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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2019

Characterization of Xenopus laevis guanine deaminase reveals new insights for its expression and function in the embryonic kidney.

Paula G Slater, Garrett M Cammarata, Connor Monahan, Jackson T Bowers, Oliver Yan, Sangmook Lee, Laura Anne Lowery

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paula G SlaterBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Garrett M CammarataBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Connor MonahanBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Jackson T BowersBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Oliver YanBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Sangmook LeeBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Laura Anne LoweryBoston College, Department of Biology, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8959-2679
Boston College · US

Funding

Elucidating mechanistic connections between guidance signaling, microtubule regulation, and growth cone steering: Diversity SupplementR01MH109651 · NIMH · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI Laura Anne LOWERY · 2016 to 2026
$4.3M
Function of Microtubule Plus-End-Tracking Proteins in the Neuronal Growth ConeR00MH095768 · NIMH · BOSTON COLLEGE · PI LOWERY, LAURA ANNE · 2014 to 2016
$747k
Role of TACC3 in Cranial Neural Crest Cell Migration:Implications for Craniofacial DisordersR03DE025824 · NIDCR · BOSTON COLLEGE · PI LOWERY, LAURA ANNE · 2016 to 2017
$235k
NIDCR NIH HHS R03 DE025824NIMH NIH HHS R00 MH095768NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH109651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mammalian guanine deaminase (GDA), called cypin, is important for proper neural development, by regulating dendritic arborization through modulation of microtubule (MT) dynamics. Additionally, cypin can promote MT assembly in vitro. However, it has never been tested whether cypin (or other GDA orthologs) binds to MTs or modulates MT dynamics. Here, we address these questions and characterize Xenopus laevis GDA (Gda) for the first time during embryonic development.

resultsWe find that exogenously expressed human cypin and Gda both display a cytosolic distribution in primary embryonic cells. Furthermore, while expression of human cypin can promote MT polymerization, Xenopus Gda has no effect. Additionally, we find that the tubulin-binding collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP) homology domain is only partially conserved between cypin and Gda. This likely explains the divergence in function, as we discovered that the cypin region containing the CRMP homology and PDZ-binding domain is necessary for regulating MT dynamics. Finally, we observed that gda is strongly expressed in the kidneys during late embryonic development, although it does not appear to be critical for kidney development.

conclusionsTogether, these results suggest that GDA has diverged in function between mammals and amphibians, and that mammalian GDA plays an indirect role in regulating MT dynamics. Developmental Dynamics 248:296-305, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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AnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianGuanine DeaminaseHumansKidneyMicrotubulesXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsGuanine DeaminaseXenopus ProteinscypindevelopmentGDAmicrotubule dynamics

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