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The Role of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cdh1-APC in Axon Growth in the Mammalian Brain

dc.contributor.advisorStegmüller, Judith Dr.de
dc.contributor.authorKannan, Madhuvanthide
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-14T15:06:37Zde
dc.date.available2013-02-22T23:50:05Zde
dc.date.issued2012-09-14de
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-000D-EF73-Cde
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.53846/goediss-1449
dc.description.abstractMit der Ausbildung des Axons beginnt die neuronale Differenzierung. Sowohl extrinsische Faktoren der zellulären Umgebung als auch intrinsische Programme tragen zur erfolgreichen Axonogenese bei. Die E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cdh1-APC (Anaphase Promoting Complex) ist ein zellintrinsischer Inhibitor des Axonenwachstums im Säugergehirn. In diesem Zusammenhang sorgt Cdh1-APC für den proteasomalen Abbau der Transkriptionsfaktoren SnoN und Id2. Jedoch ist unklar, ob Cdh1-APC mit extrinsischen Signalen kooperiert, um Axonwachstum zu steuern. In dieser Studie zeige ich, dass MAPK (mitogen activated protein kinase), PI3K (phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase) und Rho GTPases, Effektoren extrinsischer trophischer Signale, mit dem Cdh1-APC Signalweg interagieren. Während MAPK und PI3K der Inhibition von Cdh1-APC entgegenwirken, unterstützen die GTPasen RhoA und Cdc42 die Wachstumsinhibition von Cdh1-APC. Mechanistischen Einblick gewährte die Identifizierung der HECT (homologous to E6-AP) E3 Ligase Smurf1 als Substrat von Cdh1-APC. Smurf1 stimuliert Axonenwachstumde
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfde
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de
dc.titleThe Role of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cdh1-APC in Axon Growth in the Mammalian Brainde
dc.typedoctoralThesisde
dc.title.translatedDie Rolle der E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Cdh1-APC in Axon Wachstum im Gehirn von Säugetierende
dc.contributor.refereeStegmüller, Judith Dr.de
dc.date.examination2012-08-22de
dc.subject.dnb500 Naturwissenschaftende
dc.subject.gokRA 000-Allgemeine Naturwissenschaftende
dc.description.abstractengNeuronal differentiation begins with initiation of the axon. Both extrinsic factors in the neuronal environment and cell-autonomous players contribute to successful axonal morphogenesis. The E3 ubiquitin ligase, Cdh1-Anaphase Promoting Complex (Cdh1-APC) is implicated in cell-intrinsic inhibition of axonal growth in the mammalian brain. In restricting axon growth, Cdh1-APC targets the transcription factors SnoN and Id2 for proteasomal degradation. However, whether the E3 ligase collaborates with extrinsic signaling in controlling axon growth is unknown. In this study, I show that mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and Rho GTPases, effectors of extrinsic trophic signaling, interface with the Cdh1-APC pathway. While MAPK and PI3K activity antagonize Cdh1 inhibition of axon growth, the small Rho GTPases RhoA and Cdc42 are positive mediators of the pathway. A mechanistic insight into the Cdh1-APC/RhoA relationship identified the homologous to E6-AP (HECT) E3 ligase, smad ubiquitination regulatory factor-1 (Smurf1), a negative regulator of RhoA, as a substrate of Cdh1-APC. Smurf1 promotes axon growth downstream of Cdh1-APC by targeting RhoA to proteasomal degradation. Smurf1 binds to Cdh1-APC in a D-box dependent manner and consequently, a stable Smurf1 D-box mutant overcomes Cdh1 inhibition by degrading RhoA and exhibits a gain-of-function in axon growth both on permissive substrates and on myelin. p250 GTPase activating protein (p250GAP), a RhoA inactivator, also participates in the Cdh1-APC pathway alongside Smurf1. Again a positive regulator of axon growth, p250GAP shares a linear pathway downstream of Cdh1-APC. Taken together, my study places Cdh1-APC at the intersection of intrinsic and extrinsic signaling cascades that controls axon growth. Further, my results reiterate an emerging role for the E3 ligase as a suppressor of axon extension and uncover novel candidates for regenerative therapy.de
dc.contributor.coRefereeBucher, Gregor Prof. Dr.de
dc.contributor.thirdRefereeSchlüter, Oliver Dr. Dr.de
dc.subject.topicBiology (incl. Psychology)de
dc.subject.gerCdh1-APCde
dc.subject.gerRhoAde
dc.subject.gerSmurf1de
dc.subject.gerp250GAPde
dc.subject.gerUbiquitinationde
dc.subject.gerAxonenwachstumde
dc.subject.gerRegenerationde
dc.subject.engCdh1-APCde
dc.subject.engRhoAde
dc.subject.engSmurf1de
dc.subject.engp250GAPde
dc.subject.engubiquitinationde
dc.subject.engaxon growthde
dc.subject.engregenerationde
dc.subject.bk30.00 Naturwissenschaften allgemein: Allgemeinesde
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:gbv:7-webdoc-3690-5de
dc.identifier.purlwebdoc-3690de
dc.affiliation.instituteBiologische Fakultätde
dc.description.embargoed2013-02-22de
dc.identifier.ppn739688340de


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