EphA receptors regulate growth cone dynamics through the novel guanine nucleotide exchange factor ephexin.
In: Cell, Jg. 105 (2001-04-20), Heft 2, S. 233-44
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Eph receptors transduce short-range repulsive signals for axon guidance by modulating actin dynamics within growth cones. We report the cloning and characterization of ephexin, a novel Eph receptor-interacting protein that is a member of the Dbl family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for Rho GTPases. Ephrin-A stimulation of EphA receptors modulates the activity of ephexin leading to RhoA activation, Cdc42 and Rac1 inhibition, and cell morphology changes. In addition, expression of a mutant form of ephexin in primary neurons interferes with ephrin-A-induced growth cone collapse. The association of ephexin with Eph receptors constitutes a molecular link between Eph receptors and the actin cytoskeleton and provides a novel mechanism for achieving highly localized regulation of growth cone motility.
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EphA receptors regulate growth cone dynamics through the novel guanine nucleotide exchange factor ephexin.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Shamah, SM ; Lin, MZ ; Goldberg, JL ; Estrach, S ; Sahin, M ; Hu, L ; Bazalakova, M ; Neve, RL ; Corfas, G ; Debant, A ; Greenberg, ME |
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Zeitschrift: | Cell, Jg. 105 (2001-04-20), Heft 2, S. 233-44 |
Veröffentlichung: | Cambridge, Ma : Cell Press ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Cambridge, MIT Press., 2001 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0092-8674 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00314-2 |
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