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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Axon pathfinding requires directional responses of growth cones to extracellular cues, which have been shown to involve local synthesis of protein. The identity and functions of the locally produced proteins remain, however, unclear. Here we report that Ca(2+)-dependent bidirectional turning of Xenopus laevis growth cones requires localized distribution and translation of beta-actin messenger RNA. Both beta-actin mRNA and its zipcode-binding protein, ZBP1, are localized at the growth cone and become asymmetrically distributed upon local exposure to brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Inhibition of protein synthesis or antisense interference with beta-actin mRNA-ZBP1 binding abolishes both Ca(2+)-mediated attraction and repulsion. In addition, attraction involves a local increase in beta-actin, whereas repulsion is accompanied by a local decrease in beta-actin; thus, both produce a synthesis- and ZBP1 binding-dependent beta-actin asymmetry but with opposite polarities. Together with a similar asymmetry in Src activity during bidirectional responses, our findings indicate that Ca(2+)-dependent spatial regulation of beta-actin synthesis through Src contributes to the directional motility of growth cones during guidance.
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
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1265-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Growth Cones, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16980965-Xenopus laevis
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
An essential role for beta-actin mRNA localization and translation in Ca2+-dependent growth cone guidance.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural