Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, 5016 Cordoba, Argentina.
J Neurosci. 2010 May 12;30(19):6793-800. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5420-09.2010.
RhoA and Rac play key and opposite roles during neuronal polarization. We now show that Lfc, a guanosine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), localizes to the Golgi apparatus and growth cones of developing neurons and negatively regulates neurite sprouting and axon formation through a Rho signaling pathway. Tctex-1, a dynein light chain implicated in axon outgrowth by modulating actin dynamics and Rac activity, colocalizes and physically interacts with Lfc, thus inhibiting its GEF activity, decreasing Rho-GTP levels, and functionally antagonizing Lfc during neurite formation.
RhoA 和 Rac 在神经元极化过程中发挥关键作用,且作用相反。我们现在发现,Lfc(鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子(GEF))定位于发育中神经元的高尔基体和生长锥,通过 Rho 信号通路负调控神经突发芽和轴突形成。Tctex-1(一种参与轴突生长的动力蛋白轻链,通过调节肌动蛋白动力学和 Rac 活性)与 Lfc 共定位并相互作用,从而抑制其 GEF 活性,降低 Rho-GTP 水平,并在神经突形成过程中发挥功能拮抗作用。