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Contactin 4, -5 and -6 differentially regulate neuritogenesis while they display identical PTPRG binding sites.

Anne Danckaert

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The neural cell-adhesion molecules contactin 4, contactin 5 and contactin 6 are involved in brain development, and disruptions in contactin genes may confer increased risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). We describe a co-culture of rat cortical neurons and HEK293 cells overexpressing and delivering the secreted forms of rat contactin 4-6. We quantified their effects on the length and branching of neurites. Contactin 4-6 effects were different depending on the contactin member and duration of co-culture. At 4 days in culture, contactin 4 and -6 increased the length of neurites, while contactin 5 increased the number of roots. Up to 8 days in culture, contactin 6 progressively increased the length of neurites while contactin 5 was more efficient on neurite branching. We studied the molecular sites of interaction between human contactin 4, -5 or -6 and the human Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Gamma (PTPRG), a contactin partner, by modeling their 3D structures. As compared to contactin 4, we observed differences in the Ig2 and Ig3 domains of contactin 5 and -6 with the appearance of an omega loop that could adopt three distinct conformations. However, interactive residues between human contactin 4-6 and PTPRG were strictly conserved. We did not observe any differences in PTPRG binding on contactin 5 and -6 either. Our data suggest that the differential contactin effects on neurite outgrowth do not result from distinct interactions with PTPRG. A better understanding of the contactin cellular properties should help elucidate their roles in ASD.
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pasteur-01517024 , version 1 (02-05-2017)

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Oriane Mercati, Anne Danckaert, Gwenaëlle André-Leroux, Marco Bellinzoni, Laura Gouder, et al.. Contactin 4, -5 and -6 differentially regulate neuritogenesis while they display identical PTPRG binding sites.. Biology Open, 2013, 2 (3), pp.324-34. ⟨10.1242/bio.20133343⟩. ⟨pasteur-01517024⟩
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