Local phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate accumulation recruits Vav2 and Vav3 to activate Rac1/Cdc42 and initiate neurite outgrowth in nerve growth factor-stimulated PC12 cells.
Neurite outgrowth is an important process in the formation of neuronal networks. Rac1 and Cdc42, members of the Rho-family GTPases, positively regulate neurite extension through reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Here, we examine the dynamic linkage between Rac1/Cdc42 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) during nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Activity imaging using fluorescence resonance energy transfer probes showed that PI3-kinase as well as Rac1/Cdc42 was transiently activated in broad areas of the cell periphery immediately after NGF addition. Subsequently, local and repetitive activation of PI3-kinase and Rac1/Cdc42 was observed at the protruding sites. Depletion of Vav2 and Vav3 by RNA interference significantly inhibited both Rac1/Cdc42 activation and the formation of short processes leading to neurite outgrowth. At the NGF-induced protrusions, local phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate accumulation recruited Vav2 and Vav3 to activate Rac1 and Cdc42, and conversely, Vav2 and Vav3 were required for the local activation of PI3-kinase. These observations demonstrated for the first time that Vav2 and Vav3 are essential constituents of the positive feedback loop that is comprised of PI3-kinase and Rac1/Cdc42 and cycles locally with morphological changes.
Aoki
Kazuhiro
K
Department of Tumor Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Nakamura
Takeshi
T
Fujikawa
Keiko
K
Matsuda
Michiyuki
M
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D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051567:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020837:SOS1 Protein; D020664:Son of Sevenless Proteins; C550255:VAV3 protein, rat; C496620:Vav1 protein, rat; C490564:Vav2 protein, rat; C060974:phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
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