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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
Laminin, an extracellular matrix molecule, is known to promote neurite growth. In the present study, the effects of soluble laminin on organelle transport and their relation to neurite growth were investigated in cultured dissociated mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Laminin added into the extracellular medium was deposited on the surface of DRG neurons. DRG neurons incubated with soluble laminin exhibited branched, long, and thin neurites. Time-lapse study demonstrated that many small-diameter branches were newly formed after the addition of laminin. Thus, the growths of large-diameter primary neuritis, arising from cell bodies and branches extended from growth cones of primary neuritis, were analyzed separately. Laminin decreased the growth rate of primary neurites but increased that of branches. In primary neurites, acute addition of laminin rapidly decreased organelle movement in the neurite shaft and growth cone, accompanied by slowing of the growth cone advance. Branching of primary neurites occurred in response to laminin in some growth cones. In these growth cones, organelles protruded into nascent branches. In branches, soluble laminin increased organelle movement in the growth cone and the distal portion of the shaft. These results suggest that laminin inhibits the elongation of primary neurites but promotes branching and elongation of branches, all of which seem to be closely related to organelle transport.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9541
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
205
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
253-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of soluble laminin on organelle transport and neurite growth in cultured mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons: difference between primary neurites and branches.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't