Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8290451 | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Neuron navigator 2 (NAV2) is required for all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) to induce neurite outgrowth in human neuroblastoma cells. Further, ectopic overexpression of full-length human NAV2 rescues an axonal elongation defect in the Caenorhabditiselegans unc-53 (NAV2 ortholog) mutant. Using a region of NAV2 that independently associates with the cytoskeleton as bait in a yeast-two-hybrid screen, 14-3-3ε was identified as a novel NAV2 interacting partner. Amino acids 761-960 of NAV2 are sufficient to confer a positive interaction with 14-3-3ε as evidenced by a two-hybrid screen and co-immunoprecipitation assay. Knockdown of 14-3-3ε leads to a decrease in atRA-mediated neurite outgrowth, similar to the elongation defects observed when NAV2 is depleted or mutated. Likewise, posterior lateral microtubule (PLM) defects in C. elegans fed unc-53 RNAi are similar to those fed ftt-2 (14-3-3 homolog) RNAi. The discovery of an interaction between NAV2 and 14-3-3ε could provide insight into the mechanism by which NAV2 participates in promoting cell migration and neuronal elongation.
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Authors
Mark A. Marzinke, Terri Mavencamp, Joseph Duratinsky, Margaret Clagett-Dame,