title: Regulation of dendritic development by the ARF exchange factor ARNO.
abstract: Here we analyzed the role of ARF6, a member of the ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) family of small GTPases, in dendritic arbor development in rat hippocampal neurons in culture. Overexpression of the inactive form of the GTP exchange factor ARNO (ARF nucleotide binding site opener) or inactive ARF6 enhanced dendritic branching, whereas coexpression of either Rac1 (a member of the Rho family of small GTPases known to control dendritic dynamics and growth) or active ARF6 with inactive ARNO eliminated the enhanced branching effect. These results indicate that the ARF family of small GTPases contributes to the regulation of dendritic branching, and that ARF6 activation turns on two independent pathways that suppress dendritic branching in vivo: one through Rac1 and the other through ARF6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Box 245044, Tucson, Arizona 85718, USA.
authors.forename: Delia J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hernández-Deviez
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000089982:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003712:Dendrites / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D015151:Immunoblotting; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014162:Transfection; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000089982:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; C102474:cytohesin-2; D020823:ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1; D020727:ADP-Ribosylation Factors; C000715349:Arf6 protein, rat; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein