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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2011

Rab22 controls NGF signaling and neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells.

Liang Wang, Zhimin Liang, Guangpu Li

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Liang WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
Zhimin Liang
Guangpu Li
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Structural and Functional Specificity of Rab GTPasesR01GM074692 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI LI, GUANGPU · 2006 to 2015
$2.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074692NIGMS NIH HHS R01-GM074692
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rab22 is a small GTPase that is localized on early endosomes and regulates early endosomal sorting. This study reports that Rab22 promotes nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling-dependent neurite outgrowth and gene expression in PC12 cells by sorting NGF and the activated/phosphorylated receptor (pTrkA) into signaling endosomes to sustain signal transduction in the cell. NGF binding induces the endocytosis of pTrkA into Rab22-containing endosomes. Knockdown of Rab22 via small hairpin RNA (shRNA) blocks NGF-induced pTrkA endocytosis into the endosomes and gene expression (VGF) and neurite outgrowth. Overexpression of human Rab22 can rescue the inhibitory effects of the Rab22 shRNA, suggesting a specific Rab22 function in NGF signal transduction, rather than off-target effects. Furthermore, the Rab22 effector, Rabex-5, is necessary for NGF-induced neurite outgrowth and gene expression, as evidenced by the inhibitory effect of shRNA-mediated knockdown of Rabex-5. Disruption of the Rab22-Rabex-5 interaction via overexpression of the Rab22-binding domain of Rabex-5 in the cell also blocks NGF-induced neurite outgrowth, suggesting a critical role of Rab22-Rabex-5 interaction in the biogenesis of NGF-signaling endosomes to sustain the signal for neurite outgrowth. These data provide the first evidence for an early endosomal Rab GTPase as a positive regulator of NGF signal transduction and cell differentiation.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationEndocytosisEndosomesGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMicroscopy, FluorescenceNerve Growth FactorNeuritesNeurogenesisPC12 CellsPhosphorylationProtein BindingGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsNerve Growth FactorRab31 protein, ratrab GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptor, trkARNA, Small Interfering

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PMID21849477
PMCPMC3192864
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