2006
Can regenerating axons recapitulate developmental guidance during recovery from spinal cord injury?
Harel NY, Strittmatter SM. Can regenerating axons recapitulate developmental guidance during recovery from spinal cord injury? Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2006, 7: 603-616. PMID: 16858389, PMCID: PMC2288666, DOI: 10.1038/nrn1957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCNS regenerationNervous systemCentral pattern generatorImmature nervous systemSpinal cord injuryRegeneration-associated genesMammalian CNS regenerationContext of injuryExperience-dependent plasticityFurther plastic changesInflammatory cellsCord injuryVoluntary inputNervous system developmentRegenerating axonsSensory feedbackInhibitory barrierPlastic changesInhibitory moleculesRegenerative responseGuidance moleculesAltered distributionNeuronal branchesInjuryGuidance factors
2004
Neogenin mediates the action of repulsive guidance molecule
Rajagopalan S, Deitinghoff L, Davis D, Conrad S, Skutella T, Chedotal A, Mueller BK, Strittmatter SM. Neogenin mediates the action of repulsive guidance molecule. Nature Cell Biology 2004, 6: 756-762. PMID: 15258590, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepulsive guidance moleculeRetinal ganglion cell axonsGuidance moleculesGanglion cell axonsDorsal root ganglion axonsTemporal retinal axonsVisual map formationReceptor mechanismsCell axonsNeogenin expressionRetinal axonsGanglion axonsAxonal responsivenessOptic tectumChick retinaNeogeninSub-nanomolar affinityAxonsAxonal guidanceNeogenin functionsResponsive stateNeural tubeMap formationExpressionRetinaRGM and its receptor neogenin regulate neuronal survival
Matsunaga E, Tauszig-Delamasure S, Monnier PP, Mueller BK, Strittmatter SM, Mehlen P, Chédotal A. RGM and its receptor neogenin regulate neuronal survival. Nature Cell Biology 2004, 6: 749-755. PMID: 15258591, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAvian ProteinsCaspasesCell SurvivalCells, CulturedChick EmbryoChickensDown-RegulationEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLuminescent ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNeuronsRatsRNA, Small InterferingConceptsRepulsive guidance moleculeNeural tubePro-apoptotic activityAxon guidance proteinCytoplasmic domainImmortalized neuronal cellsGene transfer technologyDependence receptorsCell deathGuidance proteinsNeuronal cellsNeogenin receptorGuidance moleculesNeuronal survivalRetinal axonsChick embryosNeogeninReceptor neogeninExpressionCaspasesReceptorsTransfer technologyEmbryosProteinApoptosis
1995
Neuronal Guidance Molecules: Inhibitory and Soluble Factors
Strittmatter S. Neuronal Guidance Molecules: Inhibitory and Soluble Factors. The Neuroscientist 1995, 1: 255-258. DOI: 10.1177/107385849500100502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-surface adhesive proteinsMatrix-bound factorsGuidance moleculesImportance of moleculesAxonal guidance factorsAxonal growth conesExtracellular matrix componentsNeural developmentSoluble factorsPhysiological roleSemaphorin familyMolecular levelNeuronal guidance moleculesAdhesive proteinsGrowth conesGuidance factorsMatrix componentsGrowth inhibitorCentral roleAxonal outgrowthCNS myelinAxonal growth inhibitorsAxonal guidance moleculesRegenerationMolecules