MAP kinase pathway-dependent phosphorylation of the L1-CAM ankyrin binding site regulates neuronal growth.
The growth of neuronal processes depends critically on the function of adhesion proteins that link extracellular ligands to the cytoskeleton. The neuronal adhesion protein L1-CAM serves as a receptor for nerve growth-promoting proteins, a process that is inhibited by the interaction between L1-CAM and the cytoskeleton adaptor ankyrin. Using a novel reporter based on intramolecular bioluminescence resonance energy transfer, we have determined that the MAP kinase pathway regulates the phosphorylation of the FIGQY motif in the adhesion protein L1-CAM and its interaction with ankyrin B. MAP kinase pathway inhibitors block L1-CAM-mediated neuronal growth. However, this blockade is partially rescued by inhibitors of L1-CAM-ankyrin binding. These results demonstrate that the MAP kinase pathway regulates L1-CAM-mediated nerve growth by modulating ankyrin binding, suggesting that nerve growth can be regulated at the level of individual receptors.
Whittard
John D
JD
Department of Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Sakurai
Takeshi
T
Cassella
Melanie R
MR
Gazdoiu
Mihaela
M
Felsenfeld
Dan P
DP
D017487:Ankyrins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D039842:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016501:Neurites / Q000502:physiology*; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D010766:Phosphorylation
D017487:Ankyrins; D039842:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1