title: PRMT1 and Btg2 regulates neurite outgrowth of Neuro2a cells.
abstract: Neurite outgrowth is one of the crucial events in the formation of neural circuits. The majority of studies on neurite outgrowth have focused on signal transduction processes based on phosphorylation and acetylation; a few studies have suggested the involvement of other molecular mechanisms. Recent progress in understanding the nature of protein arginine N-methyltransferases (PRMTs) raises the possibility of the involvement of protein methylation accompanied by cell shape changes during neuronal differentiation. Here, we show that PRMT1 play a pivotal role in the neurite outgrowth of Neuro2a cells. Our results revealed that PRMT1 depletion specifically affected neurite outgrowth but not the physiological processes involved in cell growth and differentiation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Btg2, one of the PRMT1 binding partner, depletion down-regulated arginine methylation in the nucleus and inhibited neurite outgrowth. These results indicate that protein arginine methylation by PRMT1 in the nucleus is an important step in neuritogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. smiyata@anat2.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Yasutake
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohyama
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D016501:Neurites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D011484:Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C054562:yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria; C070114:BTG2 protein, human; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; C099988:PRMT1 protein, human; D011484:Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases