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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Axon growth is governed by the ability of growth cones to interpret attractive and repulsive guidance cues. Recent studies have shown that secreted signaling molecules known as morphogens can also act as axon guidance cues. Of the large family of Wnt signaling components, only Wnt4 and Wnt5 seem to participate directly in axon guidance. Here we show that secreted Frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1), a proposed Wnt signaling inhibitor, can directly modify and reorient the growth of chick and Xenopus laevis retinal ganglion cell axons. This activity does not require Wnt inhibition and is modulated by extracellular matrix molecules. Intracellularly, SFRP1 function requires G(alpha) protein activation, protein synthesis and degradation, and it is modulated by cyclic nucleotide levels. Because SFRP1 interacts with Frizzled-2 (Fz2) and interference with Fz2 expression abolishes growth cone responses to SFRP1, we propose a previously unknown function for this molecule: the ability to guide growth cone movement via the Fz2 receptor.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1097-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1301-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Fibronectins, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Laminin, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Morpholines, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Retinal Ganglion Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Visual Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:16172602-Xenopus laevis
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
SFRP1 regulates the growth of retinal ganglion cell axons through the Fz2 receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Dr. Arce 37, Madrid 28002, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't