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NEURON
卷 84, 期 2, 页码 370-385出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.008
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资金
- Max Planck Society
- Cancer Research UK (CRUK) [C375/A10976]
- UK Medical Research Council [G9900061]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 834, EXC 115]
- Marie Curie IEF fellowship [274541]
- CRUK [C33663/A17200]
- Wellcome Trust [RPSJ0, 090532/Z/09/Z]
- MRC [MR/M000141/1, G0900084] Funding Source: UKRI
- Cancer Research UK [10976] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0900084, G9900061, MR/M000141/1] Funding Source: researchfish
FLRTs are broadly expressed proteins with the unique property of acting as homophilic cell adhesion molecules and as heterophilic repulsive ligands of Unc5/Netrin receptors. How these functions direct cell behavior and the molecular mechanisms involved remain largely unclear. Here we use X-ray crystallography to reveal the distinct structural bases for FLRT-mediated cell adhesion and repulsion in neurons. We apply this knowledge to elucidate FLRT functions during cortical development. We show that FLRTs regulate both the radial migration of pyramidal neurons, as well as their tangential spread. Mechanistically, radial migration is controlled by repulsive FLRT2-Unc5D interactions, while spatial organization in the tangential axis involves adhesive FLRT-FLRT interactions. Further, we show that the fundamental mechanisms of FLRT adhesion and repulsion are conserved between neurons and vascular endothelial cells. Our results reveal FLRTs as powerful guidance factors with structurally encoded repulsive and adhesive surfaces.
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