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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2021

A conserved Neurite Outgrowth and Guidance motif with biomimetic potential in neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecules.

Giorgia Scapin, Matteo Gasparotto, Daniele Peterle, Simone Tescari, Elena Porcellato, Alberto Piovesan, Irene Righetto, Laura Acquasaliente, Vincenzo De Filippis, Francesco Filippini

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Article in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giorgia ScapinSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Matteo GasparottoSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Daniele PeterleDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Simone TescariDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Elena PorcellatoSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Alberto PiovesanSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Irene RighettoSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Laura AcquasalienteDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Vincenzo De FilippisDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
Francesco FilippiniSynthetic Biology and Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131, Italy.
University of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery of conserved protein motifs can, in turn, unveil important regulatory signals, and when properly designed, synthetic peptides derived from such motifs can be used as biomimetics for biotechnological and therapeutic purposes. We report here that specific Ig-like repeats from the extracellular domains of neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecules share a highly conserved Neurite Outgrowth and Guidance (NOG) motif, which mediates homo- and heterophilic interactions crucial in neural development and repair. Synthetic peptides derived from the NOG motif of such proteins can boost neuritogenesis, and this potential is also retained by peptides with recombinant sequences, when fitting the NOG sequence pattern. The NOG motif discovery not only provides one more tile to the complex puzzle of neuritogenesis, but also opens the route to new neural regeneration strategies via a tunable biomimetic toolbox.

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Axon guidanceBiomimetic peptideHomophilic bindingIg-like foldNeurite outgrowthNeuronal differentiationNOG motifProtein-protein interactionRegenerative medicine

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