L14 - Cues Flashcards
Intracellular cyclic nucleotide function
determine polarity of growth cone response to chemotropic molecules
higher cAMP response
attractant
manipulation of intracellular cyclic nucleotides
affects response to wide range of guidance cues
Netrin response depends
cAMP signalling
cAMP/cGMP ratios
critical factor for response
Guidance responses alteration
by modulating cNMPs
Molecules inhibiting CNS axon regeneration
Myelin associated glycoprotein
Nogo
Effect of peripheral nerve lesion
facilitates CNS axon regeneration
Inhibitory factors in CNS myelin converge on
RhoA pathway
Db-cAMP function
promotes regrowth of central sensory afferents
Db-aCMP recovery
functional = poor
Rho-kinase (ROCK) inhibition
promotes corticospinal tract regrowth
Ibuprofen
enhances DRG growth
inhibits RhoA activation
Knockouts studies identified
PTEN
PTEN function
regulates mTor pathway
enhances neuronal survival
regulates retinal axon regeneration