期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 26, 期 21, 页码 5727-5732出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5229-05.2006
关键词
RhoA; RNA interference; small interfering RNA; dicer; fragile X mental retardation protein; axons; growth cones
资金
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH066204] Funding Source: Medline
Developing axons and growth cones contain local mRNAs that are translated in response to various extracellular signaling molecules and have roles in several processes during axonal development, including axonal pathfinding, orientation of axons in chemotactic gradients, and in the regulation of neurotransmitter release. The molecular mechanisms that regulate mRNA translation within axons and growth cones are unknown. Here we show that proteins involved in RNA interference (RNAi), including argonaute-3 and argonaute-4, Dicer, and the fragile X mental retardation protein, are found in developing axons and growth cones. These proteins assemble into functional RNA-induced silencing complexes as transfection of small interfering RNAs selectively into distal axons results in distal axon-specific mRNA knock-down, without reducing transcript levels in proximal axons or associated diffusion of small interfering RNA into proximal axons or cell bodies. RhoA mRNA is localized to axons and growth cones, and intra-axonal translation of RhoA is required for growth cone collapse elicited by Semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), an axonal guidance cue. Selective knock-down of axonal RhoA mRNA abolishes Sema3A-dependent growth cone collapse. Our results demonstrate functional and potent RNAi in axons and identify an approach to spatially regulate mRNA transcripts at a subcellular level in neurons.
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