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Gene-Silencing Screen for Mammalian Axon Regeneration Identifies Inpp5f (Sac2) as an Endogenous Suppressor of Repair after Spinal Cord Injury

Yixiao Zou, Massimiliano Stagi, Xingxing Wang, Kazim Yigitkanli, Chad S. Siegel, Fubito Nakatsu, William B. J. Cafferty and Stephen M. Strittmatter
Journal of Neuroscience 22 July 2015, 35 (29) 10429-10439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1718-15.2015
Yixiao Zou
Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair Program, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536
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Massimiliano Stagi
Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair Program, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536
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Xingxing Wang
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Kazim Yigitkanli
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Abstract

Axonal growth and neuronal rewiring facilitate functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Known interventions that promote neural repair remain limited in their functional efficacy. To understand genetic determinants of mammalian CNS axon regeneration, we completed an unbiased RNAi gene-silencing screen across most phosphatases in the genome. We identified one known and 17 previously unknown phosphatase suppressors of injury-induced CNS axon growth. Silencing Inpp5f (Sac2) leads to robust enhancement of axon regeneration and growth cone reformation. Results from cultured Inpp5f−/− neurons confirm lentiviral shRNA results from the screen. Consistent with the nonoverlapping substrate specificity between Inpp5f and PTEN, rapamycin does not block enhanced regeneration in Inpp5f−/− neurons, implicating mechanisms independent of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Inpp5f−/− mice develop normally, but show enhanced anatomical and functional recovery after mid-thoracic dorsal hemisection injury. More serotonergic axons sprout and/or regenerate caudal to the lesion level, and greater numbers of corticospinal tract axons sprout rostral to the lesion. Functionally, Inpp5f-null mice exhibit enhanced recovery of motor functions in both open-field and rotarod tests. This study demonstrates the potential of an unbiased high-throughput functional screen to identify endogenous suppressors of CNS axon growth after injury, and reveals Inpp5f (Sac2) as a novel suppressor of CNS axon repair after spinal cord injury.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The extent of axon regeneration is a critical determinant of neurological recovery from injury, and is extremely limited in the adult mammalian CNS. We describe an unbiased gene-silencing screen that uncovered novel molecules suppressing axonal regeneration. Inpp5f (Sac2) gene deletion promoted recovery from spinal cord injury with no side effects. The mechanism of action is distinct from another lipid phosphatase implicated in regeneration, PTEN. This opens new pathways for investigation in spinal cord injury research. Furthermore the screening methodology can be applied on a genome wide scale to discovery the entire set of mammalian genes contributing to axonal regeneration.

  • axon regeneration
  • inositol phosphate
  • sac2
  • siRNA
  • spinal cord injury
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Gene-Silencing Screen for Mammalian Axon Regeneration Identifies Inpp5f (Sac2) as an Endogenous Suppressor of Repair after Spinal Cord Injury
Yixiao Zou, Massimiliano Stagi, Xingxing Wang, Kazim Yigitkanli, Chad S. Siegel, Fubito Nakatsu, William B. J. Cafferty, Stephen M. Strittmatter
Journal of Neuroscience 22 July 2015, 35 (29) 10429-10439; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1718-15.2015

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Gene-Silencing Screen for Mammalian Axon Regeneration Identifies Inpp5f (Sac2) as an Endogenous Suppressor of Repair after Spinal Cord Injury
Yixiao Zou, Massimiliano Stagi, Xingxing Wang, Kazim Yigitkanli, Chad S. Siegel, Fubito Nakatsu, William B. J. Cafferty, Stephen M. Strittmatter
Journal of Neuroscience 22 July 2015, 35 (29) 10429-10439; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1718-15.2015
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