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Zhang W, Luo P, Liu X, Cheng R, Zhang S, Qian X, Liu F. Roles of Fibroblast Growth Factors in the Axon Guidance. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10292. [PMID: 37373438 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) have been widely studied by virtue of their ability to regulate many essential cellular activities, including proliferation, survival, migration, differentiation and metabolism. Recently, these molecules have emerged as the key components in forming the intricate connections within the nervous system. FGF and FGF receptor (FGFR) signaling pathways play important roles in axon guidance as axons navigate toward their synaptic targets. This review offers a current account of axonal navigation functions performed by FGFs, which operate as chemoattractants and/or chemorepellents in different circumstances. Meanwhile, detailed mechanisms behind the axon guidance process are elaborated, which are related to intracellular signaling integration and cytoskeleton dynamics.
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- Weiyun Zhang
- Queen Mary School, Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China
- Medical Experimental Teaching Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- Queen Mary School, Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Queen Mary School, Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China
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- Queen Mary School, Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China
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- Queen Mary School, Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330000, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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Li X, Kordsmeier J, Nookaew I, Kim HN, Xiong J. Piezo1 stimulates mitochondrial function via cAMP signaling. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22519. [PMID: 36052712 PMCID: PMC10167693 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202200300r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mechanical signals stimulate mitochondrial function but the molecular mechanisms are not clear. Here, we show that the mechanically sensitive ion channel Piezo1 plays a critical role in mitochondrial adaptation to mechanical stimulation. The activation of Piezo1 induced mitochondrial calcium uptake and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). In contrast, loss of Piezo1 reduced the mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in calvarial cells and these changes were associated with increased expression of the phosphodiesterases Pde4a and lower cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels. In addition, Piezo1 increased cAMP production and the activation of a cAMP-responsive transcriptional reporter. Consistent with this, cAMP was sufficient to increase mitochondrial OCR and the inhibition of phosphodiesterases augmented the increase in OCR induced by Piezo1. Moreover, the inhibition of cAMP production or activity of protein kinase A, a kinase activated by cAMP, prevented the increase in OCR induced by Piezo1. These results demonstrate that cAMP signaling contributes to the increase in mitochondrial OXPHOS induced by activation of Piezo1.
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- Xuehua Li
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
- Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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The establishment of a functioning neuronal network is a crucial step in neural development. During this process, neurons extend neurites-axons and dendrites-to meet other neurons and interconnect. Therefore, these neurites need to migrate, grow, branch and find the correct path to their target by processing sensory cues from their environment. These processes rely on many coupled biophysical effects including elasticity, viscosity, growth, active forces, chemical signaling, adhesion and cellular transport. Mathematical models offer a direct way to test hypotheses and understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for neuron development. Here, we critically review the main models of neurite growth and morphogenesis from a mathematical viewpoint. We present different models for growth, guidance and morphogenesis, with a particular emphasis on mechanics and mechanisms, and on simple mathematical models that can be partially treated analytically.
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- Hadrien Oliveri
- Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK
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- Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6GG, UK.
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Pioneer Axons Utilize a Dcc Signaling-Mediated Invasion Brake to Precisely Complete Their Pathfinding Odyssey. J Neurosci 2021; 41:6617-6636. [PMID: 34131031 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0212-21.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Axons navigate through the embryo to construct a functional nervous system. A missing part of the axon navigation puzzle is how a single axon traverses distinct anatomic choice points through its navigation. The dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons experience such choice points. First, they navigate to the dorsal root entry zone (DREZ), then halt navigation in the peripheral nervous system to invade the spinal cord, and then reinitiate navigation inside the CNS. Here, we used time-lapse super-resolution imaging in zebrafish DRG pioneer neurons to investigate how embryonic axons control their cytoskeleton to navigate to and invade at the correct anatomic position. We found that invadopodia components form in the growth cone even during filopodia-based navigation, but only stabilize when the axon is at the spinal cord entry location. Further, we show that intermediate levels of DCC and cAMP, as well as Rac1 activation, subsequently engage an axon invasion brake. Our results indicate that actin-based invadopodia components form in the growth cone and disruption of the invasion brake causes axon entry defects and results in failed behavioral responses, thereby demonstrating the importance of regulating distinct actin populations during navigational challenges.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Correct spatiotemporal navigation of neuronal growth cones is dependent on extracellular navigational cues and growth cone dynamics. Here, we link dcc-mediated signaling to actin-based invadopodia and filopodia dynamics during pathfinding and entry into the spinal cord using an in vivo model of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) sensory axons. We reveal a molecularly-controlled brake on invadopodia stabilization until the sensory neuron growth cone is present at the dorsal root entry zone (DREZ), which is ultimately essential for growth cone entry into the spinal cord and behavioral response.
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Liu K, Lv Z, Huang H, Yu S, Xiao L, Li X, Li G, Liu F. FGF3 from the Hypothalamus Regulates the Guidance of Thalamocortical Axons. Dev Neurosci 2021; 42:208-216. [PMID: 33684917 DOI: 10.1159/000513534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Thalamus is an important sensory relay station: afferent sensory information, except olfactory signals, is transmitted by thalamocortical axons (TCAs) to the cerebral cortex. The pathway choice of TCAs depends on diverse diffusible or substrate-bound guidance cues in the environment. Not only classical guidance cues (ephrins, slits, semaphorins, and netrins), morphogens, which exerts patterning effects during early embryonic development, can also help axons navigate to their targets at later development stages. Here, expression analyses reveal that morphogen Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-3 is expressed in the chick ventral diencephalon, hypothalamus, during the pathfinding of TCAs. Then, using in vitro analyses in chick explants, we identify a concentration-dependent effect of FGF3 on thalamic axons: attractant 100 ng/mL FGF3 transforms to a repellent at high concentration 500 ng/mL. Moreover, inhibition of FGF3 guidance functions indicates that FGF3 signaling is necessary for the correct navigation of thalamic axons. Together, these studies demonstrate a direct effect for the member of FGF7 subfamily, FGF3, in the axonal pathfinding of TCAs.
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- Kuan Liu
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical college of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China,
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Vicenzi S, Foa L, Gasperini RJ. Serotonin functions as a bidirectional guidance molecule regulating growth cone motility. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:2247-2262. [PMID: 32939562 PMCID: PMC11072016 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03628-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The neurotransmitter serotonin has been implicated in a range of complex neurological disorders linked to alterations of neuronal circuitry. Serotonin is synthesized in the developing brain before most neuronal circuits become fully functional, suggesting that serotonin might play a distinct regulatory role in shaping circuits prior to its function as a classical neurotransmitter. In this study, we asked if serotonin acts as a guidance cue by examining how serotonin alters growth cone motility of rodent sensory neurons in vitro. Using a growth cone motility assay, we found that serotonin acted as both an attractive and repulsive guidance cue through a narrow concentration range. Extracellular gradients of 50 µM serotonin elicited attraction, mediated by the serotonin 5-HT2a receptor while 100 µM serotonin elicited repulsion mediated by the 5-HT1b receptor. Importantly, high resolution imaging of growth cones indicated that these receptors signalled through their canonical pathways of endoplasmic reticulum-mediated calcium release and cAMP depletion, respectively. This novel characterisation of growth cone motility in response to serotonin gradients provides compelling evidence that secreted serotonin acts at the molecular level as an axon guidance cue to shape neuronal circuit formation during development.
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- Silvia Vicenzi
- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Boolean Networks: A Primer. SYSTEMS MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.11518-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Padmanabhan P, Goodhill GJ. Axon growth regulation by a bistable molecular switch. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 285:rspb.2017.2618. [PMID: 29669897 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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For the brain to function properly, its neurons must make the right connections during neural development. A key aspect of this process is the tight regulation of axon growth as axons navigate towards their targets. Neuronal growth cones at the tips of developing axons switch between growth and paused states during axonal pathfinding, and this switching behaviour determines the heterogeneous axon growth rates observed during brain development. The mechanisms controlling this switching behaviour, however, remain largely unknown. Here, using mathematical modelling, we predict that the molecular interaction network involved in axon growth can exhibit bistability, with one state representing a fast-growing growth cone state and the other a paused growth cone state. Owing to stochastic effects, even in an unchanging environment, model growth cones reversibly switch between growth and paused states. Our model further predicts that environmental signals could regulate axon growth rate by controlling the rates of switching between the two states. Our study presents a new conceptual understanding of growth cone switching behaviour, and suggests that axon guidance may be controlled by both cell-extrinsic factors and cell-intrinsic growth regulatory mechanisms.
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- Pranesh Padmanabhan
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia .,School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Goodhill GJ. Theoretical Models of Neural Development. iScience 2018; 8:183-199. [PMID: 30321813 PMCID: PMC6197653 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Constructing a functioning nervous system requires the precise orchestration of a vast array of mechanical, molecular, and neural-activity-dependent cues. Theoretical models can play a vital role in helping to frame quantitative issues, reveal mathematical commonalities between apparently diverse systems, identify what is and what is not possible in principle, and test the abilities of specific mechanisms to explain the data. This review focuses on the progress that has been made over the last decade in our theoretical understanding of neural development.
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- Geoffrey J Goodhill
- Queensland Brain Institute and School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Feng H, Khalil S, Neubig RR, Sidiropoulos C. A mechanistic review on GNAO1-associated movement disorder. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 116:131-141. [PMID: 29758257 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mutations in the GNAO1 gene cause a complex constellation of neurological disorders including epilepsy, developmental delay, and movement disorders. GNAO1 encodes Gαo, the α subunit of Go, a member of the Gi/o family of heterotrimeric G protein signal transducers. Go is the most abundant membrane protein in the mammalian central nervous system and plays major roles in synaptic neurotransmission and neurodevelopment. GNAO1 mutations were first reported in early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 17 (EIEE17) but are also associated with a more common syndrome termed neurodevelopmental disorder with involuntary movements (NEDIM). Here we review a mechanistic model in which loss-of-function (LOF) GNAO1 alleles cause epilepsy and gain-of-function (GOF) alleles are primarily associated with movement disorders. We also develop a signaling framework related to cyclic AMP (cAMP), synaptic vesicle release, and neural development and discuss gene mutations perturbing those mechanisms in a range of genetic movement disorders. Finally, we analyze clinical reports of patients carrying GNAO1 mutations with respect to their symptom onset and discuss pharmacological/surgical treatments in the context of our mechanistic model.
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- Huijie Feng
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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- Department of Neurology & Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Computational Methods for Estimating Molecular System from Membrane Potential Recordings in Nerve Growth Cone. Sci Rep 2018. [PMID: 29540815 PMCID: PMC5852145 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22506-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Biological cells express intracellular biomolecular information to the extracellular environment as various physical responses. We show a novel computational approach to estimate intracellular biomolecular pathways from growth cone electrophysiological responses. Previously, it was shown that cGMP signaling regulates membrane potential (MP) shifts that control the growth cone turning direction during neuronal development. We present here an integrated deterministic mathematical model and Bayesian reversed-engineering framework that enables estimation of the molecular signaling pathway from electrical recordings and considers both the system uncertainty and cell-to-cell variability. Our computational method selects the most plausible molecular pathway from multiple candidates while satisfying model simplicity and considering all possible parameter ranges. The model quantitatively reproduces MP shifts depending on cGMP levels and MP variability potential in different experimental conditions. Lastly, our model predicts that chloride channel inhibition by cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) is essential in the core system for regulation of the MP shifts.
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Jack AS, Hurd C, Forero J, Nataraj A, Fenrich K, Blesch A, Fouad K. Cortical electrical stimulation in female rats with a cervical spinal cord injury to promote axonal outgrowth. J Neurosci Res 2017; 96:852-862. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Andrew S. Jack
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Alberta Hospital; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Alberta Hospital; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Stark Neuroscience Research Institute; Indiana University; Indianapolis Indiana
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Revisiting chemoaffinity theory: Chemotactic implementation of topographic axonal projection. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005702. [PMID: 28792499 PMCID: PMC5562328 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Neural circuits are wired by chemotactic migration of growth cones guided by extracellular guidance cue gradients. How growth cone chemotaxis builds the macroscopic structure of the neural circuit is a fundamental question in neuroscience. I addressed this issue in the case of the ordered axonal projections called topographic maps in the retinotectal system. In the retina and tectum, the erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular (Eph) receptors and their ligands, the ephrins, are expressed in gradients. According to Sperry's chemoaffinity theory, gradients in both the source and target areas enable projecting axons to recognize their proper terminals, but how axons chemotactically decode their destinations is largely unknown. To identify the chemotactic mechanism of topographic mapping, I developed a mathematical model of intracellular signaling in the growth cone that focuses on the growth cone's unique chemotactic property of being attracted or repelled by the same guidance cues in different biological situations. The model presented mechanism by which the retinal growth cone reaches the correct terminal zone in the tectum through alternating chemotactic response between attraction and repulsion around a preferred concentration. The model also provided a unified understanding of the contrasting relationships between receptor expression levels and preferred ligand concentrations in EphA/ephrinA- and EphB/ephrinB-encoded topographic mappings. Thus, this study redefines the chemoaffinity theory in chemotactic terms.
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Gasperini RJ, Pavez M, Thompson AC, Mitchell CB, Hardy H, Young KM, Chilton JK, Foa L. How does calcium interact with the cytoskeleton to regulate growth cone motility during axon pathfinding? Mol Cell Neurosci 2017; 84:29-35. [PMID: 28765051 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The precision with which neurons form connections is crucial for the normal development and function of the nervous system. The development of neuronal circuitry in the nervous system is accomplished by axon pathfinding: a process where growth cones guide axons through the embryonic environment to connect with their appropriate synaptic partners to form functional circuits. Despite intense efforts over many years to understand how this process is regulated, the complete repertoire of molecular mechanisms that govern the growth cone cytoskeleton and hence motility, remain unresolved. A central tenet in the axon guidance field is that calcium signals regulate growth cone behaviours such as extension, turning and pausing by regulating rearrangements of the growth cone cytoskeleton. Here, we provide evidence that not only the amplitude of a calcium signal is critical for growth cone motility but also the source of calcium mobilisation. We provide an example of this idea by demonstrating that manipulation of calcium signalling via L-type voltage gated calcium channels can perturb sensory neuron motility towards a source of netrin-1. Understanding how calcium signals can be transduced to initiate cytoskeletal changes represents a significant gap in our current knowledge of the mechanisms that govern axon guidance, and consequently the formation of functional neural circuits in the developing nervous system.
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- Robert J Gasperini
- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Wellcome Wolfson Centre for Medical Research, Exeter EX2 5DW, United Kingdom.
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Wellcome Wolfson Centre for Medical Research, Exeter EX2 5DW, United Kingdom.
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
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In Vivo Calcium Signaling during Synaptic Refinement at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction. J Neurosci 2017; 37:5511-5526. [PMID: 28476946 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2922-16.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Neural activity plays a key role in pruning aberrant synapses in various neural systems, including the mammalian cortex, where low-frequency (0.01 Hz) calcium oscillations refine topographic maps. However, the activity-dependent molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Activity-dependent pruning also occurs at embryonic Drosophila neuromuscular junctions (NMJs), where low-frequency Ca2+ oscillations are required for synaptic refinement and the response to the muscle-derived chemorepellant Sema2a. We examined embryonic growth cone filopodia in vivo to directly observe their exploration and to analyze the episodic Ca2+ oscillations involved in refinement. Motoneuron filopodia repeatedly contacted off-target muscle fibers over several hours during late embryogenesis, with episodic Ca2+ signals present in both motile filopodia as well as in later-stabilized synaptic boutons. The Ca2+ transients matured over several hours into regular low-frequency (0.03 Hz) oscillations. In vivo imaging of intact embryos of both sexes revealed that the formation of ectopic filopodia is increased in Sema2a heterozygotes. We provide genetic evidence suggesting a complex presynaptic Ca2+-dependent signaling network underlying refinement that involves the phosphatases calcineurin and protein phosphatase-1, as well the serine/threonine kinases CaMKII and PKA. Significantly, this network influenced the neuron's response to the muscle's Sema2a chemorepellant, critical for the removal of off-target contacts.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT To address the question of how synaptic connectivity is established during development, we examined the behavior of growth cone filopodia during the exploration of both correct and off-target muscle fibers in Drosophila embryos. We demonstrate that filopodia repeatedly contact off-target muscles over several hours, until they ultimately retract. We show that intracellular signals are observed in motile and stabilized "ectopic" contacts. Several genetic experiments provide insight in the molecular pathway underlying network refinement, which includes oscillatory calcium signals via voltage-gated calcium channels as a key component. Calcium orchestrates the activity of several kinases and phosphatases, which interact in a coordinated fashion to regulate chemorepulsion exerted by the muscle.
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Sergi PN, Cavalcanti-Adam EA. Biomaterials and computation: a strategic alliance to investigate emergent responses of neural cells. Biomater Sci 2017; 5:648-657. [DOI: 10.1039/c6bm00871b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synergistic use of biomaterials and computation allows to identify and unravel neural cell responses.
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- Pier Nicola Sergi
- The Biorobotics Institute
- Sant’ Anna Scuola Universitaria Superiore
- Pontedera
- 56025 Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
- Dept Cellular Biophysics and Heidelberg University
- Dept Biophysical Chemistry
- Heidelberg
- Germany
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Dumitrescu AS, Evans MD, Grubb MS. Evaluating Tools for Live Imaging of Structural Plasticity at the Axon Initial Segment. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:268. [PMID: 27932952 PMCID: PMC5120105 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The axon initial segment (AIS) is a specialized neuronal compartment involved in the maintenance of axo-dendritic polarity and in the generation of action potentials. It is also a site of significant structural plasticity—manipulations of neuronal activity in vitro and in vivo can produce changes in AIS position and/or size that are associated with alterations in intrinsic excitability. However, to date all activity-dependent AIS changes have been observed in experiments carried out on fixed samples, offering only a snapshot, population-wide view of this form of plasticity. To extend these findings by following morphological changes at the AIS of individual neurons requires reliable means of labeling the structure in live preparations. Here, we assessed five different immunofluorescence-based and genetically-encoded tools for live-labeling the AIS of dentate granule cells (DGCs) in dissociated hippocampal cultures. We found that an antibody targeting the extracellular domain of neurofascin provided accurate live label of AIS structure at baseline, but could not follow rapid activity-dependent changes in AIS length. Three different fusion constructs of GFP with full-length AIS proteins also proved unsuitable: while neurofascin-186-GFP and NaVβ4-GFP did not localize to the AIS in our experimental conditions, overexpressing 270kDa-AnkyrinG-GFP produced abnormally elongated AISs in mature neurons. In contrast, a genetically-encoded construct consisting of a voltage-gated sodium channel intracellular domain fused to yellow fluorescent protein (YFP-NaVII–III) fulfilled all of our criteria for successful live AIS label: this construct specifically localized to the AIS, accurately revealed plastic changes at the structure within hours, and, crucially, did not alter normal cell firing properties. We therefore recommend this probe for future studies of live AIS plasticity in vitro and in vivo.
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- Adna S Dumitrescu
- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London London, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London London, UK
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London London, UK
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Naoki H, Nishiyama M, Togashi K, Igarashi Y, Hong K, Ishii S. Multi-phasic bi-directional chemotactic responses of the growth cone. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36256. [PMID: 27808115 PMCID: PMC5093620 DOI: 10.1038/srep36256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The nerve growth cone is bi-directionally attracted and repelled by the same cue molecules depending on the situations, while other non-neural chemotactic cells usually show uni-directional attraction or repulsion toward their specific cue molecules. However, how the growth cone differs from other non-neural cells remains unclear. Toward this question, we developed a theory for describing chemotactic response based on a mathematical model of intracellular signaling of activator and inhibitor. Our theory was first able to clarify the conditions of attraction and repulsion, which are determined by balance between activator and inhibitor, and the conditions of uni- and bi-directional responses, which are determined by dose-response profiles of activator and inhibitor to the guidance cue. With biologically realistic sigmoidal dose-responses, our model predicted tri-phasic turning response depending on intracellular Ca2+ level, which was then experimentally confirmed by growth cone turning assays and Ca2+ imaging. Furthermore, we took a reverse-engineering analysis to identify balanced regulation between CaMKII (activator) and PP1 (inhibitor) and then the model performance was validated by reproducing turning assays with inhibitions of CaMKII and PP1. Thus, our study implies that the balance between activator and inhibitor underlies the multi-phasic bi-directional turning response of the growth cone.
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- Honda Naoki
- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan.,Imaging Platform for Spatio-temporal Information, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.,Kasah Technology Inc. New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.,Kasah Technology Inc. New York, New York, USA
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- Imaging Platform for Spatio-temporal Information, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan.,Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Morales D, Kania A. Cooperation and crosstalk in axon guidance cue integration: Additivity, synergy, and fine-tuning in combinatorial signaling. Dev Neurobiol 2016; 77:891-904. [PMID: 27739221 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Neural circuit development involves the coordinated growth and guidance of axons to their targets. Following the identification of many guidance cue molecules, recent experiments have focused on the interactions of their signaling cascades, which can be generally classified as additive or non-additive depending on the signal convergence point. While additive (parallel) signaling suggests limited molecular interaction between the pathways, non-additive signaling involves crosstalk between pathways and includes more complex synergistic, hierarchical, and permissive guidance cue relationships. Here the authors have attempted to classify recent studies that describe axon guidance signal integration according to these divisions. They also discuss the mechanistic implications of such interactions, as well as general ideas relating signal integration to the generation of diversity of axon guidance responses. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 77: 891-904, 2017.
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- Daniel Morales
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Quebec, H2W 1R7, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montréal, Quebec, H2W 1R7, Canada.,Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada.,Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 2B2, Canada.,Department of Biology, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 2B2, Canada.,Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada
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Vonhoff F, Keshishian H. Cyclic nucleotide signaling is required during synaptic refinement at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Dev Neurobiol 2016; 77:39-60. [PMID: 27281494 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The removal of miswired synapses is a fundamental prerequisite for normal circuit development, leading to clinical problems when aberrant. However, the underlying activity-dependent molecular mechanisms involved in synaptic pruning remain incompletely resolved. Here the dynamic properties of intracellular calcium oscillations and a role for cAMP signaling during synaptic refinement in intact Drosophila embryos were examined using optogenetic tools. We provide In vivo evidence at the single gene level that the calcium-dependent adenylyl cyclase rutabaga, the phosphodiesterase dunce, the kinase PKA, and Protein Phosphatase 1 (PP1) all operate within a functional signaling pathway to modulate Sema2a-dependent chemorepulsion. It was found that presynaptic cAMP levels were required to be dynamically maintained at an optimal level to suppress connectivity defects. It was also proposed that PP1 may serve as a molecular link between cAMP signaling and CaMKII in the pathway underlying refinement. The results introduced an in vivo model where presynaptic cAMP levels, downstream of electrical activity and calcium influx, act via PKA and PP1 to modulate the neuron's response to chemorepulsion involved in the withdrawal of off-target synaptic contacts. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 77: 39-60, 2017.
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- Fernando Vonhoff
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department, Yale University, POB 208103, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
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- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Department, Yale University, POB 208103, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520
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Li S, Tuft B, Xu L, Polacco M, Clarke JC, Guymon CA, Hansen MR. Intracellular calcium and cyclic nucleotide levels modulate neurite guidance by microtopographical substrate features. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 104:2037-48. [PMID: 27062708 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Micro- and nanoscale surface features have emerged as potential tools to direct neurite growth into close proximity with next generation neural prosthesis electrodes. However, the signaling events underlying the ability of growth cones to respond to topographical features remain largely unknown. Accordingly, this study probes the influence of [Ca(2+) ]i and cyclic nucleotide levels on the ability of neurites from spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) to precisely track topographical micropatterns. Photopolymerization and photomasking were used to generate micropatterned methacrylate polymer substrates. Dissociated SGN cultures were plated on the micropatterned surfaces. Calcium influx and release from internal stores were manipulated by elevating extracellular K(+) , maintenance in calcium-free media, or bath application of various calcium channel blockers. Cyclic nucleotide activity was increased by application of cpt-cAMP or 8-Br-cGMP. Elevation of [Ca(2+) ]i by treatment of cultures with elevated potassium reduced neurite alignment to physical microfeatures. Maintenance of cultures in Ca(2+) -free medium or treatment with the non-selective voltage-gated calcium channel blocker cadmium or L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker nifedipine did not signficantly alter SGN neurite alignment. By contrast, ryanodine or xestospongin C, which block release of internal calcium stores via ryanodine-sensitive channels or inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors respectively, each significantly decreased neurite alignment. Cpt-cAMP significantly reduced neurite alignment while 8-Br-cGMP significantly enhanced neurite alignment. Manipulation of [Ca(2+) ]i or cAMP levels significantly disrupts neurite guidance while elevation of cGMP levels increases neurite alignment. The results suggest intracellular signaling pathways similar to those recruited by chemotactic cues are involved in neurite guidance by topographical features. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 2037-2048, 2016.
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- Shufeng Li
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.,Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
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Davidson JM, Wong CT, Rai-Bhogal R, Li H, Crawford DA. Prostaglandin E2 elevates calcium in differentiated neuroectodermal stem cells. Mol Cell Neurosci 2016; 74:71-7. [PMID: 27074429 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an endogenous signaling molecule that plays an important role during early development of the nervous system. Abnormalities in the PGE2 signaling pathway have been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorders. In this study we use ratiometric fura-2AM calcium imaging to show that higher levels of PGE2 elevate intracellular calcium levels in the cell soma and growth cones of differentiated neuroectodermal (NE-4C) stem cells. PGE2 also increased the amplitude of calcium fluctuation in the neuronal growth cones and affected the neurite extension length. In summary, our results show that PGE2 may adversely impact intracellular calcium dynamics in differentiated neuronal cells and possibly affect early development of the nervous system.
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- Jennilee M Davidson
- Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada; Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Can Molecular Gradients Wire the Brain? Trends Neurosci 2016; 39:202-211. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nguyen H, Dayan P, Pujic Z, Cooper-White J, Goodhill GJ. A mathematical model explains saturating axon guidance responses to molecular gradients. eLife 2016; 5:e12248. [PMID: 26830461 PMCID: PMC4755759 DOI: 10.7554/elife.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Correct wiring is crucial for the proper functioning of the nervous system. Molecular gradients provide critical signals to guide growth cones, which are the motile tips of developing axons, to their targets. However, in vitro, growth cones trace highly stochastic trajectories, and exactly how molecular gradients bias their movement is unclear. Here, we introduce a mathematical model based on persistence, bias, and noise to describe this behaviour, constrained directly by measurements of the detailed statistics of growth cone movements in both attractive and repulsive gradients in a microfluidic device. This model provides a mathematical explanation for why average axon turning angles in gradients in vitro saturate very rapidly with time at relatively small values. This work introduces the most accurate predictive model of growth cone trajectories to date, and deepens our understanding of axon guidance events both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Huyen Nguyen
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.,School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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- Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.,School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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Messias CV, Santana-Van-Vliet E, Lemos JP, Moreira OC, Cotta-de-Almeida V, Savino W, Mendes-da-Cruz DA. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Induces Dose-Dependent Chemotaxis or Fugetaxis of T-ALL Blasts through S1P1 Activation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148137. [PMID: 26824863 PMCID: PMC4732661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive sphingolipid involved in several physiological processes including cell migration and differentiation. S1P signaling is mediated through five G protein-coupled receptors (S1P1-S1P5). S1P1 is crucial to the exit of T-lymphocytes from the thymus and peripheral lymphoid organs through a gradient of S1P. We have previously observed that T-ALL and T-LBL blasts express S1P1. Herein we analyzed the role of S1P receptors in the migratory pattern of human T-cell neoplastic blasts. S1P-triggered cell migration was directly related to S1P1 expression. T-ALL blasts expressing low levels of S1P1 mRNA (HPB-ALL) did not migrate toward S1P, whereas those expressing higher levels of S1P1 (MOLT-4, JURKAT and CEM) did migrate. The S1P ligand induced T-ALL cells chemotaxis in concentrations up to 500 nM and induced fugetaxis in higher concentrations (1000-10000 nM) through interactions with S1P1. When S1P1 was specifically blocked by the W146 compound, S1P-induced migration at lower concentrations was reduced, whereas higher concentrations induced cell migration. Furthermore, we observed that S1P/S1P1 interactions induced ERK and AKT phosphorylation, and modulation of Rac1 activity. Responding T-ALL blasts also expressed S1P3 mRNA but blockage of this receptor did not modify migratory responses. Our results indicate that S1P is involved in the migration of T-ALL/LBL blasts, which is dependent on S1P1 expression. Moreover, S1P concentrations in the given microenvironment might induce dose-dependent chemotaxis or fugetaxis of T-ALL blasts.
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- Carolina V. Messias
- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory on Thymus Research, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Blasiak A, Lee GU, Kilinc D. Neuron Subpopulations with Different Elongation Rates and DCC Dynamics Exhibit Distinct Responses to Isolated Netrin-1 Treatment. ACS Chem Neurosci 2015; 6:1578-90. [PMID: 26190161 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Correct wiring of the nervous system requires guidance cues, diffusible or substrate-bound proteins that steer elongating axons to their target tissues. Netrin-1, the best characterized member of the Netrins family of guidance molecules, is known to induce axon turning and modulate axon elongation rate; however, the factors regulating the axonal response to Netrin-1 are not fully understood. Using microfluidics, we treated fluidically isolated axons of mouse primary cortical neurons with Netrin-1 and characterized axon elongation rates, as well as the membrane localization of deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC), a well-established receptor of Netrin-1. The capacity to stimulate and observe a large number of individual axons allowed us to conduct distribution analyses, through which we identified two distinct neuron subpopulations based on different elongation behavior and different DCC membrane dynamics. Netrin-1 reduced the elongation rates in both subpopulations, where the effect was more pronounced in the slow growing subpopulation. Both the source of Ca(2+) influx and the basal cytosolic Ca(2+) levels regulated the effect of Netrin-1, for example, Ca(2+) efflux from the endoplasmic reticulum due to the activation of Ryanodine channels blocked Netrin-1-induced axon slowdown. Netrin-1 treatment resulted in a rapid membrane insertion of DCC, followed by a gradual internalization. DCC membrane dynamics were different in the central regions of the growth cones compared to filopodia and axon shafts, highlighting the temporal and spatial heterogeneity in the signaling events downstream of Netrin-1. Cumulatively, these results demonstrate the power of microfluidic compartmentalization and distribution analysis in describing the complex axonal Netrin-1 response.
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- Agata Blasiak
- Bionanoscience Group, School
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin
4, Ireland
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- Bionanoscience Group, School
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin
4, Ireland
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- Bionanoscience Group, School
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin
4, Ireland
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Ma TC, Willis DE. What makes a RAG regeneration associated? Front Mol Neurosci 2015; 8:43. [PMID: 26300725 PMCID: PMC4528284 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2015.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Regenerative failure remains a significant barrier for functional recovery after central nervous system (CNS) injury. As such, understanding the physiological processes that regulate axon regeneration is a central focus of regenerative medicine. Studying the gene transcription responses to axon injury of regeneration competent neurons, such as those of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), has provided insight into the genes associated with regeneration. Though several individual “regeneration-associated genes” (RAGs) have been identified from these studies, the response to injury likely regulates the expression of functionally coordinated and complementary gene groups. For instance, successful regeneration would require the induction of genes that drive the intrinsic growth capacity of neurons, while simultaneously downregulating the genes that convey environmental inhibitory cues. Thus, this view emphasizes the transcriptional regulation of gene “programs” that contribute to the overall goal of axonal regeneration. Here, we review the known RAGs, focusing on how their transcriptional regulation can reveal the underlying gene programs that drive a regenerative phenotype. Finally, we will discuss paradigms under which we can determine whether these genes are injury-associated, or indeed necessary for regeneration.
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- Thong C Ma
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University New York, NY, USA
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- Brain Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY, USA ; Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute White Plains, NY, USA
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Sergi PN, Marino A, Ciofani G. Deterministic control of mean alignment and elongation of neuron-like cells by grating geometry: a computational approach. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:1242-52. [PMID: 26114801 DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00045a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Neuron-like cells are driven by their surrounding environment through local topography. A causal mechanotransductive web of topography-force relationships influences and controls complex cellular phenomena such as growth and alignment. This work aimed to provide a computational framework able to model the behaviour of neuron-like (PC12) cells on gratings, accounting for the twofold ability of topographical cues to simultaneously align and enhance the growth of cells. In particular, starting from the mechanical behaviour of the growth cone and filopodia, the effect of grating geometry (e.g., the periodicity and the size of grooves and ridges) on the neuritic mean alignment angle and on the outgrowth rate of cells was explored through theoretical tools and combinatorial simulations, which were able to predict (R(2) > 0.9) experimental data in a time range of 72-120 hours.
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- Pier Nicola Sergi
- The Biorobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore SantAnna, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, 56025 Italy.
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Roccasalvo IM, Micera S, Sergi PN. A hybrid computational model to predict chemotactic guidance of growth cones. Sci Rep 2015; 5:11340. [PMID: 26086936 PMCID: PMC4471899 DOI: 10.1038/srep11340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The overall strategy used by growing axons to find their correct paths during the nervous system development is not yet completely understood. Indeed, some emergent and counterintuitive phenomena were recently described during axon pathfinding in presence of chemical gradients. Here, a novel computational model is presented together with its ability to reproduce both regular and counterintuitive axonal behaviours. In this model, the key role of intracellular calcium was phenomenologically modelled through a non standard Gierer-Meinhardt system, as a crucial factor influencing the growth cone behaviour both in regular and complex conditions. This model was able to explicitly reproduce neuritic paths accounting for the complex interplay between extracellular and intracellular environments, through the sensing capability of the growth cone. The reliability of this approach was proven by using quantitative metrics, numerically supporting the similarity between in silico and biological results in regular conditions (control and attraction). Finally, the model was able to qualitatively predict emergent and counterintuitive phenomena resulting from complex boundary conditions.
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Translational NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Center for Neuroprosthetics, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Goodhill GJ, Faville RA, Sutherland DJ, Bicknell BA, Thompson AW, Pujic Z, Sun B, Kita EM, Scott EK. The dynamics of growth cone morphology. BMC Biol 2015; 13:10. [PMID: 25729914 PMCID: PMC4353455 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0115-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Normal brain function depends on the development of appropriate patterns of neural connections. A critical role in guiding axons to their targets during neural development is played by neuronal growth cones. These have a complex and rapidly changing morphology; however, a quantitative understanding of this morphology, its dynamics and how these are related to growth cone movement, is lacking. RESULTS Here we use eigenshape analysis (principal components analysis in shape space) to uncover the set of five to six basic shape modes that capture the most variance in growth cone form. By analysing how the projections of growth cones onto these principal modes evolve in time, we found that growth cone shape oscillates with a mean period of 30 min. The variability of oscillation periods and strengths between different growth cones was correlated with their forward movement, such that growth cones with strong, fast shape oscillations tended to extend faster. A simple computational model of growth cone shape dynamics based on dynamic microtubule instability was able to reproduce quantitatively both the mean and variance of oscillation periods seen experimentally, suggesting that the principal driver of growth cone shape oscillations may be intrinsic periodicity in cytoskeletal rearrangements. CONCLUSIONS Intrinsically driven shape oscillations are an important component of growth cone shape dynamics. More generally, eigenshape analysis has the potential to provide new quantitative information about differences in growth cone behaviour in different conditions.
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- Geoffrey J Goodhill
- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- />School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- />School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- />School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Yokoyama TD, Hotta K, Oka K. Comprehensive morphological analysis of individual peripheral neuron dendritic arbors in ascidian larvae using the photoconvertible protein kaede. Dev Dyn 2014; 243:1362-73. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Takatoshi D. Yokoyama
- Department of Bioscience and Informatics; Faculty of Science and Technology; Keio University; Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics; Faculty of Science and Technology; Keio University; Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics; Faculty of Science and Technology; Keio University; Yokohama Japan
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Calcium signaling in axon guidance. Trends Neurosci 2014; 37:424-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2014.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Komuro Y, Galas L, Lebon A, Raoult E, Fahrion JK, Tilot A, Kumada T, Ohno N, Vaudry D, Komuro H. The role of calcium and cyclic nucleotide signaling in cerebellar granule cell migration under normal and pathological conditions. Dev Neurobiol 2014; 75:369-87. [PMID: 25066767 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the developing brain, immature neurons migrate from their sites of origin to their final destination, where they reside for the rest of their lives. This active movement of immature neurons is essential for the formation of normal neuronal cytoarchitecture and proper differentiation. Deficits in migration result in the abnormal development of the brain, leading to a variety of neurological disorders. A myriad of extracellular guidance molecules and intracellular effector molecules is involved in controlling the migration of immature neurons in a cell type, cortical layer and birth-date-specific manner. To date, little is known about how extracellular guidance molecules transfer their information to the intracellular effector molecules, which regulate the migration of immature neurons. In this article, to fill the gap between extracellular guidance molecules and intracellular effector molecules, using the migration of cerebellar granule cells as a model system of neuronal cell migration, we explore the role of second messenger signaling (specifically Ca(2+) and cyclic nucleotide signaling) in the regulation of neuronal cell migration. We will, first, describe the cortical layer-specific changes in granule cell migration. Second, we will discuss the roles of Ca(2+) and cyclic nucleotide signaling in controlling granule cell migration. Third, we will present recent studies showing the roles of Ca(2+) and cyclic nucleotide signaling in the deficits in granule cell migration in mouse models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and fetal Minamata disease.
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- Yutaro Komuro
- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
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Igarashi M. Proteomic identification of the molecular basis of mammalian CNS growth cones. Neurosci Res 2014; 88:1-15. [PMID: 25066522 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The growth cone, which is a unique structure with high motility that forms at the tips of extending axons and dendrites, is crucial to neuronal network formation. Axonal growth of the mammalian CNS is most likely achieved by the complicated coordination of cytoskeletal rearrangement and vesicular trafficking via many proteins. Before recent advances, no methods to identify numerous proteins existed; however, proteomics revolutionarily resolved such problems. In this review, I summarize the profiles of the mammalian growth cone proteins revealed by proteomics as the molecular basis of the growth cone functions, with molecular mapping. These results should be used as a basis for understanding the mechanisms of the complex mammalian CNS developmental process.
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- Michihiro Igarashi
- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan; Trans-disciplinary Program, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
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Can simple rules control development of a pioneer vertebrate neuronal network generating behavior? J Neurosci 2014; 34:608-21. [PMID: 24403159 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3248-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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How do the pioneer networks in the axial core of the vertebrate nervous system first develop? Fundamental to understanding any full-scale neuronal network is knowledge of the constituent neurons, their properties, synaptic interconnections, and normal activity. Our novel strategy uses basic developmental rules to generate model networks that retain individual neuron and synapse resolution and are capable of reproducing correct, whole animal responses. We apply our developmental strategy to young Xenopus tadpoles, whose brainstem and spinal cord share a core vertebrate plan, but at a tractable complexity. Following detailed anatomical and physiological measurements to complete a descriptive library of each type of spinal neuron, we build models of their axon growth controlled by simple chemical gradients and physical barriers. By adding dendrites and allowing probabilistic formation of synaptic connections, we reconstruct network connectivity among up to 2000 neurons. When the resulting "network" is populated by model neurons and synapses, with properties based on physiology, it can respond to sensory stimulation by mimicking tadpole swimming behavior. This functioning model represents the most complete reconstruction of a vertebrate neuronal network that can reproduce the complex, rhythmic behavior of a whole animal. The findings validate our novel developmental strategy for generating realistic networks with individual neuron- and synapse-level resolution. We use it to demonstrate how early functional neuronal connectivity and behavior may in life result from simple developmental "rules," which lay out a scaffold for the vertebrate CNS without specific neuron-to-neuron recognition.
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Borisyuk R, Azad AKA, Conte D, Roberts A, Soffe SR. A developmental approach to predicting neuronal connectivity from small biological datasets: a gradient-based neuron growth model. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89461. [PMID: 24586794 PMCID: PMC3931784 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Relating structure and function of neuronal circuits is a challenging problem. It requires demonstrating how dynamical patterns of spiking activity lead to functions like cognitive behaviour and identifying the neurons and connections that lead to appropriate activity of a circuit. We apply a “developmental approach” to define the connectome of a simple nervous system, where connections between neurons are not prescribed but appear as a result of neuron growth. A gradient based mathematical model of two-dimensional axon growth from rows of undifferentiated neurons is derived for the different types of neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord of young tadpoles of the frog Xenopus. Model parameters define a two-dimensional CNS growth environment with three gradient cues and the specific responsiveness of the axons of each neuron type to these cues. The model is described by a nonlinear system of three difference equations; it includes a random variable, and takes specific neuron characteristics into account. Anatomical measurements are first used to position cell bodies in rows and define axon origins. Then a generalization procedure allows information on the axons of individual neurons from small anatomical datasets to be used to generate larger artificial datasets. To specify parameters in the axon growth model we use a stochastic optimization procedure, derive a cost function and find the optimal parameters for each type of neuron. Our biologically realistic model of axon growth starts from axon outgrowth from the cell body and generates multiple axons for each different neuron type with statistical properties matching those of real axons. We illustrate how the axon growth model works for neurons with axons which grow to the same and the opposite side of the CNS. We then show how, by adding a simple specification for dendrite morphology, our model “developmental approach” allows us to generate biologically-realistic connectomes.
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- Roman Borisyuk
- School of Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Institute of Mathematical Problems in Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- School of Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Huang H, Jiang L, Li S, Deng J, Li Y, Yao J, Li B, Zheng J. Using microfluidic chip to form brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration gradient for studying neuron axon guidance. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2014; 8:014108. [PMID: 24660043 PMCID: PMC3945791 DOI: 10.1063/1.4864235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Molecular gradients play a significant role in regulating biological and pathological processes. Although conventional gradient-generators have been used for studying chemotaxis and axon guidance, there are still many limitations, including the inability to maintain stable tempo-spatial gradients and the lack of the cell monitoring in a real-time manner. To overcome these shortcomings, microfluidic devices have been developed. In this study, we developed a microfluidic gradient device for regulating neuron axon guidance. A microfluidic device enables the generation of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gradient profiles in a temporal and spatial manner. We test the effect of the gradient profiles on axon guidance, in the BDNF concentration gradient axon towards the high concentration gradient. This microfluidic gradient device could be used as a powerful tool for cell biology research.
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- Hui Huang
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Laboratory, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China
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Sutherland DJ, Goodhill GJ. The interdependent roles of Ca(2+) and cAMP in axon guidance. Dev Neurobiol 2013; 75:402-10. [PMID: 25783999 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Axon guidance is a fundamental process in the developing and regenerating nervous system that is necessary for accurate neuronal wiring and proper brain function. Two of the most important second messengers in axon guidance are Ca(2+) and cAMP. Recently experimental and theoretical studies have uncovered a Ca(2+) - and cAMP-dependent mechanism for switching between attraction and repulsion. Here, we review this process and related Ca(2+) and cAMP interactions, the mechanisms by which necessary intracellular calcium elevations are created, and the pathways, which effect attractive and repulsive responses to the switch.
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- Daniel J Sutherland
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Gomez TM, Letourneau PC. Actin dynamics in growth cone motility and navigation. J Neurochem 2013; 129:221-34. [PMID: 24164353 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Motile growth cones lead growing axons through developing tissues to synaptic targets. These behaviors depend on the organization and dynamics of actin filaments that fill the growth cone leading margin [peripheral (P-) domain]. Actin filament organization in growth cones is regulated by actin-binding proteins that control all aspects of filament assembly, turnover, interactions with other filaments and cytoplasmic components, and participation in producing mechanical forces. Actin filament polymerization drives protrusion of sensory filopodia and lamellipodia, and actin filament connections to the plasma membrane link the filament network to adhesive contacts of filopodia and lamellipodia with other surfaces. These contacts stabilize protrusions and transduce mechanical forces generated by actomyosin activity into traction that pulls an elongating axon along the path toward its target. Adhesive ligands and extrinsic guidance cues bind growth cone receptors and trigger signaling activities involving Rho GTPases, kinases, phosphatases, cyclic nucleotides, and [Ca++] fluxes. These signals regulate actin-binding proteins to locally modulate actin polymerization, interactions, and force transduction to steer the growth cone leading margin toward the sources of attractive cues and away from repellent guidance cues.
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- Timothy M Gomez
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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Kobayashi T, Nagase F, Hotta K, Oka K. Crosstalk between second messengers predicts the motility of the growth cone. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3118. [PMID: 24176909 PMCID: PMC3814829 DOI: 10.1038/srep03118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Axon guidance involves multiple second messenger signal transduction pathways. Although each signal transduction pathway has been characterized, only a few studies have examined crosstalk between these cascades. Here, we applied a simultaneous second messenger imaging method to the growth cone and demonstrated correlations between cAMP, cGMP, and Ca(2+). The levels of cAMP and cGMP in non-stimulated freely extending growth cones showed a negative correlation without delay. Although there was no direct correlation between cAMP and Ca(2+), examination of cross correlations using small time windows showed frequent switching behavior from negative to positive and vice versa. Furthermore, spatially asymmetric cAMP and cGMP signals in freely deviating growth cones were visualized directly. These results indicate that we succeed in relating second messenger crosstalk to growth cone deviation and extension, and also indicate the possibility of predicting axon guidance from this second messenger crosstalk.
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- Takahiko Kobayashi
- Center for Biosciences and Informatics, School of Fundamental Sciences and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Center for Biosciences and Informatics, School of Fundamental Sciences and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Center for Biosciences and Informatics, School of Fundamental Sciences and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Center for Biosciences and Informatics, School of Fundamental Sciences and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Calcineurin signaling mediates activity-dependent relocation of the axon initial segment. J Neurosci 2013; 33:6950-63. [PMID: 23595753 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0277-13.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The axon initial segment (AIS) is a specialized neuronal subcompartment located at the beginning of the axon that is crucially involved in both the generation of action potentials and the regulation of neuronal polarity. We recently showed that prolonged neuronal depolarization produces a distal shift of the entire AIS structure away from the cell body, a change associated with a decrease in neuronal excitability. Here, we used dissociated rat hippocampal cultures, with a major focus on the dentate granule cell (DGC) population, to explore the signaling pathways underlying activity-dependent relocation of the AIS. First, a pharmacological screen of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) showed that AIS relocation is triggered by activation of L-type Cav1 VGCCs with negligible contribution from any other VGCC subtypes. Additional pharmacological analysis revealed that downstream signaling events are mediated by the calcium-sensitive phosphatase calcineurin; inhibition of calcineurin with either FK506 or cyclosporin A totally abolished both depolarization- and optogenetically-induced activity-dependent AIS relocation. Furthermore, calcineurin activation is sufficient for AIS plasticity, because expression of a constitutively active form of the phosphatase resulted in relocation of the AIS of DGCs without a depolarizing stimulus. Finally, we assessed the role of calcineurin in other forms of depolarization-induced plasticity. Neither membrane resistance changes nor spine density changes were affected by FK506 treatment, suggesting that calcineurin acts via a separate pathway to modulate AIS plasticity. Together, these results emphasize calcineurin as a vital player in the regulation of intrinsic plasticity as governed by the AIS.
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Hoppe TJ, Moorjani SG, Shear JB. Generating arbitrary chemical patterns for multipoint dosing of single cells. Anal Chem 2013; 85:3746-51. [PMID: 23427919 PMCID: PMC3645469 DOI: 10.1021/ac4001089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Living cells reside within anisotropic microenvironments that orchestrate a broad range of polarized responses through physical and chemical cues. To unravel how localized chemical signals influence complex behaviors, tools must be developed for establishing patterns of chemical gradients that vary over subcellular dimensions. Here, we present a strategy for addressing this critical need in which an arbitrary number of chemically distinct, subcellular dosing streams are created in real time within a microfluidic environment. In this approach, cells are cultured on a thin polymer membrane that serves as a barrier between the cell-culture environment and a reagent chamber containing multiple reagent species flowing in parallel under low Reynolds number conditions. Focal ablation of the membrane creates pores that allow solution to flow from desired regions within this reagent pattern into the cell-culture chamber, resulting in narrow, chemically distinct dosing streams. Unlike previous dosing strategies, this system provides the capacity to tailor arbitrary patterns of reagents on the fly to suit the geometry and orientation of specific cells.
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- Todd J. Hoppe
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University, Station A5300, Austin, Texas, 78712-0165, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University, Station A5300, Austin, Texas, 78712-0165, United States
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