Title |
The Apoptotic Engulfment Machinery Regulates Axonal Degeneration in C. elegans Neurons
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Published in |
Cell Reports, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.01.050 |
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Authors |
Annika L.A. Nichols, Ellen Meelkop, Casey Linton, Rosina Giordano-Santini, Robert K. Sullivan, Alessandra Donato, Cara Nolan, David H. Hall, Ding Xue, Brent Neumann, Massimo A. Hilliard |
Abstract |
Axonal degeneration is a characteristic feature of neurodegenerative disease and nerve injury. Here, we characterize axonal degeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans neurons following laser-induced axotomy. We show that this process proceeds independently of the WLD(S) and Nmnat pathway and requires the axonal clearance machinery that includes the conserved transmembrane receptor CED-1/Draper, the adaptor protein CED-6, the guanine nucleotide exchange factor complex Crk/Mbc/dCed-12 (CED-2/CED-5/CED-12), and the small GTPase Rac1 (CED-10). We demonstrate that CED-1 and CED-6 function non-cell autonomously in the surrounding hypodermis, which we show acts as the engulfing tissue for the severed axon. Moreover, we establish a function in this process for CED-7, an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, and NRF-5, a lipid-binding protein, both associated with release of lipid-vesicles during apoptotic cell clearance. Thus, our results reveal the existence of a WLD(S)/Nmnat-independent axonal degeneration pathway, conservation of the axonal clearance machinery, and a function for CED-7 and NRF-5 in this process. |
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