
The mechanisms coordinating adhesion, actin organization, and membrane traffic during growth cone migration are poorly understood. Neuritogenesis and branching from retinal neurons are regulated by the Rac1B/Rac3 GTPase. We have identified a functional connection between ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) 6 and p95-APP1 during the regulation of Rac1B-mediated neuritogenesis. P95-APP1 is an ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein (ArfGAP) of the GIT family expressed in the developing nervous system. We show that Arf6 has a predominant role in neurite extension compared with Arf1 and Arf5. Cotransfection experiments indicate a specific and cooperative potentiation of neurite extension by Arf6 and the carboxy-terminal portion of p95-APP1. Localization studies in neurons expressing different p95-derived constructs show a codistribution of p95-APP1 with Arf6, but not Arf1. Moreover, p95-APP1–derived proteins with a mutated or deleted ArfGAP domain prevent Rac1B-induced neuritogenesis, leading to PIX-mediated accumulation at large Rab11-positive endocytic vesicles. Our data support a role of p95-APP1 as a specific regulator of Arf6 in the control of membrane trafficking during neuritogenesis.
ADP-Ribosylation Factors, Macromolecular Substances, GTPase-Activating Proteins, Neuropeptides, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chick Embryo, Endosomes, Phosphoproteins, Nervous System, Recombinant Proteins, Retina, Protein Structure, Tertiary, ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6, Mutation, Neurites, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Carrier Proteins, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
ADP-Ribosylation Factors, Macromolecular Substances, GTPase-Activating Proteins, Neuropeptides, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chick Embryo, Endosomes, Phosphoproteins, Nervous System, Recombinant Proteins, Retina, Protein Structure, Tertiary, ADP-Ribosylation Factor 6, Mutation, Neurites, Animals, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Carrier Proteins, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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