PI(3,5)P2 biosynthesis regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation by intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms

  1. Yevgeniya A Mironova
  2. Guy M Lenk
  3. Jing-Ping Lin
  4. Seung Joon Lee
  5. Jeffery L Twiss
  6. Ilaria Vaccari
  7. Alessandra Bolino
  8. Leif A Havton
  9. Sang H Min
  10. Charles S Abrams
  11. Peter Shrager
  12. Miriam H Meisler
  13. Roman J Giger  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Michigan School of Medicine, United States
  2. University of South Carolina, United States
  3. San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
  4. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, United States
  5. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, United States
  6. University of Rochester Medical Center, United States

Abstract

Proper development of the CNS axon-glia unit requires bi-directional communication between axons and oligodendrocytes (OLs). We show that the signaling lipid phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate [PI(3,5)P2] is required in neurons and in OLs for normal CNS myelination. In mice, mutations of Fig4, Pikfyve or Vac14, encoding key components of the PI(3,5)P2 biosynthetic complex, each lead to impaired OL maturation, severe CNS hypomyelination and delayed propagation of compound action potentials. Primary OLs deficient in Fig4 accumulate large LAMP1+ and Rab7+ vesicular structures and exhibit reduced membrane sheet expansion. PI(3,5)P2 deficiency leads to accumulation of myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) in LAMP1+ perinuclear vesicles that fail to migrate to the nascent myelin sheet. Live-cell imaging of OLs after genetic or pharmacological inhibition of PI(3,5)P2 synthesis revealed impaired trafficking of plasma membrane-derived MAG through the endolysosomal system in primary cells and brain tissue. Collectively, our studies identify PI(3,5)P2 as a key regulator of myelin membrane trafficking and myelinogenesis.

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  1. Yevgeniya A Mironova

    Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
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  2. Guy M Lenk

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
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  3. Jing-Ping Lin

    Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
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  4. Seung Joon Lee

    Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States
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  5. Jeffery L Twiss

    Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States
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  6. Ilaria Vaccari

    Human Inherited Neuropathies Unit, INSPE-Institute for Experimental Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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  7. Alessandra Bolino

    Human Inherited Neuropathies Unit, INSPE-Institute for Experimental Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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  8. Leif A Havton

    Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
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  9. Sang H Min

    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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  10. Charles S Abrams

    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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  11. Peter Shrager

    Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, United States
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  12. Miriam H Meisler

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
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  13. Roman J Giger

    Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
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    rgiger@med.umich.edu
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to protocols approved by the University committee on use and care for animals (UCUCA protocols: #00005863 and #00005902) of the University of Michigan.

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© 2016, Mironova et al.

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  1. Yevgeniya A Mironova
  2. Guy M Lenk
  3. Jing-Ping Lin
  4. Seung Joon Lee
  5. Jeffery L Twiss
  6. Ilaria Vaccari
  7. Alessandra Bolino
  8. Leif A Havton
  9. Sang H Min
  10. Charles S Abrams
  11. Peter Shrager
  12. Miriam H Meisler
  13. Roman J Giger
(2016)
PI(3,5)P2 biosynthesis regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation by intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms
eLife 5:e13023.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.13023

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