Nogo-A and Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Mediate Neurite Growth Inhibition by Antagonistic Regulation of RhoA and Rac1

The adult mammalian CNS has a limited capacity for nerve regeneration and structural plasticity. The presence of glia-derived inhibitory factors myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) and Nogo-A have been suggested to provide a nonpermissive environment for elongating nerve fibers. In particular, Nogo-A, an integral membrane protein predominantly expressed by oligodendrocytes, has been demonstrated to impair neurite growth in vitro and in vivo. Structure function analysis revealed that Nogo-A protein contains at least two active domains, NiG and Nogo-66, with diverse effects on neurite outgrowth and cell spreading. We now provide evidence that these inhibitory domains mediate their effects via an antagonistic regulation of the small GTPases RhoA and Rac1, resulting in activation of RhoA and suppression of Rac1. By inactivating RhoA with C3 transferase or the downstream effector Rho-kinase ROCK withY27632, the inhibitory effects of both Nogo-A fragments and MAG on neurite outgrowth and oligodendrocyte-mediated growth cone collapse were abolished. Furthermore, we show that the recently cloned receptor for Nogo-66 and MAG, NgR, is not necessary for either NiG- or MAG-induced RhoA activation.

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