TEAD1 is crucial for developmental myelination, Remak bundles, and functional regeneration of peripheral nerves

  1. Matthew Grove
  2. Hyukmin Kim
  3. Shuhuan Pang
  4. Jose Paz Amaya
  5. Guoqing Hu
  6. Jiliang Zhou
  7. Michel A Lemay
  8. Young-Jin Son  Is a corresponding author
  1. Temple University, United States
  2. Augusta University, United States

Abstract

Previously we showed that the hippo pathway transcriptional effectors, YAP and TAZ, are essential for Schwann cells (SCs) to develop, maintain and regenerate myelin (Grove et al., 2017; Grove, Lee, Zhao, & Son, 2020). Although TEAD1 has been implicated as a partner transcription factor, the mechanisms by which it mediates YAP/TAZ regulation of SC myelination are unclear. Here, using conditional and inducible knockout mice, we show that TEAD1 is crucial for SCs to develop and regenerate myelin. It promotes myelination by both positively and negatively regulating SC proliferation, enabling Krox20/Egr2 to upregulate myelin proteins, and upregulating the cholesterol biosynthetic enzymes FDPS and IDI1. We also show stage-dependent redundancy of TEAD1 and that non-myelinating SCs have a unique requirement for TEAD1 to enwrap nociceptive axons in Remak bundles. Our findings establish TEAD1 as a major partner of YAP/TAZ in developmental myelination and functional nerve regeneration and as a novel transcription factor regulating Remak bundle integrity.

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  1. Matthew Grove

    Department of Neural Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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  2. Hyukmin Kim

    Department of Neural Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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  3. Shuhuan Pang

    Department of Neural Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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  4. Jose Paz Amaya

    Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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  5. Guoqing Hu

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, Augusta, United States
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  6. Jiliang Zhou

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, Augusta, United States
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  7. Michel A Lemay

    Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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  8. Young-Jin Son

    Department of Neural Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, United States
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS105796)

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Shriners Hospitals for Children (84050)

  • Young-Jin Son

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Animal experimentation: All surgical procedures and animal maintenance complied with the National Institute of Health guidelines regarding the care and use of experimental animals and were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Protocol# 4920) of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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  1. Matthew Grove
  2. Hyukmin Kim
  3. Shuhuan Pang
  4. Jose Paz Amaya
  5. Guoqing Hu
  6. Jiliang Zhou
  7. Michel A Lemay
  8. Young-Jin Son
(2024)
TEAD1 is crucial for developmental myelination, Remak bundles, and functional regeneration of peripheral nerves
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