title: IRS-2 branch of IGF-1 receptor signaling is essential for appropriate timing of myelination.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 increases proliferation, inhibits apoptosis and promotes differentiation of oligodendrocytes and their precursor cells, indicating an important function for IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) signaling in myelin development. The insulin receptor substrates (IRS), IRS-1 and -2 serve as intracellular IGF-1R adaptor proteins and are expressed in neurons, oligodendrocytes and their precursors. To address the role of IRS-2 in myelination, we analyzed myelination in IRS-2 deficient (IRS-2(-/-)) mice and age-matched controls during postnatal development. Interestingly, expression of the most abundant myelin proteins, myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein was reduced in IRS-2(-/-) brains at postnatal day 10 (P10) as compared to controls. myelin basic protein immunostaining in P10-IRS-2(-/-) mice revealed a reduced immunostaining, but an unchanged regional distribution pattern. In cerebral myelin isolates at P10 unaltered relative expression of different myelin proteins was found, indicating quantitatively reduced but not qualitatively altered myelination. Interestingly, up-regulation of IRS-1 expression and increased IGF-1R signaling were observed in IRS-2(-/-) mice at P10-14, indicating a compensatory mechanism to overcome IRS-2 deficiency. Adult IRS-2(-/-) mice showed unaltered myelination and motor function. Furthermore, in neuronal/brain-specific insulin receptor knockout mice myelination was unchanged. Thus, our experiments reveal that IGF-1R/IRS-2 mediated signals are critical for appropriate timing of myelination in vivo.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors: Susanna
authors: S
authors: Freude
authors: Uschi
authors: U
authors: Leeser
authors: Marita
authors: M
authors: Müller
authors: Moritz M
authors: MM
authors: Hettich
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Udelhoven
authors: Katharina
authors: K
authors: Schilbach
authors: Kazuyuki
authors: K
authors: Tobe
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Kadowaki
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Köhler
authors: Hannsjörg
authors: H
authors: Schröder
authors: Wilhelm
authors: W
authors: Krone
authors: Jens C
authors: JC
authors: Brüning
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Schubert
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000235:genetics*; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000235:genetics; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000378:metabolism*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D045442:Rotarod Performance Test / Q000379:methods; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D016622:Silver Staining / Q000379:methods; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D055504:Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins; C526298:Irs2 protein, mouse; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D018991:Myelin Proteolipid Protein; C047516:Plp1 protein, mouse; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C519530:insulin-like growth factor-1, mouse; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1