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Cytoskeletal changes correlated with the loss of neuronal polarity in axotomized lamprey central neurons

Cytoskeletal changes correlated with the loss of neuronal polarity in axotomized lamprey central... Axotomy within 500 μm of the soma (close axotomy) causes identified neurons (anterior bulbar cells or ABCs) in the lamprey hindbrain to lose their normal polarity and regenerate axons ectopically from dendritic tips, while axotomy at more distal sites (distant axotomy) results in orthotopic axonal regeneration from the axon stump. We performed immunocytochemical, electron microscopic and in situ hybridization analyses comparing ABCs subjected to close and distant axotomy to elucidate the mechanism by which neuronal polarity is lost. We show that polarity loss in ABCs is selectively and invariably preceded and accompained by the following cellular changes: (1) a loss of many dendritic microtubules and their replacement with neurofilaments, (2) a loss of immunostaining for acetylated tubulin in the soma and proximal dendrites, and (3) an increase of immunostaining for phosphorylated neurofilaments in the distal dendrites. We also show that these changes do not depend on either the upregulation or spatial redistribution of neurofilament message, and thus must involve changes in the routing of neurofilament protein within axotomized ABCs. We conclude that close axotomy causes dendrites to undergo axonlike changes in the mechanisms that govern the somatofugal transport of neurofilament protein, and suggest that these changes require the reorganization of dendritic microtubules. We also suggest that the bulbous morphology and lack of f-actin in the tips of all regenerating sprouts supports the possibility that axonal regeneration in the lamprey CNS does not involve actin-mediated "pulling" of growth cones, but depends instead on the generation of internal extrusive forces. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Brain Cell Biology Springer Journals

Cytoskeletal changes correlated with the loss of neuronal polarity in axotomized lamprey central neurons

Hall, G.; Yao, J; Selzer, M.; Kosik, K.
Brain Cell Biology , Volume 26 (11) – Oct 12, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1997 by Chapman and Hall
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Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Neuroradiology
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1559-7105
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1573-7381
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10.1023/A:1018562331003
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Abstract

Axotomy within 500 μm of the soma (close axotomy) causes identified neurons (anterior bulbar cells or ABCs) in the lamprey hindbrain to lose their normal polarity and regenerate axons ectopically from dendritic tips, while axotomy at more distal sites (distant axotomy) results in orthotopic axonal regeneration from the axon stump. We performed immunocytochemical, electron microscopic and in situ hybridization analyses comparing ABCs subjected to close and distant axotomy to elucidate the mechanism by which neuronal polarity is lost. We show that polarity loss in ABCs is selectively and invariably preceded and accompained by the following cellular changes: (1) a loss of many dendritic microtubules and their replacement with neurofilaments, (2) a loss of immunostaining for acetylated tubulin in the soma and proximal dendrites, and (3) an increase of immunostaining for phosphorylated neurofilaments in the distal dendrites. We also show that these changes do not depend on either the upregulation or spatial redistribution of neurofilament message, and thus must involve changes in the routing of neurofilament protein within axotomized ABCs. We conclude that close axotomy causes dendrites to undergo axonlike changes in the mechanisms that govern the somatofugal transport of neurofilament protein, and suggest that these changes require the reorganization of dendritic microtubules. We also suggest that the bulbous morphology and lack of f-actin in the tips of all regenerating sprouts supports the possibility that axonal regeneration in the lamprey CNS does not involve actin-mediated "pulling" of growth cones, but depends instead on the generation of internal extrusive forces.

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Published: Oct 12, 2004

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