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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Axon pathfinding relies on the ability of the growth cone to detect and interpret guidance cues and to modulate cytoskeletal changes in response to these signals. We report that the murine POU domain transcription factor Brn-3.2 regulates pathfinding in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons at multiple points along their pathways and the establishment of topographic order in the superior colliculus. Using representational difference analysis, we identified Brn-3.2 gene targets likely to act on axon guidance at the levels of transcription, cell-cell interaction, and signal transduction, including the actin-binding LIM domain protein abLIM. We present evidence that abLIM plays a crucial role in RGC axon pathfinding, sharing functional similarity with its C. elegans homolog, UNC-115. Our findings provide insights into a Brn-3.2-directed hierarchical program linking signaling events to cytoskeletal changes required for axon pathfinding.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
779-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Growth Cones, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-LIM Domain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Microfilament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Optic Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Optic Nerve Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Retinal Ganglion Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Superior Colliculi, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Transcription Factor Brn-3B, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11163266-Visual Pathways
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
A POU domain transcription factor-dependent program regulates axon pathfinding in the vertebrate visual system.
pubmed:affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't