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Target-derived GFRalpha1 as an attractive guidance signal for developing sensory and sympathetic axons via activation of Cdk5
Authors:Ledda Fernanda  Paratcha Gustavo  Ibáñez Carlos F
Institution:Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract:Immobilized and diffusible molecular cues regulate axon guidance during development. GFRalpha1, a GPI-anchored receptor for GDNF, is expressed as both membrane bound and secreted forms by accessory nerve cells and peripheral targets of developing sensory and sympathetic neurons during the period of target innervation. A relative deficit of GFRalpha1 in developing axons allows exogenous GFRalpha1 to capture GDNF and present it for recognition by axonal c-Ret receptors. Exogenous GFRalpha1 potentiates neurite outgrowth and acts as a long-range directional cue by creating positional information for c-Ret-expressing axons in the presence of a uniform concentration of GDNF. Soluble GFRalpha1 prolongs GDNF-mediated activation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), an event required for GFRalpha1-induced neurite outgrowth and axon guidance. Together with GDNF, target-derived GFRalpha1 can function in a non-cell-autonomous fashion as a chemoattractant cue with outgrowth promoting activity for peripheral neurons.
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