Efficient myelination supports nerve conduction and axonal health throughout life. In the central nervous system, oligodendrocytes (OLs) carry out this demanding anabolic duty in part through biosynthetic pathways controlled by mTOR. We identify Ral GTPases as critical regulators of mouse spinal cord myelination and myelin maintenance. Ablation of Ral GTPases (RalA, RalB) in OL-lineage cells impairs timely onset and radial growth of developmental myelination, accompanied by increased endosomal/lysosomal abundance. Further examinations, including transcriptomic analyses of Ral-deficient OLs, were consistent with mTORC1-related deficits. However, deletion of the mTOR signaling-repressor Pten in Ral-deficient OL-lineage cells is unable to rescue mTORC1 activation or developmental myelination deficiencies. Induced deletion of Ral GTPases in OLs of adult mice results in late-onset myelination defects and tissue degeneration. Together, our data indi-cate critical roles for Ral GTPases to promote developmental spinal cord myelination, to ensure accurate mTORC1 signaling, and to protect the healthy state of myelin-axon units over time.

Ral GTPases are critical regulators of spinal cord myelination and homeostasis / Degeer, Jonathan; Datwyler, Anna Lena; Rickenbach, Chiara; Ommer, Andrea; Gerber, Daniel; Fimiani, Cristina; Gerber, Joanne; Pereira, Jorge A.; Suter, Ueli. - In: CELL REPORTS. - ISSN 2211-1247. - 40:13(2022), pp. 1-23. [10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111413]

Ral GTPases are critical regulators of spinal cord myelination and homeostasis

Fimiani, Cristina;
2022-01-01

Abstract

Efficient myelination supports nerve conduction and axonal health throughout life. In the central nervous system, oligodendrocytes (OLs) carry out this demanding anabolic duty in part through biosynthetic pathways controlled by mTOR. We identify Ral GTPases as critical regulators of mouse spinal cord myelination and myelin maintenance. Ablation of Ral GTPases (RalA, RalB) in OL-lineage cells impairs timely onset and radial growth of developmental myelination, accompanied by increased endosomal/lysosomal abundance. Further examinations, including transcriptomic analyses of Ral-deficient OLs, were consistent with mTORC1-related deficits. However, deletion of the mTOR signaling-repressor Pten in Ral-deficient OL-lineage cells is unable to rescue mTORC1 activation or developmental myelination deficiencies. Induced deletion of Ral GTPases in OLs of adult mice results in late-onset myelination defects and tissue degeneration. Together, our data indi-cate critical roles for Ral GTPases to promote developmental spinal cord myelination, to ensure accurate mTORC1 signaling, and to protect the healthy state of myelin-axon units over time.
2022
40
13
1
23
111413
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111413
Degeer, Jonathan; Datwyler, Anna Lena; Rickenbach, Chiara; Ommer, Andrea; Gerber, Daniel; Fimiani, Cristina; Gerber, Joanne; Pereira, Jorge A.; Suter,...espandi
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