Changes in some myelin protein markers and in cytoskeletal components during Wallerian degeneration of mouse sciatic nerve.
After transection of the mouse sciatic nerve, the sequence of events occurring in the distal degenerating segment was followed by the biochemical changes related to the cytoskeletal components and to the myelin protein markers. The components of the intermediate filaments and of the microtubules undergo early changes. Within 3 days, the neurofilament triplet and the peripherin disappear whereas many peptides bearing the antigenic determinant common to all classes of intermediate filaments accumulate. Several of them persist after 1 month. The tubulin pattern changes from a high level of microheterogeneity--reflecting mostly the axonal contribution--to a lower level displayed by the predominant Schwann cells. A decrease in the amount of the myelin markers is also observed. However, a month after transection, immunoreactive basic protein is still present in the degenerated segment homogenate.
de Néchaud
B
B
Gumpel
M
M
Bourre
J M
JM
D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008970:Molecular Weight; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D064531:Peripherins; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration
D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D064531:Peripherins; D014404:Tubulin; D014746:Vimentin