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Deconstructing the perineuronal net: Cellular contributions and molecular composition of the neuronal extracellular matrix

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Giamanco, K.A., Matthews, R.T.·2012·Neuroscience

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Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are lattice-like substructures of the neural extracellular matrix that enwrap particular populations of neurons throughout the central nervous system. Previous work suggests that this structure plays a major role in modulating developmental neural plasticity and brain maturation. Understanding the precise role of these structures has been hampered by incomplete comprehension of their molecular composition and cellular contributions to their formation, which is studied herein using primary cortical cell cultures. By defining culture conditions to reduce (cytosine-β-d-arabinofuranoside/AraC addition) or virtually eliminate (elevated potassium chloride (KCl) and AraC application) glia, PNN components impacted by this cell type were identified. Effects of depolarizing KCl concentrations alone were also assessed. Our work identified aggrecan as the primary neuronal component of the PNN and its expression was dramatically up-regulated by both depolarization and glial cell inhibition and additionally, the development of aggrecan-positive PNNs was accelerated. Surprisingly, most of the other PNN components tested were made in a glial-dependent manner in our culture system. Interestingly, in the absence of these glial-derived components, an aggrecan- and hyaluronan-reactive PNN developed, demonstrating that these two components are sufficient for base PNN assembly. Other components were expressed in a glial-dependent manner. Overall, this work provides deeper insight into the complex interplay between neurons and glia in the formation of the PNN and improves our understanding of the molecular composition of these structures.

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Authors
Giamanco, K. A., & Matthews, R. T.
Affiliations
SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
Venue
Neuroscience
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
218
Pages
367-384
ISSN
0306-4522 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2009062864
Cited by
138
References
61
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3.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R01NS069660)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
perineuronal nets, extracellular matrix, aggrecan, hyaluronic acid, glial cells, neuron-glia interactions, potassium chloride depolarization, neuroplasticity, brain maturation
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex, Extracellular Matrix, Immunohistochemistry, Neuroglia, Neurons, Blotting, Western, Cell Culture Techniques, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Mice, Aggrecans, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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