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ArticlePLoS genetics2015

SYD-1C, UNC-40 (DCC) and SAX-3 (Robo) function interdependently to promote axon guidance by regulating the MIG-2 GTPase.

Yan Xu, Hidenori Taru, Yishi Jin, Christopher C Quinn

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yan XuDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Hidenori TaruLaboratory of Neuroscience, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Yishi JinDivision of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America.
Christopher C QuinnDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America.
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · USHokkaido University · JPHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Investigation of SYD-1 function in axon guidance.R03NS091983 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · PI QUINN, CHRISTOPHER C · 2015 to 2016
$150k
Spatial organization of actin polymerizaton during axon guidance.R03NS081361 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · PI QUINN, CHRISTOPHER C · 2012 to 2013
$145k
NIH HHS P40 OD010440NIH HHS P40OD010440NINDS NIH HHS 1R03NS081361NINDS NIH HHS 1R03NS091983NINDS NIH HHS R03 NS081361NINDS NIH HHS R03 NS091983
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During development, axons must integrate directional information encoded by multiple guidance cues and their receptors. Axon guidance receptors, such as UNC-40 (DCC) and SAX-3 (Robo), can function individually or combinatorially with other guidance receptors to regulate downstream effectors. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that mediate combinatorial guidance receptor signaling. Here, we show that UNC-40, SAX-3 and the SYD-1 RhoGAP-like protein function interdependently to regulate the MIG-2 (Rac) GTPase in the HSN axon of C. elegans. We find that SYD-1 mediates an UNC-6 (netrin) independent UNC-40 activity to promote ventral axon guidance. Genetic analysis suggests that SYD-1 function in axon guidance requires both UNC-40 and SAX-3 activity. Moreover, the cytoplasmic domains of UNC-40 and SAX-3 bind to SYD-1 and SYD-1 binds to and negatively regulates the MIG-2 (Rac) GTPase. We also find that the function of SYD-1 in axon guidance is mediated by its phylogenetically conserved C isoform, indicating that the role of SYD-1 in guidance is distinct from its previously described roles in synaptogenesis and axonal specification. Our observations reveal a molecular mechanism that can allow two guidance receptors to function interdependently to regulate a common downstream effector, providing a potential means for the integration of guidance signals.

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NeurogenesisAnimalsAxonsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Bindingrac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicRoundabout ProteinsSignal TransductionCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesMig-2 protein, C elegansNerve Tissue Proteinsrac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicRoundabout ProteinsSYD-1 protein, C elegansUNC-40 protein, C elegans

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PMID25876065
PMCPMC4398414
OpenAlexW1966857451

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