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Publication : The EphA4 receptor regulates neuronal morphology through SPAR-mediated inactivation of Rap GTPases.

First Author  Richter M Year  2007
Journal  J Neurosci Volume  27
Issue  51 Pages  14205-15
PubMed ID  18094260 Mgi Jnum  J:130934
Mgi Id  MGI:3772555 Doi  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2746-07.2007
Citation  Richter M, et al. (2007) The EphA4 receptor regulates neuronal morphology through SPAR-mediated inactivation of Rap GTPases. J Neurosci 27(51):14205-15
abstractText  Eph receptors play critical roles in the establishment and remodeling of neuronal connections, but the signaling pathways involved are not fully understood. We have identified a novel interaction between the C terminus of the EphA4 receptor and the PDZ domain of the GTPase-activating protein spine-associated RapGAP (SPAR). In neuronal cells, this binding mediates EphA4-dependent inactivation of the closely related GTPases Rap1 and Rap2, which have recently been implicated in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and synaptic plasticity. We show that SPAR-mediated inactivation of Rap1, but not Rap2, is critical for ephrin-A-dependent growth cone collapse in hippocampal neurons and decreased integrin-mediated adhesion in neuronal cells. Distinctive effects of constitutively active Rap1 and Rap2 on the morphology of growth cones and dendritic spines support the idea that these two GTPases have different functions in neurons. Together, our data implicate SPAR as an important signaling intermediate that links the EphA4 receptor with Rap GTPase function in the regulation of neuronal morphology.
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