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ArticleScientific reports2018

The Sema3A receptor Plexin-A1 suppresses supernumerary axons through Rap1 GTPases.

Nannan Wang, Pratibha Dhumale, Joanna Chiang, Andreas W Püschel

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nannan WangInstitut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schloßplatz 5, D-48149, Münster, Germany.
Pratibha DhumaleInstitut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schloßplatz 5, D-48149, Münster, Germany.
Joanna ChiangInstitut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schloßplatz 5, D-48149, Münster, Germany.
Andreas W PüschelInstitut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Schloßplatz 5, D-48149, Münster, Germany. apuschel@uni-muenster.de.
University of Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The highly conserved Rap1 GTPases perform essential functions during neuronal development. They are required for the polarity of neuronal progenitors and neurons as well as for neuronal migration in the embryonic brain. Neuronal polarization and axon formation depend on the precise temporal and spatial regulation of Rap1 activity by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPases-activating proteins (GAPs). Several Rap1 GEFs have been identified that direct the formation of axons during cortical and hippocampal development in vivo and in cultured neurons. However little is known about the GAPs that limit the activity of Rap1 GTPases during neuronal development. Here we investigate the function of Sema3A and Plexin-A1 as a regulator of Rap1 GTPases during the polarization of hippocampal neurons. Sema3A was shown to suppress axon formation when neurons are cultured on a patterned substrate. Plexin-A1 functions as the signal-transducing subunit of receptors for Sema3A and displays GAP activity for Rap1 GTPases. We show that Sema3A and Plexin-A1 suppress the formation of supernumerary axons in cultured neurons, which depends on Rap1 GTPases.

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AnimalsAxonsCell PolarityCells, CulturedHippocampusMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsrap1 GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSemaphorin-3ANerve Tissue ProteinsPlxna1 protein, mousePlxnb1 protein, mouserap1 GTP-Binding ProteinsRap1 protein, mouseReceptors, Cell SurfaceSemaphorin-3A

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PMID30353093
PMCPMC6199275
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