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Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms.

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Nawabi, H; Belin, S; Cartoni, R; Williams, PR; Wang, C; Latremolière, A; Wang, X; Zhu, J; Taub, DG; Fu, X; Yu, B; Gu, X; Woolf, CJ; Liu, JS ...
Published in: Neuron
November 2015

After axotomy, neuronal survival and growth cone re-formation are required for axon regeneration. We discovered that doublecortin-like kinases (DCLKs), members of the doublecortin (DCX) family expressed in adult retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), play critical roles in both processes, through distinct mechanisms. Overexpression of DCLK2 accelerated growth cone re-formation in vitro and enhanced the initiation and elongation of axon re-growth after optic nerve injury. These effects depended on both the microtubule (MT)-binding domain and the serine-proline-rich (S/P-rich) region of DCXs in-cis in the same molecules. While the MT-binding domain is known to stabilize MT structures, we show that the S/P-rich region prevents F-actin destabilization in injured axon stumps. Additionally, while DCXs synergize with mTOR to stimulate axon regeneration, alone they can promote neuronal survival possibly by regulating the retrograde propagation of injury signals. Multifunctional DCXs thus represent potential targets for promoting both survival and regeneration of injured neurons.

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Neuron

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EISSN

1097-4199

ISSN

0896-6273

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

88

Issue

4

Start / End Page

704 / 719

Related Subject Headings

  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Optic Nerve Injuries
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Regeneration
  • Microtubules
  • Mice
  • In Vitro Techniques
 

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Nawabi, H., Belin, S., Cartoni, R., Williams, P. R., Wang, C., Latremolière, A., … He, Z. (2015). Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms. Neuron, 88(4), 704–719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.10.005
Nawabi, Homaira, Stephane Belin, Romain Cartoni, Philip R. Williams, Chen Wang, Alban Latremolière, Xuhua Wang, et al. “Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms.Neuron 88, no. 4 (November 2015): 704–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.10.005.
Nawabi H, Belin S, Cartoni R, Williams PR, Wang C, Latremolière A, et al. Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms. Neuron. 2015 Nov;88(4):704–19.
Nawabi, Homaira, et al. “Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms.Neuron, vol. 88, no. 4, Nov. 2015, pp. 704–19. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2015.10.005.
Nawabi H, Belin S, Cartoni R, Williams PR, Wang C, Latremolière A, Wang X, Zhu J, Taub DG, Fu X, Yu B, Gu X, Woolf CJ, Liu JS, Gabel CV, Steen JA, He Z. Doublecortin-Like Kinases Promote Neuronal Survival and Induce Growth Cone Reformation via Distinct Mechanisms. Neuron. 2015 Nov;88(4):704–719.
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Published In

Neuron

DOI

EISSN

1097-4199

ISSN

0896-6273

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

88

Issue

4

Start / End Page

704 / 719

Related Subject Headings

  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Optic Nerve Injuries
  • Neurons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Nerve Regeneration
  • Microtubules
  • Mice
  • In Vitro Techniques