form and dissolve dynamically during migration. These findings uncover a previously unrecognized mechanism in which transient, dynamic adherens junctions support cooperative migration between neuronal and glial progenitors to facilitate efficient recruitment of OPCs to injured brain tissue.

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adherens junctioncollective cell migrationneonatal brain injuryoligodendrocyte progenitor cellremyelinationventricular-subventricular zone

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PMID42698966
PMCPMC13542502

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