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Izhiman Y, Esfandiari L. Emerging role of extracellular vesicles and exogenous stimuli in molecular mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration. Front Cell Neurosci 2024; 18:1368630. [PMID: 38572074 PMCID: PMC10989355 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1368630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Peripheral nerve injuries lead to significant morbidity and adversely affect quality of life. The peripheral nervous system harbors the unique trait of autonomous regeneration; however, achieving successful regeneration remains uncertain. Research continues to augment and expedite successful peripheral nerve recovery, offering promising strategies for promoting peripheral nerve regeneration (PNR). These include leveraging extracellular vesicle (EV) communication and harnessing cellular activation through electrical and mechanical stimulation. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), 30-150 nm in diameter, play a pivotal role in regulating intercellular communication within the regenerative cascade, specifically among nerve cells, Schwann cells, macrophages, and fibroblasts. Furthermore, the utilization of exogenous stimuli, including electrical stimulation (ES), ultrasound stimulation (US), and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), offers remarkable advantages in accelerating and augmenting PNR. Moreover, the application of mechanical and electrical stimuli can potentially affect the biogenesis and secretion of sEVs, consequently leading to potential improvements in PNR. In this review article, we comprehensively delve into the intricacies of cell-to-cell communication facilitated by sEVs and the key regulatory signaling pathways governing PNR. Additionally, we investigated the broad-ranging impacts of ES, US, and ESWT on PNR.
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- Yara Izhiman
- Esfandiari Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Esfandiari Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Zochodne DW. Growth factors and molecular-driven plasticity in neurological systems. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2023; 196:569-598. [PMID: 37620091 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-98817-9.00017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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It has been almost 70 years since the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF), a period of a dramatic evolution in our understanding of dynamic growth, regeneration, and rewiring of the nervous system. In 1953, the extraordinary finding that a protein found in mouse submandibular glands generated a halo of outgrowing axons has now redefined our concept of the nervous system connectome. Central and peripheral neurons and their axons or dendrites are no longer considered fixed or static "wiring." Exploiting this molecular-driven plasticity as a therapeutic approach has arrived in the clinic with a slate of new trials and ideas. Neural growth factors (GFs), soluble proteins that alter the behavior of neurons, have expanded in numbers and our understanding of the complexity of their signaling and interactions with other proteins has intensified. However, beyond these "extrinsic" determinants of neuron growth and function are the downstream pathways that impact neurons, ripe for translational development and potentially more important than individual growth factors that may trigger them. Persistent and ongoing nuances in clinical trial design in some of the most intractable and irreversible neurological conditions give hope for connecting new biological ideas with clinical benefits. This review is a targeted update on neural GFs, their signals, and new therapeutic ideas, selected from an expansive literature.
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- Douglas W Zochodne
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Wu NS, Lin YF, Ma IC, Ko HJ, Hong YR. Many faces and functions of GSKIP: a temporospatial regulation view. Cell Signal 2022; 97:110391. [PMID: 35728705 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3)-β (GSK3β) interaction protein (GSKIP) is one of the smallest A-kinase anchoring proteins that possesses a binding site for GSK3β. Recently, our group identified the protein kinase A (PKA)-GSKIP-GSK3β-X axis; knowledge of this axis may help us decipher the many roles of GSKIP and perhaps help explain the evolutionary reason behind the interaction between GSK3β and PKA. In this review, we highlight the critical and multifaceted role of GSKIP in facilitating PKA kinase activity and its function as a scaffolding protein in signaling pathways. We also highlight how these pivotal PKA and GSK3 kinases can control context-specific functions and interact with multiple target proteins, such as β-catenin, Drp1, Tau, and other proteins. GSKIP is a key regulator of multiple mechanisms because of not only its location at certain subcellular compartments but also its serial changes during the developmental process. Moreover, the involvement of critical upstream regulatory signaling pathways in GSKIP signaling in various cancers, such as miRNA (microRNA) and lncRNA (long noncoding RNA), may help in the identification of therapeutic targets in the era of precision medicine and personalized therapy. Finally, we emphasize on the model of the early stage of pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease (AD). Although the model requires validation, it can serve as a basis for diagnostic biomarkers development and drug discovery for early-stage AD.
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- Nian-Siou Wu
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
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- China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Graduate Institutes of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; Center for Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan,; Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Hausott B, Glueckert R, Schrott-Fischer A, Klimaschewski L. Signal Transduction Regulators in Axonal Regeneration. Cells 2022; 11:cells11091537. [PMID: 35563843 PMCID: PMC9104247 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Intracellular signal transduction in response to growth factor receptor activation is a fundamental process during the regeneration of the nervous system. In this context, intracellular inhibitors of neuronal growth factor signaling have become of great interest in the recent years. Among them are the prominent signal transduction regulators Sprouty (SPRY) and phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN), which interfere with major signaling pathways such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) or phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt in neurons and glial cells. Furthermore, SPRY and PTEN are themselves tightly regulated by ubiquitin ligases such as c-casitas b-lineage lymphoma (c-CBL) or neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 4 (NEDD4) and by different microRNAs (miRs) including miR-21 and miR-222. SPRY, PTEN and their intracellular regulators play an important role in the developing and the lesioned adult central and peripheral nervous system. This review will focus on the effects of SPRY and PTEN as well as their regulators in various experimental models of axonal regeneration in vitro and in vivo. Targeting these signal transduction regulators in the nervous system holds great promise for the treatment of neurological injuries in the future.
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- Barbara Hausott
- Institute of Neuroanatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (R.G.); (A.S.-F.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria; (R.G.); (A.S.-F.)
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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Chatterjee O, Gopalakrishnan L, Mol P, Advani J, Nair B, Shankar SK, Mahadevan A, Prasad TSK. The Normal Human Adult Hypothalamus Proteomic Landscape: Rise of Neuroproteomics in Biological Psychiatry and Systems Biology. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2021; 25:693-710. [PMID: 34714154 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2021.0158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The human hypothalamus is central to the regulation of neuroendocrine and neurovegetative systems, as well as modulation of chronobiology and behavioral aspects in human health and disease. Surprisingly, a deep proteomic analysis of the normal human hypothalamic proteome has been missing for such an important organ so far. In this study, we delineated the human hypothalamus proteome using a high-resolution mass spectrometry approach which resulted in the identification of 5349 proteins, while a multiple post-translational modification (PTM) search identified 191 additional proteins, which were missed in the first search. A proteogenomic analysis resulted in the discovery of multiple novel protein-coding regions as we identified proteins from noncoding regions (pseudogenes) and proteins translated from short open reading frames that can be missed using the traditional pipeline of prediction of protein-coding genes as a part of genome annotation. We also identified several PTMs of hypothalamic proteins that may be required for normal hypothalamic functions. Moreover, we observed an enrichment of proteins pertaining to autophagy and adult neurogenesis in the proteome data. We believe that the hypothalamic proteome reported herein would help to decipher the molecular basis for the diverse range of physiological functions attributed to it, as well as its role in neurological and psychiatric diseases. Extensive proteomic profiling of the hypothalamic nuclei would further elaborate on the role and functional characterization of several hypothalamus-specific proteins and pathways to inform future research and clinical discoveries in biological psychiatry, neurology, and system biology.
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- Oishi Chatterjee
- Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore India.,Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam, India.,Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore India.,Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore India.,Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam, India
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- Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita University, Kollam, India
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- Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.,Human Brain Tissue Repository, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.,Human Brain Tissue Repository, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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Carriba P, Davies AM. Signalling Pathways Mediating the Effects of CD40-Activated CD40L Reverse Signalling on Inhibitory Medium Spiny Neuron Neurite Growth. Cells 2021; 10:829. [PMID: 33917019 PMCID: PMC8067729 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
CD40-activated CD40L-mediated reverse signalling is a major physiological regulator of neurite growth from excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the developing central nervous system (CNS). Whereas in excitatory pyramidal neurons, CD40L reverse signalling promotes the growth and elaboration of dendrites and axons, in inhibitory GABAergic striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs), it restricts neurite growth and branching. In pyramidal neurons, we previously reported that CD40L reverse signalling activates an interconnected and interdependent signalling network involving protein kinase C (PKC), extracellular regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signalling pathways that regulates dendrite and axon growth. Here, we have studied whether these signalling pathways also influence neurite growth from striatal inhibitory MSNs. To unequivocally activate CD40L reverse signalling, we treated MSN cultures from CD40-deficient mice with CD40-Fc. Here, we report that activation of CD40L reverse signalling in these cultures also increased the phosphorylation of PKC, ERK1/2, and JNK. Using pharmacological activators and inhibitors of these signalling pathways singularly and in combination, we have shown that, as in pyramidal neurons, these signalling pathways work in an interconnected and interdependent network to regulate the neurite growth, but their functions, relationships, and interdependencies are different from those observed in pyramidal neurons. Furthermore, immunoprecipitation studies showed that stimulation of CD40L reverse signalling recruits the catalytic fragment of Syk tyrosine kinase, but in contrast to pyramidal neurons, PKC does not participate in this recruitment. Our findings show that distinctive networks of three signalling pathways mediate the opposite effects of CD40L reverse signalling on neurite growth in excitatory and inhibitory neurons.
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- Paulina Carriba
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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Carriba P, Davies AM. How CD40L reverse signaling regulates axon and dendrite growth. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 78:1065-1083. [PMID: 32506167 PMCID: PMC7897621 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03563-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
CD40-activated CD40L reverse signaling is a major physiological regulator of axon and dendrite growth from developing hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Here we have studied how CD40L-mediated reverse signaling promotes the growth of these processes. Cultures of hippocampal pyramidal neurons were established from Cd40-/- mouse embryos to eliminate endogenous CD40/CD40L signaling, and CD40L reverse signaling was stimulated by a CD40-Fc chimera. CD40L reverse signaling increased phosphorylation and hence activation of proteins in the PKC, ERK, and JNK signaling pathways. Pharmacological activators and inhibitors of these pathways revealed that whereas activation of JNK inhibited growth, activation of PKC and ERK1/ERK2 enhanced growth. Experiments using combinations of pharmacological reagents revealed that these signaling pathways regulate growth by functioning as an interconnected and interdependent network rather than acting in a simple linear sequence. Immunoprecipitation studies suggested that stimulation of CD40L reverse signaling generated a receptor complex comprising CD40L, PKCβ, and the Syk tyrosine kinase. Our studies have begun to elucidate the molecular network and interactions that promote axon and dendrite growth from developing hippocampal neurons following activation of CD40L reverse signaling.
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- Paulina Carriba
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales
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Meyer DN, Crofts EJ, Akemann C, Gurdziel K, Farr R, Baker BB, Weber D, Baker TR. Developmental exposure to Pb 2+ induces transgenerational changes to zebrafish brain transcriptome. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 244:125527. [PMID: 31816550 PMCID: PMC7015790 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Lead (Pb2+) is a major public health hazard for urban children, with profound and well-characterized developmental and behavioral implications across the lifespan. The ability of early Pb2+ exposure to induce epigenetic changes is well-established, suggesting that Pb2+-induced neurobehavioral deficits may be heritable across generations. Understanding the long-term and multigenerational repercussions of lead exposure is crucial for clarifying both the genotypic alterations behind these behavioral outcomes and the potential mechanism of heritability. To study this, zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos (<2 h post fertilization; EK strain) were exposed for 24 h to waterborne Pb2+ at a concentration of 10 μM. This exposed F0 generation was raised to adulthood and spawned to produce the F1 generation, which was subsequently spawned to produce the F2 generation. Previous avoidance conditioning studies determined that a 10 μM Pb2+ dose resulted in learning impairments persisting through the F2 generation. RNA was extracted from control- and 10 μM Pb2+-lineage F2 brains, (n = 10 for each group), sequenced, and transcript expression was quantified utilizing Quant-Seq. 648 genes were differentially expressed in the brains of F2 lead-lineage fish versus F2 control-lineage fish. Pathway analysis revealed altered genes in processes including synaptic function and plasticity, neurogenesis, endocrine homeostasis, and epigenetic modification, all of which are implicated in lead-induced neurobehavioral deficits and/or their inheritance. These data will inform future investigations to elucidate the mechanism of adult-onset and transgenerational health effects of developmental lead exposure.
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- Danielle N Meyer
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Applied Genome Technology Center, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Children's Environmental Health Sciences Core Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Bernabeu-Zornoza A, Coronel R, Palmer C, Monteagudo M, Zambrano A, Liste I. Physiological and pathological effects of amyloid-β species in neural stem cell biology. Neural Regen Res 2019; 14:2035-2042. [PMID: 31397330 PMCID: PMC6788229 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.262571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Although amyloid-β peptide is considered neurotoxic, it may mediate several physiological processes during embryonic development and in the adult brain. The pathological function of amyloid-β peptide has been extensively studied due to its implication in Alzheimer's disease, but its physiological function remains poorly understood. Amyloid-β peptide can be detected in non-aggregated (monomeric) and aggregated (oligomeric and fibrillary) forms. Each form has different cytotoxic and/or physiological properties, so amyloid-β peptide and its role in Alzheimer's disease need to be studied further. Neural stem cells and neural precursor cells are good tools for the study on neurodegenerative diseases and can provide future therapeutic applications in diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. In this review, we provide an outline of the effects of amyloid-β peptide, in monomeric and aggregated forms, on the biology of neural stem cells/neural precursor cells, and discuss the controversies. We also describe the possible molecular targets that could be implicated in these effects, especially GSK3β. A better understanding of amyloid-β peptide (both physiological and pathological), and the signaling pathways involved are essential to advance the field of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Adela Bernabeu-Zornoza
- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Regeneración Neural, Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Piao F, Chen Y, Yu L, Shi X, Liu X, Jiang L, Yang G, Wang N, Gao B, Zhang C. 2,5-hexanedione-induced deregulation of axon-related microRNA expression in rat nerve tissues. Toxicol Lett 2019; 320:95-102. [PMID: 31760062 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exposure to organic solvent in industry, including n-hexane is correlated with central-peripheral axonopathy, which is mediated by its active metabolite, 2,5-hexanedione (HD). However, the underlying mechanism is still largely unknown. Recently identified microRNAs (miRNAs) may play important roles in toxicant exposure and in the process of toxicant-induced neuropathys. To examine the role of miRNAs in HD-induced toxicity, neuropathic animal model was successfully built. miRNA microarray analysis revealed 105 differentially expressed miRNAs after HD exposure. Bioinformatics analysis showed that "Axon" and "Neurotrophin Signaling Pathway" was the top significant GO term and pathway, respectively. 7 miRNAs both related to "Axon" and "Neurotrophin Signaling Pathway" were screened out and further confirmed by Real-Time PCR. Correspondingly, the deregulation expression levels of proteins of four target genes (GSK3β, Map3k1, BDNF and MAP1B) were further confirmed via western blot, verifying the results of gene target analysis. Taken together, our results showed that the axon-related miRNAs to be associated with MAP1B or neurotrophin signal pathways changed in nerve tissues following HD exposure. These miRNAs may play important roles in HD-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Fengyuan Piao
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China; Comprehensive Laboratory, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Basic Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, PR China.
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Hausott B, Klimaschewski L. Promotion of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Stimulation of the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK) Pathway. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2019; 302:1261-1267. [PMID: 30951263 PMCID: PMC6767477 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Peripherally projecting neurons undergo significant morphological changes during development and regeneration. This neuroplasticity is controlled by growth factors, which bind specific membrane bound kinase receptors that in turn activate two major intracellular signal transduction cascades. Besides the PI3 kinase/AKT pathway, activated extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK) plays a key role in regulating the mode and speed of peripheral axon outgrowth in the adult stage. Cell culture studies and animal models revealed that ERK signaling is mainly involved in elongative axon growth in vitro and long‐distance nerve regeneration in vivo. Here, we review ERK dependent morphological plasticity in adult peripheral neurons and evaluate the therapeutic potential of interfering with regulators of ERK signaling to promote nerve regeneration. Anat Rec, 302:1261–1267, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Barbara Hausott
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Division of Neuroanatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Division of Neuroanatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Howard L, Wosnitzka E, Okakpu D, White MA, Wyatt S, Davies AM. TWE-PRIL reverse signalling suppresses sympathetic axon growth and tissue innervation. Development 2018; 145:dev.165936. [PMID: 30337376 PMCID: PMC6262789 DOI: 10.1242/dev.165936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
TWE-PRIL is a naturally occurring fusion protein of components of two TNF superfamily members: the extracellular domain of APRIL; and the intracellular and transmembrane domains of TWEAK with no known function. Here, we show that April−/− mice (which lack APRIL and TWE-PRIL) exhibited overgrowth of sympathetic fibres in vivo, and sympathetic neurons cultured from these mice had significantly longer axons than neurons cultured from wild-type littermates. Enhanced axon growth from sympathetic neurons cultured from April−/− mice was prevented by expressing full-length TWE-PRIL in these neurons but not by treating them with soluble APRIL. Soluble APRIL, however, enhanced axon growth from the sympathetic neurons of wild-type mice. siRNA knockdown of TWE-PRIL but not siRNA knockdown of APRIL alone also enhanced axon growth from wild-type sympathetic neurons. Our work reveals the first and physiologically relevant role for TWE-PRIL and suggests that it mediates reverse signalling. Summary:In vivo and in vitro studies of superior cervical ganglion neurons of April−/− mice reveal that TWE-PRIL is a physiological regulator of NGF-promoted sympathetic axon growth, acting as a reverse signalling receptor.
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- Laura Howard
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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Hapak SM, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S. PAR3-PAR6-atypical PKC polarity complex proteins in neuronal polarization. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:2735-2761. [PMID: 29696344 PMCID: PMC11105418 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2828-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Polarity is a fundamental feature of cells. Protein complexes, including the PAR3-PAR6-aPKC complex, have conserved roles in establishing polarity across a number of eukaryotic cell types. In neurons, polarity is evident as distinct axonal versus dendritic domains. The PAR3, PAR6, and aPKC proteins also play important roles in neuronal polarization. During this process, either aPKC kinase activity, the assembly of the PAR3-PAR6-aPKC complex or the localization of these proteins is regulated downstream of a number of signaling pathways. In turn, the PAR3, PAR6, and aPKC proteins control various effector molecules to establish neuronal polarity. Herein, we discuss the many signaling mechanisms and effector functions that have been linked to PAR3, PAR6, and aPKC during the establishment of neuronal polarity.
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- Sophie M Hapak
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 401 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Department of Immunobiology, School of Medicine, Yale University, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yale University, 300 George Street, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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Gonzalez Malagon SG, Lopez Muñoz AM, Doro D, Bolger TG, Poon E, Tucker ER, Adel Al-Lami H, Krause M, Phiel CJ, Chesler L, Liu KJ. Glycogen synthase kinase 3 controls migration of the neural crest lineage in mouse and Xenopus. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1126. [PMID: 29555900 PMCID: PMC5859133 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neural crest migration is critical to its physiological function. Mechanisms controlling mammalian neural crest migration are comparatively unknown, due to difficulties accessing this cell population in vivo. Here we report requirements of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) in regulating the neural crest in Xenopus and mouse models. We demonstrate that GSK3 is tyrosine phosphorylated (pY) in mouse neural crest cells and that loss of GSK3 leads to increased pFAK and misregulation of Rac1 and lamellipodin, key regulators of cell migration. Genetic reduction of GSK3 results in failure of migration. We find that pY-GSK3 phosphorylation depends on anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), a protein associated with neuroblastoma. Consistent with this, neuroblastoma cells with increased ALK activity express high levels of pY-GSK3, and blockade of GSK3 or ALK can affect migration of these cells. Altogether, this work identifies a role for GSK3 in cell migration during neural crest development and cancer. Defects in neural crest development cause neurocristopathies and cancer, but what regulates this is unclear. Here, the authors show that glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) regulates migration of neural crest cells, as shown on genetic deletion of GSK3 in the mouse, and that this acts via anaplastic lymphoma kinase.
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Paediatric Solid Tumour Biology, Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK
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- Paediatric Solid Tumour Biology, Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London, SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 80204, USA
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- Paediatric Solid Tumour Biology, Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
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Chien T, Weng YT, Chang SY, Lai HL, Chiu FL, Kuo HC, Chuang DM, Chern Y. GSK3β negatively regulates TRAX, a scaffold protein implicated in mental disorders, for NHEJ-mediated DNA repair in neurons. Mol Psychiatry 2018; 23:2375-2390. [PMID: 29298990 PMCID: PMC6294740 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-017-0007-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Translin-associated protein X (TRAX) is a scaffold protein with various functions and has been associated with mental illnesses, including schizophrenia. We have previously demonstrated that TRAX interacts with a Gsα protein-coupled receptor, the A2A adenosine receptor (A2AR), and mediates the function of this receptor in neuritogenesis. In addition, stimulation of the A2AR markedly ameliorates DNA damage evoked by elevated oxidative stress in neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Here, we report that glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) and disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) are two novel interacting proteins of TRAX. We present evidence to suggest that the stimulation of A2AR markedly facilitated DNA repair through the TRAX/DISC1/GSK3β complex in a rat neuronal cell line (PC12), primary mouse neurons, and human medium spiny neurons derived from iPSCs. A2AR stimulation led to the inhibition of GSK3β, thus dissociating the TRAX/DISC1/GSK3β complex and facilitating the non-homologous end-joining pathway (NHEJ) by enhancing the activation of a DNA-dependent protein kinase via phosphorylation at Thr2609. Similarly, pharmacological inhibition of GSK3β by SB216763 also facilitated the TRAX-mediated repair of oxidative DNA damage. Collectively, GSK3β binds with TRAX and negatively affects its ability to facilitate NHEJ repair. The suppression of GSK3β by A2AR activation or a GSK3β inhibitor releases TRAX for the repair of oxidative DNA damage. Our findings shed new light on the molecular mechanisms underlying diseases associated with DNA damage and provides a novel target (i.e., the TRAX/DISC1/GSK3β complex) for future therapeutic development for mental disorders.
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- Ting Chien
- 0000 0004 0634 0356grid.260565.2Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan ,0000 0004 0633 7958grid.482251.8Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0004 0633 7958grid.482251.8Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan ,0000 0001 2287 1366grid.28665.3fProgram in Molecular Medicine, National Yang-Ming University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0004 0633 7958grid.482251.8Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan ,0000 0001 0425 5914grid.260770.4Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0004 0633 7958grid.482251.8Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0001 2287 1366grid.28665.3fInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0001 2287 1366grid.28665.3fInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- 0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Institute of Neuroscience, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang-Ming University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Kisiswa L, Erice C, Ferron L, Wyatt S, Osório C, Dolphin AC, Davies AM. T-type Ca2+ channels are required for enhanced sympathetic axon growth by TNFα reverse signalling. Open Biol 2017; 7:rsob.160288. [PMID: 28100666 PMCID: PMC5303278 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.160288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1)-activated TNFα reverse signalling, in which membrane-integrated TNFα functions as a receptor for TNFR1, enhances axon growth from developing sympathetic neurons and plays a crucial role in establishing sympathetic innervation. Here, we have investigated the link between TNFα reverse signalling and axon growth in cultured sympathetic neurons. TNFR1-activated TNFα reverse signalling promotes Ca2+ influx, and highly selective T-type Ca2+ channel inhibitors, but not pharmacological inhibitors of L-type, N-type and P/Q-type Ca2+ channels, prevented enhanced axon growth. T-type Ca2+ channel-specific inhibitors eliminated Ca2+ spikes promoted by TNFα reverse signalling in axons and prevented enhanced axon growth when applied locally to axons, but not when applied to cell somata. Blocking action potential generation did not affect the effect of TNFα reverse signalling on axon growth, suggesting that propagated action potentials are not required for enhanced axon growth. TNFα reverse signalling enhanced protein kinase C (PKC) activation, and pharmacological inhibition of PKC prevented the axon growth response. These results suggest that TNFα reverse signalling promotes opening of T-type Ca2+ channels along sympathetic axons, which is required for enhanced axon growth.
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- Lilian Kisiswa
- School Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- School Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Andrew Huxley Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- School Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- School Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, Andrew Huxley Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- School Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
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Ghibaudi M, Boido M, Vercelli A. Functional integration of complex miRNA networks in central and peripheral lesion and axonal regeneration. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 158:69-93. [PMID: 28779869 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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New players are emerging in the game of peripheral and central nervous system injury since their physiopathological mechanisms remain partially elusive. These mechanisms are characterized by several molecules whose activation and/or modification following a trauma is often controlled at transcriptional level. In this scenario, microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been identified as main actors in coordinating important molecular pathways in nerve or spinal cord injury (SCI). miRNAs are small non-coding RNAs whose functionality at network level is now emerging as a new level of complexity. Indeed they can act as an organized network to provide a precise control of several biological processes. Here we describe the functional synergy of some miRNAs in case of SCI and peripheral damage. In particular we show how several small RNAs can cooperate in influencing simultaneously the molecular pathways orchestrating axon regeneration, inflammation, apoptosis and remyelination. We report about the networks for which miRNA-target bindings have been experimentally demonstrated or inferred based on target prediction data: in both cases, the connection between one miRNA and its downstream pathway is derived from a validated observation or is predicted from the literature. Hence, we discuss the importance of miRNAs in some pathological processes focusing on their functional structure as participating in a cooperative and/or convergence network.
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- M Ghibaudi
- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, University of Torino, Italian Institute of Neuroscience, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, University of Torino, Italian Institute of Neuroscience, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi, University of Torino, Italian Institute of Neuroscience, Italy
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Acebron SP, Niehrs C. β-Catenin-Independent Roles of Wnt/LRP6 Signaling. Trends Cell Biol 2016; 26:956-967. [PMID: 27568239 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wnt/LRP6 signaling is best known for the β-catenin-dependent regulation of target genes. However, pathway branches have recently emerged, including Wnt/STOP signaling, which act independently of β-catenin and transcription. We review here the molecular mechanisms underlying β-catenin-independent Wnt/LRP6 signaling cascades and their implications for cell biology, development, and physiology.
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- Sergio P Acebron
- Division of Molecular Embryology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)-Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH) Alliance, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Molecular Embryology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)-Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH) Alliance, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Molecular Biology, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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van Niekerk EA, Tuszynski MH, Lu P, Dulin JN. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Axonal Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015; 15:394-408. [PMID: 26695766 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.r115.053751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Following axotomy, a complex temporal and spatial coordination of molecular events enables regeneration of the peripheral nerve. In contrast, multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors contribute to the general failure of axonal regeneration in the central nervous system. In this review, we examine the current understanding of differences in protein expression and post-translational modifications, activation of signaling networks, and environmental cues that may underlie the divergent regenerative capacity of central and peripheral axons. We also highlight key experimental strategies to enhance axonal regeneration via modulation of intraneuronal signaling networks and the extracellular milieu. Finally, we explore potential applications of proteomics to fill gaps in the current understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying regeneration, and to provide insight into the development of more effective approaches to promote axonal regeneration following injury to the nervous system.
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- Erna A van Niekerk
- From the ‡Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093;
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- From the ‡Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093; §Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92161
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- From the ‡Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093; §Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92161
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- From the ‡Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093
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We have investigated how CaSR activation enhances sympathetic axon growth. CaSR activation promotes phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2. Inhibition of ERK1/ERK2 phosphorylation blocks CaSR-promoted axon growth. CaSR-promoted axon growth requires a discrete region of the cytoplasmic domain.
The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a G-protein coupled receptor that monitors the systemic extracellular free ionized calcium level ([Ca2+]o) in organs involved in systemic [Ca2+]o homeostasis. CaSR is widely expressed in the nervous system and its activation promotes axon and dendrite growth during development, but the mechanism by which it does this is not known. Here we show that enhanced axon growth and branching from cultured embryonic sympathetic neurons by activation of the endogenous CaSR depends on the presence of nerve growth factor (NGF). Our observation that activation of overexpressed CaSR promotes axon growth in NGF-free medium has enabled us to investigate CaSR downstream signaling contributing to axon growth in the absence of NGF signaling. We show that activation of overexpressed CaSR leads to activation of ERK1 and ERK2, and pharmacological inhibition of CaSR-dependent ERK1/ERK2 activation prevents CaSR-dependent axon growth. Analysis of axon growth from cultured neurons expressing deletion mutants of the CaSR cytoplasmic tail revealed that the region between alanine 877 and glycine 907 is required for promoting axon growth that is distinct from the high-affinity filamin-A binding site that has previously been implicated in ERK1/ERK2 activation.
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- Thomas N Vizard
- School of Biosciences, Biomedical Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, Biomedical Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Biomedical Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Biomedical Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Biomedical Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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Ribeiro FF, Neves-Tomé R, Assaife-Lopes N, Santos TE, Silva RFM, Brites D, Ribeiro JA, Sousa MM, Sebastião AM. Axonal elongation and dendritic branching is enhanced by adenosine A2A receptors activation in cerebral cortical neurons. Brain Struct Funct 2015; 221:2777-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1072-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ketschek A, Jones S, Spillane M, Korobova F, Svitkina T, Gallo G. Nerve growth factor promotes reorganization of the axonal microtubule array at sites of axon collateral branching. Dev Neurobiol 2015; 75:1441-61. [PMID: 25846486 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The localized debundling of the axonal microtubule array and the entry of microtubules into axonal filopodia are two defining features of collateral branching. We report that nerve growth factor (NGF), a branch-inducing signal, increases the frequency of microtubule debundling along the axon shaft of chicken embryonic sensory neurons. Sites of debundling correlate strongly with the localized targeting of microtubules into filopodia. Platinum replica electron microscopy suggests physical interactions between debundled microtubules and axonal actin filaments. However, as evidenced by depolymerization of actin filaments and inhibition of myosin II, actomyosin force generation does not promote debundling. In contrast, loss of actin filaments or inhibition of myosin II activity promotes debundling, indicating that axonal actomyosin forces suppress debundling. MAP1B is a microtubule associated protein that represses axon branching. Following treatment with NGF, microtubules penetrating filopodia during the early stages of branching exhibited lower levels of associated MAP1B. NGF increased and decreased the levels of MAP1B phosphorylated at a GSK-3β site (pMAP1B) along the axon shaft and within axonal filopodia, respectively. The levels of MAP1B and pMAP1B were not altered at sites of debundling, relative to the rest of the axon. Unlike the previously determined effects of NGF on the axonal actin cytoskeleton, the effects of NGF on microtubule debundling were not affected by inhibition of protein synthesis. Collectively, these data indicate that NGF promotes localized axonal microtubule debundling, that actomyosin forces antagonize microtubule debundling, and that NGF regulates pMAP1B in axonal filopodia during the early stages of collateral branch formation.
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- Andrea Ketschek
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140
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Yang M, Wu M, Xia P, Wang C, Yan P, Gao Q, Liu J, Wang H, Duan X, Yang X. The role of microtubule-associated protein 1B in axonal growth and neuronal migration in the central nervous system. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:842-8. [PMID: 25737712 PMCID: PMC4342712 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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In this review, we discuss the role of microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) and its phosphorylation in axonal development and regeneration in the central nervous system. MAP1B exhibits similar functions during axonal development and regeneration. MAP1B and phosphorylated MAP1B in neurons and axons maintain a dynamic balance between cytoskeletal components, and regulate the stability and interaction of microtubules and actin to promote axonal growth, neural connectivity and regeneration in the central nervous system.
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- Maoguang Yang
- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China
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Xia P, Pan S, Cheng J, Yang M, Qi Z, Hou T, Yang X. Factors affecting directional migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to the injured spinal cord. Neural Regen Res 2014; 9:1688-95. [PMID: 25374590 PMCID: PMC4211189 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.141804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Microtubule-associated protein 1B plays an important role in axon guidance and neuronal migration. In the present study, we sought to discover the mechanisms underlying microtubule-associated protein 1B mediation of axon guidance and neuronal migration. We exposed bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to okadaic acid or N-acetyl-D-erythro-sphingosine (an inhibitor and stimulator, respectively, of protein phosphatase 2A) for 24 hours. The expression of the phosphorylated form of type I microtubule-associated protein 1B in the cells was greater after exposure to okadaic acid and lower after N-acetyl-D-erythro-sphingosine. We then injected the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells through the ear vein into rabbit models of spinal cord contusion. The migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells towards the injured spinal cord was poorer in cells exposed to okadaic acid- and N-acetyl-D-erythro-sphingosine than in non-treated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Finally, we blocked phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathways in rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells using the inhibitors LY294002 and U0126, respectively. LY294002 resulted in an elevated expression of phosphorylated type I microtubule-associated protein 1B, whereas U0126 caused a reduction in expression. The present data indicate that PI3K and ERK1/2 in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells modulate the phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 1B via a cross-signaling network, and affect the migratory efficiency of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells towards injured spinal cord.
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- Peng Xia
- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedics Hospital, Second Hosptal, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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Lee S, Shea TB. The high molecular weight neurofilament subunit plays an essential role in axonal outgrowth and stabilization. Biol Open 2014; 3:974-81. [PMID: 25260918 PMCID: PMC4197446 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20149779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Neurofilaments (NFs) are thought to provide structural support to mature axons via crosslinking of cytoskeletal elements mediated by the C-terminal region of the high molecular weight NF subunit (NF-H). Herein, we inhibited NF-H expression in differentiating mouse NB2a/d1 cells with shRNA directed against murine NF-H without affecting other NF subunits, microtubules or actin. shRNA-mediated NF-H knockdown not only in compromised of late-stage axonal neurite stabilization but also compromised early stages of axonal neurite elongation. Expression of exogenous rat NF-H was able to compensate for knockdown of endogenous NF-H and restored the development and stabilization of axonal neurites. This rescue was prevented by simultaneous treatment with shRNA that inhibited both rat and murine NF-H, or by expression of exogenous rat NF-H lacking the C-terminal sidearm during knockdown of endogenous NF-H. Demonstration of a role for NF-H in the early stages of axonal elaboration suggests that axonal stabilization is not delayed until synaptogenesis, but rather that the developing axon undergoes sequential NF-H-mediated stabilization along its length in a proximal–distal manner, which supports continued pathfinding in distal, unstabilized regions.
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- Sangmook Lee
- Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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Marvaldi L, Thongrong S, Kozłowska A, Irschick R, Pritz CO, Bäumer B, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Hausott B, Klimaschewski L. Enhanced axon outgrowth and improved long-distance axon regeneration in sprouty2 deficient mice. Dev Neurobiol 2014; 75:217-31. [PMID: 25104556 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sprouty (Spry) proteins are negative feedback inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. Downregulation of Spry2 has been demonstrated to promote elongative axon growth of cultured peripheral and central neurons. Here, we analyzed Spry2 global knockout mice with respect to axon outgrowth in vitro and peripheral axon regeneration in vivo. Neurons dissociated from adult Spry2 deficient sensory ganglia revealed stronger extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and enhanced axon outgrowth. Prominent axon elongation was observed in heterozygous Spry2(+/-) neuron cultures, whereas homozygous Spry2(-/-) neurons predominantly exhibited a branching phenotype. Following sciatic nerve crush, Spry2(+/-) mice recovered faster in motor but not sensory testing paradigms (Spry2(-/-) mice did not tolerate anesthesia required for nerve surgery). We attribute the improvement in the rotarod test to higher numbers of myelinated fibers in the regenerating sciatic nerve, higher densities of motor endplates in hind limb muscles and increased levels of GAP-43 mRNA, a downstream target of extracellular regulated kinase signaling. Conversely, homozygous Spry2(-/-) mice revealed enhanced mechanosensory function (von Frey's test) that was accompanied by an increased innervation of the epidermis, elevated numbers of nonmyelinated axons and more IB4-positive neurons in dorsal root ganglia. The present results corroborate the functional significance of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling inhibitors for axon outgrowth during development and nerve regeneration and propose Spry2 as a novel potential target for pharmacological inhibition to accelerate long-distance axon regeneration in injured peripheral nerves.
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- Letizia Marvaldi
- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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The growth of axons is an intricately regulated process involving intracellular signaling cascades and gene transcription. We had previously shown that the stimulus-dependent transcription factor, serum response factor (SRF), plays a critical role in regulating axon growth in the mammalian brain. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying SRF-dependent axon growth remains unknown. Here we report that SRF is phosphorylated and activated by GSK-3 to promote axon outgrowth in mouse hippocampal neurons. GSK-3 binds to and directly phosphorylates SRF on a highly conserved serine residue. This serine phosphorylation is necessary for SRF activity and for its interaction with MKL-family cofactors, MKL1 and MKL2, but not with TCF-family cofactor, ELK-1. Axonal growth deficits caused by GSK-3 inhibition could be rescued by expression of a constitutively active SRF. The SRF target gene and actin-binding protein, vinculin, is sufficient to overcome the axonal growth deficits of SRF-deficient and GSK-3-inhibited neurons. Furthermore, short hairpin RNA-mediated knockdown of vinculin also attenuated axonal growth. Thus, our findings reveal a novel phosphorylation and activation of SRF by GSK-3 that is critical for SRF-dependent axon growth in mammalian central neurons.
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Villarroel-Campos D, Gonzalez-Billault C. The MAP1B case: an old MAP that is new again. Dev Neurobiol 2014; 74:953-71. [PMID: 24700609 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The functions of microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) have historically been linked to the development of the nervous system, based on its very early expression in neurons and glial cells. Moreover, mice in which MAP1B is genetically inactivated have been used extensively to show its role in axonal elongation, neuronal migration, and axonal guidance. In the last few years, it has become apparent that MAP1B has other cellular and molecular functions that are not related to its microtubule-stabilizing properties in the embryonic and adult brain. In this review, we present a systematic review of the canonical and novel functions of MAP1B and propose that, in addition to regulating the polymerization of microtubule and actin microfilaments, MAP1B also acts as a signaling protein involved in normal physiology and pathological conditions in the nervous system.
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- David Villarroel-Campos
- Laboratory of Cell and Neuronal Dynamics (Cenedyn), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Osório C, Chacón PJ, White M, Kisiswa L, Wyatt S, Rodríguez-Tébar A, Davies AM. Selective regulation of axonal growth from developing hippocampal neurons by tumor necrosis factor superfamily member APRIL. Mol Cell Neurosci 2014; 59:24-36. [PMID: 24444792 PMCID: PMC4008386 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 12/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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APRIL (A Proliferation-Inducing Ligand, TNFSF13) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily that regulates lymphocyte survival and activation and has been implicated in tumorigenesis and autoimmune diseases. Here we report the expression and first known activity of APRIL in the nervous system. APRIL and one of its receptors, BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen, TNFRSF17), are expressed by hippocampal pyramidal cells of fetal and postnatal mice. In culture, these neurons secreted APRIL, and function-blocking antibodies to either APRIL or BCMA reduced axonal elongation. Recombinant APRIL enhanced axonal elongation, but did not influence dendrite elongation. The effect of APRIL on axon elongation was inhibited by anti-BCMA and the expression of a signaling-defective BCMA mutant in these neurons, suggesting that the axon growth-promoting effect of APRIL is mediated by BCMA. APRIL promoted phosphorylation and activation of ERK1, ERK2 and Akt and serine phosphorylation and inactivation of GSK-3β in cultured hippocampal pyramidal cells. Inhibition of MEK1/MEK2 (activators of ERK1/ERK2), PI3-kinase (activator of Akt) or Akt inhibited the axon growth-promoting action of APRIL, as did pharmacological activation of GSK-3β and the expression of a constitutively active form of GSK-3β. These findings suggest that APRIL promotes axon elongation by a mechanism that depends both on ERK signaling and PI3-kinase/Akt/GSK-3β signaling.
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- Catarina Osório
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom; Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Americo Vespucio s/n, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Americo Vespucio s/n, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Seville, Spain
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AT Wales, United Kingdom.
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Kisiswa L, Osório C, Erice C, Vizard T, Wyatt S, Davies AM. TNFα reverse signaling promotes sympathetic axon growth and target innervation. Nat Neurosci 2013; 16:865-73. [PMID: 23749144 PMCID: PMC3785146 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Reverse signaling via members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily controls multiple aspects of immune function. Here we document TNFα reverse signaling in the nervous system to our knowledge for the first time and show that it has a crucial role in establishing sympathetic innervation. During postnatal development, sympathetic axons express TNFα as they grow and branch in their target tissues, which in turn express TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1). In culture, soluble forms of TNFR1 act directly on postnatal sympathetic axons to promote growth and branching by a mechanism that depends on membrane-integrated TNFα and on downstream activation of ERK. Sympathetic innervation density is substantially lower in several tissues in postnatal and adult mice lacking either TNFα or TNFR1. These findings reveal that target-derived TNFR1 acts as a reverse-signaling ligand for membrane-integrated TNFα to promote growth and branching of sympathetic axons.
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MESH Headings
- ADAM Proteins/pharmacology
- ADAM17 Protein
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Axons/physiology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Chelating Agents/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Egtazic Acid/pharmacology
- Embryo, Mammalian
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Nerve Fibers/physiology
- Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Neurons/cytology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/deficiency
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Superior Cervical Ganglion/cytology
- Sympathetic Nervous System/cytology
- Sympathetic Nervous System/embryology
- Sympathetic Nervous System/growth & development
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism
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- Lilian Kisiswa
- Division of Molecular Biosciences, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Klimaschewski L, Hausott B, Angelov DN. The pros and cons of growth factors and cytokines in peripheral axon regeneration. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2013; 108:137-71. [PMID: 24083434 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-410499-0.00006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Injury to a peripheral nerve induces a complex cellular and molecular response required for successful axon regeneration. Proliferating Schwann cells organize into chains of cells bridging the lesion site, which is invaded by macrophages. Approximately half of the injured neuron population sends out axons that enter the glial guidance channels in response to secreted neurotrophic factors and neuropoietic cytokines. These lesion-associated polypeptides create an environment that is highly supportive for axon regrowth, particularly after acute injury, and ensure that the vast majority of regenerating axons are directed toward the distal nerve stump. Unfortunately, most neurotrophic factors and neuropoietic cytokines are also strong stimulators of axonal sprouting. Although some of the axonal branches will withdraw at later stages, the sprouting effect contributes to the misdirection of reinnervation that results in the lack of functional recovery observed in many patients with peripheral nerve injuries. Here, we critically review the role of neuronal growth factors and cytokines during axon regeneration in the peripheral nervous system. Their differential effects on axon elongation and sprouting were elucidated in various studies on intraneuronal signaling mechanisms following nerve lesion. The present data define a goal for future therapeutic strategies, namely, to selectively stimulate a Ras/Raf/ERK-mediated axon elongation program over an intrinsic PI3K-dependent axonal sprouting program in lesioned motor and sensory neurons. Instead of modulating growth factor or cytokine levels at the lesion site, targeting specific intraneuronal molecules, such as the negative feedback inhibitors of ERK signaling, has been shown to promote long-distance regeneration while avoiding sprouting of regenerating axons until they have reached their target areas.
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- Lars Klimaschewski
- Division of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy and Histology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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Ishitani T, Ishitani S. Nemo-like kinase, a multifaceted cell signaling regulator. Cell Signal 2012; 25:190-7. [PMID: 23000342 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 09/03/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nemo-like kinase (NLK) is an evolutionarily conserved MAP kinase-related kinase. Although NLK was originally identified as a Drosophila gene affecting cell movement during eye development, recent studies show that NLK also contributes to cell proliferation, differentiation, and morphological changes during early embryogenesis and nervous system development in vertebrates. In addition, NLK has been reported to be involved in the development of several human cancers. NLK is able to play a role in multiple processes due to its capacity to regulate a diverse array of signaling pathways, including the Wnt/β-catenin, Activin, IL-6, and Notch signaling pathways. Although the molecular mechanisms that regulate NLK activity remain unclear, our recent research has presented a new model for NLK activation. Here, we summarize the current understanding of the function and regulation of NLK and discuss the aspects of NLK regulation that remain to be resolved.
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- Tohru Ishitani
- Division of Cell Regulation Systems, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) is a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase. It is particularly abundant in the developing central nervous system (CNS). Since GSK3β has diverse substrates ranging from metabolic/signaling proteins and structural proteins to transcription factors, it is involved in many developmental events in the immature brain, such as neurogenesis, neuronal migration, differentiation and survival. The activity of GSK3β is developmentally regulated and is affected by various environmental/cellular insults, such as deprivation of nutrients/trophic factors, oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Abnormalities in GSK3β activity may disrupt CNS development. Therefore, GSK3β is a critical signaling protein that regulates brain development. It may also determine neuronal susceptibility to damages caused by various environmental insults.
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Wang HY, Juo LI, Lin YT, Hsiao M, Lin JT, Tsai CH, Tzeng YH, Chuang YC, Chang NS, Yang CN, Lu PJ. WW domain-containing oxidoreductase promotes neuronal differentiation via negative regulation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β. Cell Death Differ 2011; 19:1049-59. [PMID: 22193544 PMCID: PMC3354054 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2011.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX), a putative tumour suppressor, is suggested to be involved in the hyperphosphorylation of Alzheimer's Tau. Tau is a microtubule-associated protein that has an important role in microtubule assembly and stability. Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) has a vital role in Tau hyperphosphorylation at its microtubule-binding domains. Hyperphosphorylated Tau has a low affinity for microtubules, thus disrupting microtubule stability. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that WWOX contains two potential GSK3β-binding FXXXLI/VXRLE motifs. Immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation and molecular modelling showed that WWOX interacts physically with GSK3β. We demonstrated biochemically that WWOX can bind directly to GSK3β through its short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase/reductase domain. Moreover, the overexpression of WWOX inhibited GSK3β-stimulated S396 and S404 phosphorylation within the microtubule domains of Tau, indicating that WWOX is involved in regulating GSK3β activity in cells. WWOX repressed GSK3β activity, restored the microtubule assembly activity of Tau and promoted neurite outgrowth in SH-SY5Y cells. Conversely, RNAi-mediated knockdown of WWOX in retinoic acid (RA)-differentiated SH-SY5Y cells inhibited neurite outgrowth. These results suggest that WWOX is likely to be involved in regulating GSK3β activity, reducing the level of phosphorylated Tau, and subsequently promoting neurite outgrowth during neuron differentiation. In summary, our data reveal a novel mechanism by which WWOX promotes neuronal differentiation in response to RA.
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- H-Y Wang
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
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Kim YT, Hur EM, Snider WD, Zhou FQ. Role of GSK3 Signaling in Neuronal Morphogenesis. Front Mol Neurosci 2011; 4:48. [PMID: 22131966 PMCID: PMC3222852 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2011.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is emerging as a key regulator of several aspects of neuronal morphogenesis including neuronal polarization, axon growth, and axon branching. Multiple signaling pathways have been identified that control neuronal polarization, including PI3K, Rho-GTPases, Par3/6, TSC–mTOR, and PKA–LKB1. However, how these pathways are coordinated is not clear. As GSK3 signaling exhibits crosstalk with each of these pathways it has the potential to integrate these polarity signals in the control neuronal polarization. After neurons establish polarity, GSK3 acts as an important signaling mediator in the regulation of axon extension and axon branching by transducing upstream signaling to reorganization of the axonal cytoskeleton, especially microtubules. Here we review the roles of GSK3 signaling in neuronal morphogenesis and discuss the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Yun Tai Kim
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA
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Chien KY, Liu HC, Goshe MB. Development and application of a phosphoproteomic method using electrostatic repulsion-hydrophilic interaction chromatography (ERLIC), IMAC, and LC-MS/MS analysis to study Marek's Disease Virus infection. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:4041-53. [PMID: 21736374 DOI: 10.1021/pr2002403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marek's Disease (MD) is an avian neoplastic disease caused by Marek's Disease Virus (MDV). The mechanism of virus transition between the lytic and latent cycle is still being investigated; however, post-translational modifications, especially phosphorylation, have been thought to play an important role. Previously, our group has used strong cation exchange chromatography in conjunction with reversed-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to study the changes in global proteomic expression upon MDV infection (Ramaroson , M. F.; Ruby, J.; Goshe, M. B.; Liu , H.-C. S. J. Proteome Res. 2008, 7, 4346-4358). Here, we extend our study by developing an effective separation and enrichment approach to investigate the changes occurring in the phosphoproteome using electrostatic repulsion-hydrophilic interaction chromatography (ERLIC) to fractionate peptides from chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) digests and incorporating a subsequent IMAC enrichment step to selectively target phosphorylated peptides for LC-MS/MS analysis. To monitor the multidimensional separation between mock- and MDV-infected CEF samples, a casein phosphopeptide mixture was used as an internal standard. With LC-MS/MS analysis alone, no CEF phosphopeptides were detected, while with ERLIC fractionation only 1.2% of all identified peptides were phosphorylated. However, the incorporation of IMAC enrichment with ERLIC fractionation provided a 50-fold increase in the percentage of identified phosphopeptides. Overall, a total of 581 unique phosphopeptides were identified (p < 0.05) with those of the MDV-infected CEF sample containing nearly twice as many as the mock-infected control of which 11% were unique to MDV proteins. The changes in the phosphoproteome are discussed including the role that microtubule-associated proteins may play in MDV infection mechanisms.
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- Ko-Yi Chien
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Vantaggiato C, Bondioni S, Airoldi G, Bozzato A, Borsani G, Rugarli EI, Bresolin N, Clementi E, Bassi MT. Senataxin modulates neurite growth through fibroblast growth factor 8 signalling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 134:1808-28. [PMID: 21576111 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Senataxin is encoded by the SETX gene and is mainly involved in two different neurodegenerative diseases, the dominant juvenile form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4 and a recessive form of ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2. Based on protein homology, senataxin is predicted to be a putative DNA/RNA helicase, while senataxin interactors from patients' lymphoblast cell lines suggest a possible involvement of the protein in different aspects of RNA metabolism. Except for an increased sensitivity to oxidative DNA damaging agents shown by some ataxia with neuropathy patients' cell lines, no data are available about possible functional consequences of dominant SETX mutations and no studies address the function of senataxin in neurons. To start elucidating the physiological role of senataxin in neurons and how disease-causing mutations in this protein lead to neurodegeneration, we analysed the effect of senataxin on neuronal differentiation in primary hippocampal neurons and retinoic acid-treated P19 cells by modulating the expression levels of wild-type senataxin and three different dominant mutant forms of the protein. Wild-type senataxin overexpression was required and sufficient to trigger neuritogenesis and protect cells from apoptosis during differentiation. These actions were reversed by silencing of senataxin. In contrast, overexpression of the dominant mutant forms did not affect the regular differentiation process in primary hippocampal neurons. Analysis of the cellular pathways leading to neuritogenesis and cytoprotection revealed a role of senataxin in modulating the expression levels and signalling activity of fibroblast growth factor 8. Silencing of senataxin reduced, while overexpression enhanced, fibroblast growth factor 8 expression levels and the phosphorylation of related target kinases and effector proteins. The effects of senataxin overexpression were prevented when fibroblast growth factor 8 signalling was inhibited, while exogenous fibroblast growth factor 8 reversed the effects of senataxin silencing. Overall, these results reveal a key role of senataxin in neuronal differentiation through the fibroblast growth factor 8 signalling and provide initial molecular bases to explain the neurodegeneration associated with loss-of-function mutations in senataxin found in recessive ataxia. The lack of effect on neuritogenesis observed with the overexpression of the dominant mutant forms of senataxin apparently excludes a dominant negative effect of these mutants while favouring haploinsufficiency as the pathogenic mechanism implicated in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4-related degenerative condition. Alternatively, a different protein function, other than the one involved in neuritogenesis, may be implicated in these dominant degenerative processes.
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- Chiara Vantaggiato
- E. Medea Scientific Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Via D. L. Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy
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Salcedo-Tello P, Ortiz-Matamoros A, Arias C. GSK3 Function in the Brain during Development, Neuronal Plasticity, and Neurodegeneration. Int J Alzheimers Dis 2011; 2011:189728. [PMID: 21660241 PMCID: PMC3109514 DOI: 10.4061/2011/189728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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GSK3 has diverse functions, including an important role in brain pathology. In this paper, we address the primary functions of GSK3 in development and neuroplasticity, which appear to be interrelated and to mediate age-associated neurological diseases. Specifically, GSK3 plays a pivotal role in controlling neuronal progenitor proliferation and establishment of neuronal polarity during development, and the upstream and downstream signals modulating neuronal GSK3 function affect cytoskeletal reorganization and neuroplasticity throughout the lifespan. Modulation of GSK3 in brain areas subserving cognitive function has become a major focus for treating neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. As a crucial node that mediates a variety of neuronal processes, GSK3 is proposed to be a therapeutic target for restoration of synaptic functioning and cognition, particularly in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Pamela Salcedo-Tello
- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-228, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Auer M, Hausott B, Klimaschewski L. Rho GTPases as regulators of morphological neuroplasticity. Ann Anat 2011; 193:259-66. [PMID: 21459565 PMCID: PMC3143277 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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GTPases function as intracellular, bimolecular switches by adopting different conformational states in response to binding GDP or GTP. Their activation is mediated through cell-surface receptors. Rho GTPases act on several downstream effectors involved in cellular morphogenesis, cell polarity, migration and cell division. In neurons, Rho GTPases regulate various features of dendritic and axonal outgrowth during development and regeneration mainly through their effects on the cytoskeleton. This review summarizes the main functions of Rho, Rac and Cdc42 GTPases as key regulators of morphological neuroplasticity under normal and pathological conditions.
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- Maria Auer
- Division of Neuroanatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 59, Innsbruck, Austria
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Zhou Y, Besner GE. Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor is a potent neurotrophic factor for PC12 cells. Neurosignals 2010; 18:141-51. [PMID: 20847549 DOI: 10.1159/000319823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a member of the epidermal growth factor family that is expressed in many cell types. We have previously reported the effects of HB-EGF on intestinal epithelial cells and endothelial cells after exposure to ischemia/reperfusion in vivo or anoxia/reoxygenation injury in vitro. However, the effect of HB-EGF on neuronal cells is largely unexplored. In this study, we examined the effect of HB-EGF on neurite outgrowth in pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells as well as the neuroprotective effect of HB-EGF on injured PC12 cells exposed to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD), which mimics ischemic conditions. We found that HB-EGF significantly promotes PC12 cell neurite outgrowth and that this effect was blocked by EGF receptor (EGFR) inhibition or mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibition, but not by tyrosine kinase inhibition. In the face of OGD injury, HB-EGF preserves cell viability and decreases apoptosis and LDH release in PC12 cells. HB-EGF-mediated cytoprotection was abolished by EGFR inhibition and MAPK inhibition. We conclude that HB-EGF, through its interaction with the EGF receptor, activates the MAPK signaling pathway in PC12 cells under basal or injury conditions, leading to enhanced neurite outgrowth and neuroprotection against ischemic injury.
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- Yu Zhou
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Perinatal Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Tymanskyj SR, Lin S, Gordon-Weeks PR. Evolution of the spatial distribution of MAP1B phosphorylation sites in vertebrate neurons. J Anat 2010; 216:692-704. [PMID: 20408908 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The microtubule-associated protein MAP1B has important roles in neural development, particularly in migrating and differentiating neurons. MAP1B is phosphorylated by glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta) at a site that requires prior phosphorylation by another kinase four amino acid residues downstream of the GSK-3beta site, a so-called primed site, and at non-primed sites that have no such requirement. In developing mammalian neurons, MAP1B phosphorylated by GSK-3beta at primed and non-primed sites is distributed in spatially distinct patterns. Non-primed GSK-3beta-phosphorylated MAP1B sites are only expressed in axons and are present in the form of a gradient that is highest distally, towards the growth cone. In contrast, primed GSK-3beta-phosphorylated MAP1B sites are present throughout the neuron including the somato-dendritic compartment and uniformly throughout the axon. To examine the function of these two sites, we explored the evolutionary conservation of the spatial distribution of GSK-3beta primed and non-primed sites on MAP1B in vertebrate neurons. We immunostained spinal cord sections from embryonic or newly hatched representatives of all of the main vertebrate groups using phospho-specific antibodies to GSK-3beta primed and non-primed sites on MAP1B. This revealed a remarkable evolutionary conservation of the distribution of primed and non-primed GSK-3beta-phosphorylated MAP1B sites in developing vertebrate neurons. By analysing amino acid sequences of MAP1B we found that non-primed GSK-3beta sites are more highly conserved than primed sites throughout the vertebrates, suggesting that the latter evolved later. Finally, distinct distribution patterns of GSK-3beta primed and non-primed sites on MAP1B were preserved in cultured rat embryonic cortical neurons, opening up the possibility of studying the two sites in vitro.
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- Stephen R Tymanskyj
- MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK
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Hausott B, Kurnaz I, Gajovic S, Klimaschewski L. Signaling by neuronal tyrosine kinase receptors: relevance for development and regeneration. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2010; 292:1976-85. [PMID: 19943349 DOI: 10.1002/ar.20964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Receptor tyrosine kinase activation by binding of neurotrophic factors determines neuronal morphology and identity, migration of neurons to appropriate destinations, and integration into functional neural circuits as well as synapse formation with appropriate targets at the right time and at the right place. This review summarizes the most important aspects of intraneuronal signaling mechanisms and induced gene expression changes that underlie morphological and neurochemical consequences of receptor tyrosine kinase activation in central and peripheral neurons.
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- Barbara Hausott
- Division of Neuroanatomy, Medical University Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 59, Innsbruck, Austria
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Koshimizu Y, Ohtomi M. Regulation of neurite extension by expression of LECT2 and neurotrophins based on findings in LECT2-knockout mice. Brain Res 2010; 1311:1-11. [PMID: 19917270 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Revised: 10/04/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 (LECT2) was first isolated as a chemotactic factor from phytohemagglutinin-activated human T-cell leukemia SKW-3 cells. LECT2 is expressed in various tissues, including in the brain, stomach and liver, but the functions of LECT2 in the brain remains unclear. To elucidate these functions, we investigated the influence of a deficiency of LECT2 on the morphology of cultured hippocampal neurons during neuronal development, and examined the expression of neurotrophins (NGF, BDNF, and NT-3) and their receptors (TrkA, TrkB, TrkC, and p75NTR) in these neurons. The extension of axons and dendrites in neurons from LECT2-knockout (LECT2-KO) mice was shorter than that in neurons from wild-type mice during culture and significantly less than that in wild-type mice after 4 days in culture. Moreover, neurons from LECT2-KO mice showed different expression of NGF, BDNF and NT-3 during culture compared to wild-type mice. Our results show that LECT2 regulates the extension of axons and dendrites and the expressions of NGF, BDNF and NT-3 during neuronal development.
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- Yohei Koshimizu
- Department of Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan.
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Lin CC, Chou CH, Howng SL, Hsu CY, Hwang CC, Wang C, Hsu CM, Hong YR. GSKIP, an inhibitor of GSK3β, mediates the N-cadherin/β-catenin pool in the differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells. J Cell Biochem 2009; 108:1325-36. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Steffan JJ, Cardelli JA. Thiazolidinediones induce Rab7-RILP-MAPK-dependent juxtanuclear lysosome aggregation and reduce tumor cell invasion. Traffic 2009; 11:274-86. [PMID: 20015112 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.01012.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Acidic extracellular pH (pHe) has been shown to stimulate peripheral lysosome trafficking, resulting in cathepsin B secretion and tumor invasion. In addition, inhibitors of sodium-proton exchangers (NHE) such as EIPA, cariporide and s3226, as well as the non-specific NHE inhibitor, troglitazone (Tro), blocked these changes. In this paper, we report a differential ability of the thiazolidinedione (TZD) family of compounds to induce a time-dependent retrograde aggregation of lysosomes over the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) in tumor cells exposed to acidic pHe. This trafficking event depended on microtubules and the MAP-Kinase pathway, but was independent of Rho GTPase activity. Expression of shRNA implicated Rab7 in this process, and subcellular fractionation revealed that levels of Rab7, RILP and Erk1/2 were increased on lysosomes purified from cells treated with Tro. In addition, DN-RILP overexpression studies indicated that this Rab7 effector also played a role in TZD-induced retrograde trafficking. Tro was able to prevent acidic pHe-induced cell invasion. Finally, DU145 prostate tumor cells stably over-expressing WT-RILP, a condition where lysosomes aggregate to the MTOC in the absence of Tro, did not invade in response to acidic pHe, suggesting that the regulation of lysosome trafficking is an inherently important aspect of tumor cell invasion.
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- Joshua J Steffan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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Higuero AM, Sánchez-Ruiloba L, Doglio LE, Portillo F, Abad-Rodríguez J, Dotti CG, Iglesias T. Kidins220/ARMS modulates the activity of microtubule-regulating proteins and controls neuronal polarity and development. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:1343-57. [PMID: 19903810 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.024703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In order for neurons to perform their function, they must establish a highly polarized morphology characterized, in most of the cases, by a single axon and multiple dendrites. Herein we find that the evolutionarily conserved protein Kidins220 (kinase D-interacting substrate of 220-kDa), also known as ARMS (ankyrin repeat-rich membrane spanning), a downstream effector of protein kinase D and neurotrophin and ephrin receptors, regulates the establishment of neuronal polarity and development of dendrites. Kidins220/ARMS gain and loss of function experiments render severe phenotypic changes in the processes extended by hippocampal neurons in culture. Although Kidins220/ARMS early overexpression hinders neuronal development, its down-regulation by RNA interference results in the appearance of multiple longer axon-like extensions as well as aberrant dendritic arbors. We also find that Kidins220/ARMS interacts with tubulin and microtubule-regulating molecules whose role in neuronal morphogenesis is well established (microtubule-associated proteins 1b, 1a, and 2 and two members of the stathmin family). Importantly, neurons where Kidins220/ARMS has been knocked down register changes in the phosphorylation activity of MAP1b and stathmins. Altogether, our results indicate that Kidins220/ARMS is a key modulator of the activity of microtubule-regulating proteins known to actively regulate neuronal morphogenesis and suggest a mechanism by which it contributes to control neuronal development.
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- Alonso M Higuero
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Madrid Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28029, Spain
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Ishitani T, Ishitani S, Matsumoto K, Itoh M. Nemo-like kinase is involved in NGF-induced neurite outgrowth via phosphorylating MAP1B and paxillin. J Neurochem 2009; 111:1104-18. [PMID: 19840224 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06400.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) promotes neurite outgrowth through regulating cytoskeletal organization and cell adhesion. These activities are modulated by protein phosphorylation. Nemo-like kinase (NLK) is an evolutionarily conserved MAP kinase-like kinase that phosphorylates several transcription factors. Although NLK is known to be expressed at relatively high levels in the nervous system, its function is not well understood. We found that NGF promotes the translocation of NLK to PC12 cells' leading edges, and triggers NLK kinase activity in them. Activated NLK directly phosphorylates microtubule-associated protein-1B (MAP1B) and the focal adhesion adaptor protein, paxillin. Knockdown of NLK attenuates the phosphorylation of both paxillin and MAP1B and inhibits both the NGF-induced re-distribution of F-actin and neurite outgrowth. We also discovered that NLK is a LiCl-sensitive kinase. LiCl is known to block NGF-induced neurite outgrowth and the phosphorylation of MAP1B and paxillin in PC12 cells. Therefore, the effects of LiCl are mediated in part by blocking NLK activity. These results suggest that NLK controls the dynamics of the cytoskeleton downstream of NGF signaling.
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- Tohru Ishitani
- Division of Cell Regulation Systems, Department of Post-Genome Science Center, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Interactions between dynamic microtubules and actin filaments are essential to a wide range of cell biological processes including cell division, motility and morphogenesis. In neuronal growth cones, interactions between microtubules and actin filaments in filopodia are necessary for growth cones to make a turn. Growth-cone turning is a fundamental behaviour during axon guidance, as correct navigation of the growth cone through the embryo is required for it to locate an appropriate synaptic partner. Microtubule-actin filament interactions also occur in the transition zone and central domain of the growth cone, where actin arcs exert compressive forces to corral microtubules into the core of the growth cone and thereby facilitate microtubule bundling, a requirement for axon formation. We now have a fairly comprehensive understanding of the dynamic behaviour of the cytoskeleton in growth cones, and the stage is set for discovering the molecular machinery that enables microtubule-actin filament coupling in growth cones, as well as the intracellular signalling pathways that regulate these interactions. Furthermore, recent experiments suggest that microtubule-actin filament interactions might also be important for the formation of dendritic spines from filopodia in mature neurons. Therefore, the mechanisms coupling microtubules to actin filaments in growth-cone turning and dendritic-spine maturation might be conserved.
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- Sara Geraldo
- The MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, New Hunts House, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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Wood-Kaczmar A, Kraus M, Ishiguro K, Philpott KL, Gordon-Weeks PR. An alternatively spliced form of glycogen synthase kinase-3β is targeted to growing neurites and growth cones. Mol Cell Neurosci 2009; 42:184-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2008] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Kanaho Y, Funakoshi Y, Hasegawa H. Phospholipase D signalling and its involvement in neurite outgrowth. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2009; 1791:898-904. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 03/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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