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ArticleNeuron2009

FARP1 promotes the dendritic growth of spinal motor neuron subtypes through transmembrane Semaphorin6A and PlexinA4 signaling.

BinQuan Zhuang, YouRong Sophie Su, Shanthini Sockanathan

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Article in Neuron, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

BinQuan ZhuangThe Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
YouRong Sophie Su
Shanthini Sockanathan
Johns Hopkins University · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Retinoids and the specification of spinal motor neuronsR01NS046336 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SOCKANATHAN, SHANTHINI · 2003 to 2017
$4.6M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dendritic morphology of neurons dictates their abilities to process and transmit information; however, the signaling pathways that regulate dendritic growth and complexity are poorly understood. Here, we show that retinoids induce the expression of the FERM Rho-GEF protein FARP1 in the developing spinal cord. FARP1 is expressed in subsets of motor neurons and is enriched in dendrites of lateral motor column (LMC) neurons that innervate the limb. FARP1 is necessary and sufficient to promote LMC dendritic growth but does not affect dendrite number or axonal morphology. We show that FARP1 serves as a specific effector of transmembrane Semaphorin6A and PlexinA4 signals to regulate LMC dendritic growth, and that its Rho-GEF domain is necessary for this function. These findings reveal that retinoid and Sema6A/PlexA4 signaling pathways intersect through FARP1 to control dendritic growth, and uncover the existence of subtype-specific signaling networks that control dendritic developmental programs in spinal motor neurons.

Indexed as

AnimalsAvian ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell MembraneChick EmbryoCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansMotor NeuronsNeurogenesisProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceRetinoidsrho GTP-Binding ProteinsAvian ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFARP1 protein, humanGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsPlxna4 protein, humanReceptors, Cell SurfaceRetinoidsrho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsSEMA6A protein, humanSemaphorins

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PMID19217374
PMCPMC2654783
OpenAlexW2000099917

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