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ArticleNeuron2008

Localized regulation of axonal RanGTPase controls retrograde injury signaling in peripheral nerve.

Dmitry Yudin, Shlomit Hanz, Soonmoon Yoo, Elena Iavnilovitch, Dianna Willis, Tal Gradus, Deepika Vuppalanchi, Yael Segal-Ruder, Keren Ben-Yaakov, Miki Hieda and 3 more

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Article in Neuron, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 219 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Dmitry YudinDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel.
Shlomit Hanz
Soonmoon Yoo
Elena Iavnilovitch
Dianna Willis
Tal Gradus
Deepika Vuppalanchi
Yael Segal-Ruder
Keren Ben-Yaakov
Miki Hieda
Yoshihiro Yoneda
Jeffery L Twiss
Mike Fainzilber
Weizmann Institute of Science · ILCommunity Health Systems - Dupont Hospital · USUbe Frontier University · JPUniversity of Delaware · US

Funding

Translation during Nerve RegenerationR01NS041596 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI TWISS, JEFFERY L · 2001 to 2018
$4.0M
Regulation of intra-axonal protein systhesisR01NS049041 · NINDS · NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DELAWARE · PI TWISS, JEFFERY L · 2006 to 2009
$1.2M
Axonal Transport and Local Translation in Neuropathic PainK99NR010797 · NINR · NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DELAWARE · PI WILLIS, DIANNA E. · 2007 to 2008
$174k
mRNA transport and local translation after axotomyF32NS047821 · NINDS · ALFRED I. DU PONT HOSP FOR CHILDREN · PI WILLIS, DIANNA E. · 2005 to 2007
$128k
NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS047821NINDS NIH HHS F32-NS048721NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS041596NINDS NIH HHS R01-NS041596NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049041NINDS NIH HHS R01-NS049041NINR NIH HHS K99 NR010797
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral sensory neurons respond to axon injury by activating an importin-dependent retrograde signaling mechanism. How is this mechanism regulated? Here, we show that Ran GTPase and its associated effectors RanBP1 and RanGAP regulate the formation of importin signaling complexes in injured axons. A gradient of nuclear RanGTP versus cytoplasmic RanGDP is thought to be fundamental for the organization of eukaryotic cells. Surprisingly, we find RanGTP in sciatic nerve axoplasm, distant from neuronal cell bodies and nuclei, and in association with dynein and importin-alpha. Following injury, localized translation of RanBP1 stimulates RanGTP dissociation from importins and subsequent hydrolysis, thereby allowing binding of newly synthesized importin-beta to importin-alpha and dynein. Perturbation of RanGTP hydrolysis or RanBP1 blockade at axonal injury sites reduces the neuronal conditioning lesion response. Thus, neurons employ localized mechanisms of Ran regulation to control retrograde injury signaling in peripheral nerve.

Indexed as

Peripheral Nerve InjuriesAnimalsAxonsCells, CulturedKaryopherinsMalePeripheral Nervesran GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarRetrograde DegenerationSciatic NeuropathySignal TransductionKaryopherinsran GTP-Binding Protein

Identifiers

PMID18667152
PMCPMC2538677
OpenAlexW2026117939

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