2022
Rabphilin3A reduces integrin-dependent growth cone signaling to restrict axon regeneration after trauma
Sekine Y, Kannan R, Wang X, Strittmatter SM. Rabphilin3A reduces integrin-dependent growth cone signaling to restrict axon regeneration after trauma. Experimental Neurology 2022, 353: 114070. PMID: 35398339, PMCID: PMC9555232, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon regenerationModerate spinal cord contusion injurySpinal cord contusion injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryAdult mammalian central nervous systemGrowth conesRetinal ganglion cell axonsOptic nerve crushSpinal cord crush injuryGanglion cell axonsSpinal cord injuryMammalian central nervous systemCentral nervous systemCorticospinal axon regenerationContusion injuryAxonal sproutingCrush injuryNerve crushAxonal growth conesCord injuryAxon sproutingCell axonsProximal bodyNervous systemNeural repair
2019
A proteolytic C-terminal fragment of Nogo-A (reticulon-4A) is released in exosomes and potently inhibits axon regeneration
Sekine Y, Lindborg JA, Strittmatter SM. A proteolytic C-terminal fragment of Nogo-A (reticulon-4A) is released in exosomes and potently inhibits axon regeneration. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 295: 2175-2183. PMID: 31748413, PMCID: PMC7039549, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-associated proteinsRecombinant protein expressionMatrix-associated proteinOligodendrocyte plasma membraneProteolytic C-terminal fragmentsRegeneration assaysC-terminal fragmentPlasma membraneNeurite outgrowth inhibitor NogoAxonal regenerationExosomal releaseDiffusible inhibitorC-terminalSiRNA knockdownCleavage siteCultured cellsLong fragmentPrimary cortical neuron culturesCentral nervous system traumaExosomesEnzyme inhibitor treatmentExosomal fractionSpinal cord crush injuryCerebral cortex neuronsProtein