scholarly journals Neurite outgrowth on immobilized axonin-1 is mediated by a heterophilic interaction with L1(G4).

1991 ◽  
Vol 115 (4) ◽  
pp. 1113-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
T B Kuhn ◽  
E T Stoeckli ◽  
M A Condrau ◽  
F G Rathjen ◽  
P Sonderegger
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Neurite Outgrowth ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Dorsal Root ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Neurite Growth ◽  
Soluble Form ◽  
Axonal Membrane ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons

Axonin-1 is an axon-associated cell adhesion molecule with dualistic expression, one form being glycophosphatidylinositol-anchored to the axonal membrane, the other secreted from axons in a soluble form. When presented as a substratum for neuronal cultures it strongly promotes neurite outgrowth from chicken embryonic dorsal root ganglia neurons. In this study, the axon-associated cell adhesion molecule G4, which is identical with Ng-CAM and 8D9, and homologous or closely related to L1 of the mouse and NILE of the rat, was investigated with respect to a receptor function for axonin-1. Using fluorescent microspheres with covalently coupled axonin-1 or L1(G4) at their surface we showed that these proteins bind to each other. Within the sensitivity of this microsphere assay, no interaction of axonin-1 with itself could be detected. Axonin-1-coated microspheres also bound to the neurites of cultured dorsal root ganglia neurons. This interaction was exclusively mediated by L1(G4), as indicated by complete binding suppression by monovalent anti-L1(G4) antibodies. The interaction between neuritic L1(G4) and immobilized axonin-1 was found to mediate the promotion of neurite growth on axonin-1, as evidenced by the virtually complete arrest of neurite outgrowth in the presence of anti-L1(G4) antibodies. Convincing evidence has recently been presented that neurite growth on L1(8D9) is mediated by the homophilic binding of neuritic L1(G4) (1989. Neuron. 2: 1597-1603). Thus, both L1(G4)- and axonin-1-expressing axons may serve as "substrate pathways" for the guidance of following axons expressing L1(G4) into their target area. Conceivably, differences in the concentration of axonin-1 and L1(G4), and/or modulatory influences on their specific binding parameters in leading pathways and following axons could represent elements in the control of axonal pathway selection.

scholarly journals A soluble form of the F3 neuronal cell adhesion molecule promotes neurite outgrowth

1992 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Durbec ◽  
G Gennarini ◽  
C Goridis ◽  
G Rougon
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Neurite Outgrowth ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons ◽  
Soluble Form ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Neurite Initiation ◽  
Ganglion Neurons ◽  
Adhesive Proteins

The F3 molecule is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily anchored to membranes by a glycane-phosphatidylinositol, and is predominantly expressed on subsets of axons of the central and peripheral nervous system. In a previous paper (Gennarini, G., P. Durbec, A. Boned, G. Rougon, and C. Goridis. 1991. Neuron. 6:595-606), we have established that F3 fulfills the operational definition of a cell adhesion molecule and that it stimulates neurite outgrowth when presented to sensory neurons as a surface component of transfected CHO cells. In the present study the question as to whether soluble forms of F3 would be functionally active was addressed in vitro on cultures of mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons. We observed that preparations enriched in soluble F3 had no effect on neuron attachment but enhanced neurite initiation and neurite outgrowth in a dose-dependent manner. By contrast, soluble NCAM-120 does not have any measurable effect on these phenomena. Addition of anti-F3 monovalent antibodies reduced the number of process-bearing neurons and the neuritic output per neuron to control values. Addition of cerebrospinal fluid, a natural source of soluble F3, also stimulated neurite extension, and this effect was partially blocked by anti-F3 antibodies. Our results suggest that the soluble forms of adhesive proteins with neurite outgrowth-promoting properties could act at a distance from their site of release in a way reminiscent of growth and trophic factors.

Enhancement of neurite outgrowth by the soluble form of human L1 (neural cell adhesion molecule)

Neuroreport ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 3157-3162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Sugawa ◽  
Katsuhiko Ono ◽  
Yukihiko Yasui ◽  
Toshiro Kishi ◽  
Toshiko Tsumori
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Neurite Outgrowth ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Neural Cell ◽  
Soluble Form ◽  
Neural Cell Adhesion

scholarly journals Cell adhesion molecules NgCAM and axonin-1 form heterodimers in the neuronal membrane and cooperate in neurite outgrowth promotion.

1996 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
pp. 1593-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Buchstaller ◽  
S Kunz ◽  
P Berger ◽  
B Kunz ◽  
U Ziegler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Neurite Outgrowth ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia ◽  
Growth Cone ◽  
Dorsal Root ◽  
Cell Aggregation ◽  
Neuronal Membrane ◽  
Direct Binding ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons ◽  
Cis Interaction

The axonal surface glycoproteins neuronglia cell adhesion molecule (NgCAM) and axonin-1 promote cell-cell adhesion, neurite outgrowth and fasciculation, and are involved in growth cone guidance. A direct binding between NgCAM and axonin-1 has been demonstrated using isolated molecules conjugated to the surface of fluorescent microspheres. By expressing NgCAM and axonin-1 in myeloma cells and performing cell aggregation assays, we found that NgCAM and axonin-1 cannot bind when present on the surface of different cells. In contrast, the cocapping of axonin-1 upon antibody-induced capping of NgCAM on the surface of CV-1 cells coexpressing NgCAM and axonin-1 and the selective chemical cross-linking of the two molecules in low density cultures of dorsal root ganglia neurons indicated a specific and direct binding of axonin-1 and Ng-CAM in the plane of the same membrane. Suppression of the axonin-1 translation by antisense oligonucleotides prevented neurite outgrowth in dissociated dorsal root ganglia neurons cultured on an NgCAM substratum, indicating that neurite outgrowth on NgCAM substratum requires axonin-1. Based on these and previous results, which implicated NgCAM as the neuronal receptor involved in neurite outgrowth on NgCAM substratum, we concluded that neurite outgrowth on an NgCAM substratum depends on two essential interactions of growth cone NgCAM: a trans-interaction with substratum NgCAM and a cis-interaction with axonin-1 residing in the same growth cone membrane.

scholarly journals Differential contributions of Ng-CAM and N-CAM to cell adhesion in different neural regions.

1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hoffman ◽  
D R Friedlander ◽  
C M Chuong ◽  
M Grumet ◽  
G M Edelman
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Dorsal Root ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Granule Cells ◽  
Membrane Vesicle ◽  
Binding Mechanism ◽  
Brain Membrane ◽  
Binding Mechanisms

Individual neurons can express both the neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) and the neuron-glia cell adhesion molecule (Ng-CAM) at their cell surfaces. To determine how the functions of the two molecules may be differentially controlled, we have used specific antibodies to each cell adhesion molecule (CAM) to perturb its function, first in brain membrane vesicle aggregation and then in tissue culture assays testing the fasciculation of neurite outgrowths from cultured dorsal root ganglia, the migration of granule cells in cerebellar explants, and the formation of histological layers in the developing retina. Our strategy was initially to delineate further the binding mechanisms for each CAM. Antibodies to Ng-CAM and N-CAM each inhibited brain membrane vesicle aggregation but the binding mechanisms of the two CAMs differed. As expected from the known homophilic binding mechanism of N-CAM, anti-N-CAM-coated vesicles did not co-aggregate with uncoated vesicles. Anti-Ng-CAM-coated vesicles readily co-aggregated with uncoated vesicles in accord with a postulated heterophilic binding mechanism. It was also shown that N-CAM was not a ligand for Ng-CAM. In contrast to assays with brain membrane vesicles, cellular systems can reveal functional differences for each CAM reflecting its relative amount (prevalence modulation) and location (polarity modulation). Consistent with this, each of the three cellular processes examined in vitro was preferentially inhibited only by anti-N-CAM or by anti-Ng-CAM antibodies. Both neurite fasciculation and the migration of cerebellar granule cells were preferentially inhibited by anti-Ng-CAM antibodies. Anti-N-CAM antibodies inhibited the formation of histological layers in the retina. The data on perturbation by antibodies were correlated with the relative levels of expression of Ng-CAM and N-CAM in each of these different neural regions. Quantitative immunoblotting experiments indicated that the relative Ng-CAM/N-CAM ratios in comparable extracts of brain, dorsal root ganglia, and retina were respectively 0.32, 0.81, and 0.04. During culture of dorsal root ganglia in the presence of nerve growth factor, the Ng-CAM/N-CAM ratio rose to 4.95 in neurite outgrowths and 1.99 in the ganglion proper, reflecting both polarity and prevalence modulation. These results suggest that the relative ability of anti-Ng-CAM and anti-N-CAM antibodies to inhibit cell-cell interactions in different neural tissues is strongly correlated with the local Ng-CAM/N-CAM ratio.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

scholarly journals The Arg-Gly-Asp Motif in the Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Promotes Neurite Outgrowth via Interaction with the αvβ3 Integrin

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Yip ◽  
Xiaoning Zhao ◽  
Anthony M.P. Montgomery ◽  
Chi-Hung Siu
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglion ◽  
Neurite Outgrowth ◽  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Fusion Proteins ◽  
Dorsal Root ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Ganglion Cells ◽  
Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells

The cell adhesion molecule L1 is a potent inducer of neurite outgrowth and it has been implicated in X-linked hydrocephalus and related neurological disorders. To investigate the mechanisms of neurite outgrowth stimulated by L1, attempts were made to identify the neuritogenic sites in L1. Fusion proteins containing different segments of the extracellular region of L1 were prepared and different neuronal cells were assayed on substrate-coated fusion proteins. Interestingly, both immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domains 2 and 6 (Ig2, Ig6) promoted neurite outgrowth from dorsal root ganglion cells, whereas neural retinal cells responded only to Ig2. L1 Ig2 contains a previously identified homophilic binding site, whereas L1 Ig6 contains an Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence. The neuritogenic activity of Ig6 was abrogated by mutations in the RGD site. The addition of RGD-containing peptides also inhibited the promotion of neurite outgrowth from dorsal root ganglion cells by glutathione S-transferase-Ig6, implicating the involvement of an integrin. The monoclonal antibody LM609 against αvβ3integrin, but not an anti-β1 antibody, inhibited the neuritogenic effects of Ig6. These data thus provide the first evidence that the RGD motif in L1 Ig6 is capable of promoting neurite outgrowth via interaction with the αvβ3integrin on neuronal cells.

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