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Axon Growth And Regeneration Flashcards

1
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Name a local and distal effect of an extracellular growth cue binding to its receptor

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Local: Cytoskeletal changes
Distal: Expression of transcription factors

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Name the 3 types of extracellular cues guiding axon growth

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Attractive, repulsive, promoting survival

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State 4 ways in which the growth cone can respond to an extracellular growth cue

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Change direction, collapse, stall, form a pre-synaptic terminal

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Name the 2 main components of the growth cone

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Sheet-like lamellipodia and finger-like filopodia

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Describe the most important pathway in growth cone collapse

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Rho to ROCK to LIMK to cofilin leading to actin depolymerisation and growth cone collapse

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Name 3 signals promoting neuron survival

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NGF, NT3, BDNF

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Name 2 synaptogenic factors

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Wnt family, neurexin

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What does neurexin bind to on target cells?

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Neuroligin

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Name 2 long-range molecular growth cues

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Netrin, neurotrophins

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Describe the netrin gradients in the spinal cord

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Netrin 1 has a steep gradient and is expressed by the ventral floor plate. Netrin 2 has a gradual gradient and is expressed by neural epithelial cells in the ventral two thirds of the spinal cord

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Describe the effect of netrin gradients on commissural neuron growth

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Commissural neurons in the dorsal spinal cord are attracted towards the ventral floor plate because of the netrin gradient and their deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) receptors

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Name at least 3 neurotrophins

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Nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin 3, neurotrophin 4, neurotrophin 5

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Which neurotrophin binds to the TrkA receptor?

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NGF

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Which neurotrophins bind to the TrkB receptor?

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BDNF, NT4, NT5

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Which neurotrophin binds to the TrkC receptor?

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NT3

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Describe the effect of neurotrophins binding to a Trk receptor

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They cause dimerisation, leading to intracellular signalling via Rho GTPases and local cytoskeletal changes

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Describe how NGF stimulates neuronal survival

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It binds to TrkA, leading to dimerisation. The NGF-TrkA complex is endocytosed and retogradely transported to the cell body, setting off a signalling cascade which stimulates neuronal survival

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18
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How does dysfunctional APP affect Trk?

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It leads to decreased delivery of Trk across the axon, as delivery is mediated by APP. This leads to decreased NGF signalling, less neurotrophic support, and neuronal death

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19
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Name 2 cell-associated positive growth cues

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N-CAM, N-cadherin

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20
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Name the 2 subtypes of NCAM and their roles

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NCAM-PSA - involved in early development and neuronal migration
NCAM-VASE - involved in late development and inhibiting the neuronal response to NCAM

21
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Name the receptor NCAM acts on

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Fyn-FGF receptor (as a cell-cell adhesion molecule)

22
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Name 2 extracellular matrix associated positive growth cues and state which neurons prefer

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Laminin and collagen - neurons prefer laminin

23
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Name the receptor laminin acts on

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Beta1 integrin receptor

24
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Name 3 long-range negative growth cues

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Netrin, semaphorins, slit

25
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Which receptor combination makes netrin a negative growth cue?

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DCC and Unc5

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Describe the effects of semaphorin3 in the spinal cord

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Seamphorin3 is a selective chemorepulsant in the ventral spinal cord - it repels NGF-responsive neurons with TrkA receptors, ensuring that they develop in the dorsal spinal cord. Conversely, NT3-responsive neurons expressing TrkC are not repulsed, so can enter the ventral spinal cord

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Describe how Robo receptors control neural crossing of the midline

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Slit is a midline chemorepellant which acts on Robo receptors and prevents them crossing the midline. For neurons to cross, their Robo receptors must be downregulated by commisureless (Com). Once they have crossed, Com is downregulated and Robo receptors prevent them from crossing back again

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Describe how ephrin A controls development of the topographical map of the retina

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There is an ephrin A gradient across the visual cortex. Temporal retinal ganglion cells have increased expression of the EphA receptor, hence their growth cone collapses in the anterior tectum with low levels of ephrin A. However, retinal ganglion cells express fewer EphA receptors, so can progress further into the posterior tectum, where their growth cone collapses due to a higher level of ephrin A

29
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Name an extracellular-matrix associated negative growth cue

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Chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan (CSPG)

30
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Summarise why an axonal lesion in the CNS fails to regenerate

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An axonal lesion disrupts the membrane potential, causing a Ca influx and activating kinases and intracellular signalling. Macrophages are recruited and astrocytes and microglia proliferate, releasing CSPGs and forming a glial scar. Myelinated fibres are disrupted, leading to RhoA release and growth cone collapse

31
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Summarise why axonal lesions in the PNS can regenerate

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NGF is secreted by Schwann cells and enters through the break in the membrane and is retrogradely transported to the cell soma. This activates transcription factors for pro-regenerative genes. NGF also increases CREB and decreases RhoA

32
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Name 2 growth inhibitory signals secreted by oligodendrocytes and astrocytes

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Nogo-A, MAG

33
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Is NGF secreted in the CNS after injury?

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Yes - by astrocytes and microglia - but the inhibitory signals are stronger than growth signals

34
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Describe the method of action of chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans

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They are secreted by astrocytes and act on PTP-sigma receptors and Nogo receptors to activate RhoA

35
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Describe how oligodendrocytes inhibit neuronal regeneration

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Injury to oligodendrocytes exposes myelin proteins - MAG, OMgp, and Nogo - which activate RhoA

36
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Name at least 3 intrinsic cell signals which promote regeneration

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Neurotrophins, IL-6, integrin receptors, retinoic acid, mTOR

37
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Describe how IL-6 promotes regeneration

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IL-6 is activated by inflammation and leads to formation of a Gp130-Jak2 dimer. This dimer phosphorylates STAT3 and activates pro-regenerative genes

38
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Describe how neurotrophins promote regeneration

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Neurotrophins act on Trk receptors and activate cyclic AMP. This leads to PKA phosphorylating CREB, activating pro-regenerative genes

39
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Describe how retinoic acid promotes regeneration

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It binds to the intranuclear retinoic acid receptor to promote intrinsic growth pathways and inhibit inhibitory pathways

40
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State some regenerative possibilities for a supraspinal axon transection

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Sprouting from lesioned axons to other supraspinal projections, sprouting to propriospinal relays, sprouting of unlesioned propriospinal axons, sprouting of remaining supraspinal axons, regeneration through the lesion

41
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Describe how Nogo antibodies could improve recovery after spinal cord injury (Liebsher, 2005)

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They have been shown to increase sprouting in animal trials, with some axons growing past the lesions, as well as decreasing growth cone collapse. Phase I trials have shown they are safe in humans

42
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Describe how chondroitinase could improve recovery after spinal cord injury (Bradbury, 2002)

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It could dissolve CSPGs and inhibit glial scar formation. It has been shown to promote axon growth past the lesion and improve locomotor function in rodents

43
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State a disadvantage of cyclic AMP analogues and phosphodiesterase inhibitors

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They lack specificity so have high toxicity

44
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Describe how taxol could improve recovery after spinal cord injury (Hellal, 2011)

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Taxol stabilises microtubules, decreasing growth cone collapse and decreasing glial cell motility, hence inhibiting glial scar formation. In rodents, it has been found to improve axon regeneration into the lesion and improve motor coordination

45
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Describe how PTEN deletion could improve recovery after spinal cord injury (Liu, 2010)

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PTEN inhibits mTOR, so removing it prevents mTOR inhibition. In animals, PTEN deletion has been found to increase corticospinal tract regeneration

46
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Describe the role of histones in axon regeneration in the PNS

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Following injury, NGF, MEK, and ERK are retrogradely transported to activate PCAF and promote histone acetylation. This promotes accessibility of transcription factors and access of pro-regenerative genes

47
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Describe how PCAF overexpression could improve recovery after spinal cord injury (Puttagunta, 2014)

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PCAF promotes histone acetylation and accessibility of transcription factors. In trials, PCAF overexpression has been found to allow axons to grow past a lesion site supported by astrocytes

48
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Describe the role of histone deacetylase inhibition in promoting axon regeneration in the PNS

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After injury, histone deacetylase is dephosphorylated, decreasing its activity so that histones remain acetylated and hence pro-regenerative transcription factors remain accessible

49
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Describe how histone deacetylase inhibitors could improve recovery after spinal cord injury

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HDAC3 inhibition could increase the accessibility of transcription factors for pro-regenerative genes - it has been shown to promote outgrowth of primary dorsal root ganglia neurons in animals, and is now in phase I human trials

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