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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 276, Issue 22, Pages 18977-18983Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M100254200
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The Rho family of small GTPases has been shown to be involved in the regulation of neuronal morphology, and Rac and Rho exert antagonistic actions in neurite formation. In this study, we have examined the cross-talk between Rac and Rho in relation to the nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. NGF induced a rapid activation of Pac 1 and suppression of RhoA activity. Constitutively active RhoA, RhoA(V14) or constitutively active G alpha (12)-induced endogenous RhoA activation inhibited the NGF-induced Rad activation without any effect on the NGF-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation. Moreover, Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated kinase, completely abolished the RhoA-induced down-regulation of the NGF-induced Rad activation. We also revealed that NGF induced a rapid recruitment of Rad to the cell surface protrusion sites and formed filamentous actin-rich protrusions. Activation of RhoA and Rho-associated kinase formed a thick ringlike structure of cortical actin filaments at the cell periphery and then inhibited the NGF-induced recruitment of Rad to protrusions. These results indicate that RhoA down-regulates the NGF-induced Rad activation through Rho-associated kinase, inhibiting the neurite formation.
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