The BTB domain of the nuclear matrix protein NRP/B is required for neurite outgrowth.
The neuronal nuclear matrix protein, NRP/B, contains a BTB domain and kelch repeats and is expressed in primary neurons but not in primary glial cells. To examine the function of NRP/B in neurons, we analyzed the structure/function of the NRP/B-BTB domain and its role in neurite outgrowth. Based on three-dimensional ... modeling of NRP/B, we generated an NRP/B-BTB mutant containing three mutations in the conserved amino acids D47A, H60A and R61D that was termed BTB mutant A. BTB mutant A significantly reduced the dimerization of NRP/B compared to wild-type NRP/B. The NRP/B-BTB domain was required for nuclear localization and mediated the association of NRP/B with p110RB through the TR subdomain within the B pocket of p110RB. Overexpression of wild-type NRP/B and NRP/B-BTB domain significantly induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells and enhanced the G0-G1 cell population by approximately 23% compared to the control cells, whereas NRP/B-BTB mutant A reduced neurite outgrowth by 70-80%, and inhibited NRP/B-p110RB association. Single cell microinjection of NRP/B-specific antibodies also blocked the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells upon NGF stimulation. Interference of NRP/B expression by small interfering RNA (NRP/B-siRNA) inhibited neurite outgrowth and suppressed the NGF-induced outgrowth of neurites in PC12 cells. Additionally, p110RB phosphorylation at serine residue 795 was significantly reduced in PC12 cells treated with NRP/B siRNA compared to those treated with control GFP-siRNA, indicating that p110RB is a downstream target of NRP/B. Thus, the BTB domain of NRP/B regulates neurite outgrowth through its interaction with the TR subdomain within the B pocket of p110RB, and the conserved amino acids D47A, H60A and R61D within this domain of NRP/B are crucial residues for neurite extension in neuronal cells. These findings support a role for the BTB-domain of NRP/B as an important regulator of neuronal differentiation.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Antibodies, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Microfilament Proteins, Mutation, Neurites, Neurons, Neuropeptides, Nuclear Proteins, PC12 Cells, Phosphorylation, Protein Conformation, Protein Structure, Tertiary, RNA, Small Interfering, Rats
Animals, Antibodies, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Microfilament Proteins, Mutation, Neurites, Neurons, Neuropeptides, Nuclear Proteins, PC12 Cells, Phosphorylation, Protein Conformation, Protein Structure, Tertiary, RNA, Small Interfering, Rats
J. Cell. Sci.
Date: Dec. 01, 2005
PubMed ID: 16306221
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