Oligodendrocyte markers
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A summary of markers used to label oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells.
Oligodendrocytes are responsible for the production of myelin, which insulates the axons of the central nervous system. Their function is equivalent to that of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system.
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
PDGF receptor alpha
A cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor and a marker of oligodendrocyte precursor cells.
Rat E14.5 intervertebral disc tissue stained with anti-PDGF receptor alpha (ab203491).
NG2
A membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (aka CSPG4) expressed by oligodendrocyte precursor cells.
Human melanoma tissue stained with anti-NG2 (ab255811).
Mature oligodendrocytes
Olig 1, 2, and 3
Transcription factors necessary for oligodendrocyte development.
Rat brain tissue sections stained with anti-olig2 (green) (ab109186).
Oligodendrocyte specific protein (OSP)
A protein found on the surface of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system.
Western blot with anti-oligodendrocyte specific protein antibody [EPR12726] (ab175236) at 1/1000 dilution.
Myelin basic protein (MBP)
A structural component of myelin expressed exclusively by myelinating glia.
Rat brain tissue sections stained with anti-myelin basic protein (green) (ab40390).
Inhibitor of MBP phosphorylation: Arachidonic acid (ab120916)
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)
A glycoprotein found on the surface of oligodendrocytes.
Rat cerebellum tissue stained with anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (green) (ab233549).
SOX10
A transcription factor that directs neural stem cells towards the glial lineage. Use in combination with other markers to identify oligodendrocytes.
Rat cerebellum tissue sections stained with anti-SOX10 (green) (ab180862).
References
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- Pozniak, C. D. et al. Sox10 directs neural stem cells toward the oligodendrocyte lineage by decreasing Suppressor of Fused expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 107, 21795–800 (2010).
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- Zhou, Q., Choi, G. & Anderson, D. J. The bHLH transcription factor Olig2 Promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation in collaboration with Nkx2.2. Neuron 31, 791–807 (2001).