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    J Neurosci. 2006 Jan 25;26(4):1275-80.

    A critical role for dorsal progenitors in cortical myelination.

    Yue T, Xian K, Hurlock E, Xin M, Kernie SG, Parada LF, Lu QR.

    Center for Developmental Biology, Kent Waldrep Foundation Center for Basic Neuroscience Research on Nerve Growth and Regeneration, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.

    Much controversy regarding the anatomical sources of oligodendrocytes in the spinal cord and hindbrain has been resolved. However, the relative contribution of dorsal and ventral progenitors to myelination of the cortex is still a subject of debate. To assess the contribution of dorsal progenitors to cortical myelination, we ablated the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Olig2 in the developing dorsal telencephalon. In Olig2-ablated cortices, myelination is arrested at the progenitor stage. Under these conditions, ventrally derived oligodendrocytes migrate dorsally into the Olig2-ablated territory but cannot fully compensate for myelination deficits observed at postnatal stages. Thus, spatially restricted ablation of Olig2 function unmasks a contribution of dorsal progenitors to cortical myelination that is much greater than hitherto appreciated.

    PMID: 16436615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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