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Cohen, R.I. et al.

Cohen, Chandross,

Fibroblast growth factor-9 modulates the expression of myelin related proteins and multiple fibroblast growth factor receptors in developing oligodendrocytes.

The effect of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-9 on the expression of FGF receptors (FGFR) and the major myelin proteins was examined in cultures of developing rat brain oligodendrocytes (OLs), using immunological techniques. FGFR-1, -3, and -4 were expressed at all developmental stages but were not present in isolated myelin fractions. By contrast, FGFR-2 protein was predominantly localized to differentiating cells and myelin. FGF-9 altered FGFR and myelin protein levels during OL differentiation; there was increased expression of FGFR-1 and decreased levels of both FGFR-2 and myelin proteins. Further, FGF-9 stimulated mitogen- associated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation. The effect of FGF-9 on MAPK, however, was transient and less robust in progenitor cells than in differentiated oligodendrocytes. The effects of FGF-9 and FGF-2 on FGFR and myelin protein levels were comparable; both up-regulated FGFR-1, and down-regulated FGFR-2, CNP, PLP and MBP. These findings suggest that FGF-9 may be important for glial cell development.[1]

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Fibroblast growth factor-9 modulates the expression of myelin related proteins and multiple fibroblast growth factor receptors in developing oligodendrocytes. Cohen, R.I., Chandross, K.J. J. Neurosci. Res. (2000) [Pubmed]

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