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The correct differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) is essential for the myelination and remyelination processes in the central nervous system.Determining the regulatory mechanism is fundamental to the treatment of demyelinating diseases
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Institute of Neuroscience, Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology of the Ministry of Education and
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The correct differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) is essential for the myelination and remyelination processes in the central nervous system.Determining the regulatory mechanism is fundamental to the treatment of demyelinating diseases.By analyzing the RNA sequencing data of different neural cells,we found that cyclin-dependent kinase 18 (CDK18) is exclusively expressed in oligodendrocytes.In vivo studies showed that the expression level of CDK18 gradually increased along with myelin formation during development and in the remyelination phase in a lysophosphatidylcholine-induced demyelination model,and was distinctively highly expressed in oligodendrocytes.In vitro overexpression and interference experiments revealed that CDK 18 directly promotes the differentiation of OPCs,without affecting their proliferation or apoptosis.Mechanistically,CDK18 activated the RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway,thus promoting OPC differentiation.The results of the present study suggest that CDK18 is a promising cell-type specific target to treat demyelinating disease.
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