Montani Laura, Gerrits Bertran, Gehrig Peter, Kempf Anissa, Dimou Leda, Wollscheid Bernd, Schwab Martin E
Brain Research Institute and Functional Genomics Center, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
J Biol Chem. 2009 Apr 17;284(16):10793-807. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M808297200. Epub 2009 Feb 9.
Nogo-A has been extensively studied as a myelin-associated neurite outgrowth inhibitor in the lesioned adult central nervous system. However, its role in the intact central nervous system has not yet been clarified. Analysis of the intact adult nervous system of C57BL/6 Nogo-A knock-out (KO) versus wild-type (WT) mice by a combined two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and isotope-coded affinity tagging approach revealed regulation of cytoskeleton-, transport-, and signaling growth-related proteins, pointing to regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, the neuronal growth machinery, and in particular the Rho-GTPase/LIMK1/cofilin pathway. Nogo-A KO adult neurons showed enlarged, more motile growth cones compared with WT neurons. The phenotype was reproduced by acute in vitro neutralization of neuronal Nogo-A. LIMK1 phosphorylation was increased in Nogo-A KO growth cones, and its reduction caused the decrease of KO growth cone motility to WT levels. Our study suggests that in the unlesioned adult nervous system, neuronal Nogo-A can restrict neuronal growth through negative modulation of growth cone motility.
Nogo-A作为成年中枢神经系统损伤后髓鞘相关的神经突生长抑制剂已得到广泛研究。然而,其在完整中枢神经系统中的作用尚未阐明。通过二维凝胶电泳和同位素编码亲和标签相结合的方法,对C57BL/6 Nogo-A基因敲除(KO)小鼠和野生型(WT)小鼠的完整成年神经系统进行分析,结果显示细胞骨架、运输和信号生长相关蛋白受到调控,这表明肌动蛋白细胞骨架、神经元生长机制,特别是Rho-GTPase/LIMK1/丝切蛋白途径受到调控。与野生型神经元相比,Nogo-A基因敲除成年神经元的生长锥更大且更具运动性。通过急性体外中和神经元Nogo-A可重现该表型。在Nogo-A基因敲除生长锥中,LIMK1磷酸化增加,而其减少导致基因敲除生长锥运动性降至野生型水平。我们的研究表明,在未受损的成年神经系统中,神经元Nogo-A可通过对生长锥运动性的负调控来限制神经元生长。