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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 28, 2004, 24(30):6639-6649; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1104-04.2004

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Development/Plasticity/Repair
The Drosophila Receptor Guanylyl Cyclase Gyc76C Is Required for Semaphorin-1a-Plexin A-Mediated Axonal Repulsion

Joseph C. Ayoob, Hung-Hsiang Yu, Jonathan R. Terman, and Alex L. Kolodkin

Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Cyclic nucleotide levels within extending growth cones influence how navigating axons respond to guidance cues. Pharmacological alteration of cAMP or cGMP signaling in vitro dramatically modulates how growth cones respond to attractants and repellents, although how these second messengers function in the context of guidance cue signaling cascades in vivo is poorly understood. We report here that the Drosophila receptor-type guanylyl cyclase Gyc76C is required for semaphorin-1a (Sema-1a)-plexin A repulsive axon guidance of motor axons in vivo. Our genetic analyses define a neuronal requirement for Gyc76C in axonal repulsion. Additionally, we find that the integrity of the Gyc76C catalytic cyclase domain is critical for Gyc76C function in Sema-1a axon repulsion. Our results support a model in which cGMP production by Gyc76C facilitates Sema-1a-plexin A-mediated defasciculation of motor axons, allowing for the generation of neuromuscular connectivity in the developing Drosophila embryo.

Key words: semaphorin-1a; plexin A; Gyc76C; axon guidance; receptor guanylyl cyclase; cGMP

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Received March 24, 2004; revised June 9, 2004; accepted June 10, 2004.

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