Semaphorins A and E act as antagonists of neuropilin-1 and agonists of neuropilin-2 receptors

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Takahashi, T [1 ]
Nakamura, F [1 ]
Jin, Z [1 ]
Kalb, RG [1 ]
Strittmatter, SM [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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10.1038/2203
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Q189 [神经科学];
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Neuropilin-1 (NP-1) has been identified as a necessary component of a semaphorin D (SemD) receptor; that repulses dorsal root ganglion (DRG) axons during development. SemA and SemE are related to SemD and bind to NP-1, but do not repulse DRG axons. By expressing NP-1 in retinal neurons and NP-2 in DRG neurons, we demonstrate that neuropilins are sufficient to determine the functional specificity of semaphorin responsiveness. SemA and SemE block SemD binding to NP-1 and abolish SemD repulsion in axons expressing NP-1. SemA and SemE seem to have a newly discovered protein antagonist capacity at NP-1 receptors, whereas they act as agonists at receptors containing NP-2.
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