Laminin Alters Fyn Regulatory Mechanisms and Promotes Oligodendrocyte Development

Jenne Relucio, Iva D. Tzvetanova, Wei Ao, Sabine Lindquist and Holly Colognato.

JNeurosci, 2009


The authors report that in laminin-deficient mice, oligodendrocyte progenitors accumulated inappropriately in adult brains. Laminin-211 was found to promote the transition of oligodendrocyte progenitors to newly formed oligodendrocytes. Laminin-enhanced differentiation was Src family kinase-dependent and resulted in the activation of the Src family kinase Fyn.