Abstract

During vertebrate central nervous system development, most oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) are specified in the ventral spinal cord and must migrate throughout the neural tube until they become evenly distributed, occupying non-overlapping domains. While this process of developmental OPC migration is well characterized, the nature of the molecular mediators that govern it remain largely unknown. Here, using zebrafish as a model, we demonstrate that Met signaling is required for initial developmental migration of OPCs, and, using cell-specific knock-down of Met signaling, show that Met acts cell-autonomously in OPCs. Taken together, these findings demonstrate in vivo, the role of Met signaling in OPC migration and provide new insight into how OPC migration is regulated during development.

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Title
Met is required for oligodendrocyte progenitor cell migration in Danio rerio
Author
Ali, Maria F 1 ; Latimer, Andrew J 1 ; Wang, Yinxue 2 ; Hogenmiller, Leah 1 ; Fontenas, Laura 1 ; Isabella, Adam J 3 ; Moens, Cecilia B 3 ; Yu, Guoqiang 2 ; Kucenas, Sarah 1 

 Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA 
 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, VA 22203, USA 
 Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Oct 2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
21601836
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3169659612
Copyright
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