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Intra-axonal translation and retrograde trafficking of CREB promotes neuronal survival.

Authors: Cox, LJ  Hengst, U  Gurskaya, NG  Lukyanov, KA  Jaffrey, SR 
Citation: Cox LJ, etal., Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Feb;10(2):149-59. doi: 10.1038/ncb1677. Epub 2008 Jan 13.
RGD ID: 10059421
Pubmed: PMID:18193038   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC3153364   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1038/ncb1677   (Journal Full-text)

During development of the nervous system, axons and growth cones contain mRNAs such as beta-actin, cofilin and RhoA, which are locally translated in response to guidance cues. Intra-axonal translation of these mRNAs results in local morphological responses; however, other functions of intra-axonal mRNA translation remain unknown. Here, we show that axons of developing mammalian neurons contain mRNA encoding the cAMP-responsive element (CRE)-binding protein (CREB). CREB is translated within axons in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) and is retrogradely trafficked to the cell body. In neurons that are selectively deficient in axonal CREB transcripts, increases in nuclear pCREB, CRE-mediated transcription and neuronal survival elicited by axonal application of NGF are abolished, indicating a signalling function for axonally synthesized CREB. These studies identify a signalling role for axonally derived CREB, and indicate that signal-dependent synthesis and retrograde trafficking of transcription factors enables specific transcriptional responses to signalling events at distal axons.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
cellular response to nerve growth factor stimulus  IEP 10059421 RGD 

Cellular Component
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
axon  IDA 10059421 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Creb1  (cAMP responsive element binding protein 1)


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