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The Journal of Neuroscience, January 18, 2006, 26(3):1006-1015; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2806-05.2006

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Myelin-Associated Inhibitors Regulate Cofilin Phosphorylation and Neuronal Inhibition through LIM Kinase and Slingshot Phosphatase

Sidney H.-K. Hsieh, ^* Gino B. Ferraro, ^* and Alyson E. Fournier

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4

Myelin-associated inhibitors (MAIs) signal through a tripartate receptor complex on neurons to limit axon regeneration in the CNS. Inhibitory influences ultimately converge on the cytoskeleton to mediate growth cone collapse and neurite outgrowth inhibition. Rho GTPase and its downstream effector Rho kinase are key signaling intermediates in response to MAIs; however, the links between Rho and the actin cytoskeleton have not been fully defined. We found that Nogo-66, a potent inhibitory fragment of Nogo-A, signals through LIM (LIM is an acronym of the three gene products Lin-11, Isl-1, and Mec-3) kinase and Slingshot (SSH) phosphatase to regulate the phosphorylation profile of the actin depolymerization factor cofilin. Blockade of LIMK1 activation and subsequent cofilin phosphorylation circumvents myelin-dependent inhibition in chick dorsal root ganglion neurons, suggesting that phosphorylation and inactivation of cofilin is critical for neuronal inhibitory responses. Subsequent activation of SSH1 phosphatase mediates cofilin dephosphorylation and reactivation. Overexpression of SSH1 does not mimic the neurite outgrowth inhibitory effects of myelin, suggesting an alternative role in MAI inhibition. We speculate that SSH-mediated persistent cofilin activation may be responsible for maintaining an inhibited neuronal phenotype in response to myelin inhibitors.

Key words: Nogo; Lim kinase; Slingshot phosphatase; CNS regeneration; myelin inhibition; rho kinase

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Received July 7, 2005; revised December 5, 2005; accepted December 5, 2005.

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