Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling

Much research has focused on the PI3-kinase and PTEN signaling pathway with the aim to stimulate repair of the injured central nervous system. Axons in the central nervous system fail to regenerate, meaning that injuries or diseases that cause loss of axonal connectivity have life-changing consequen...

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Autores principales: Bart Nieuwenhuis, Richard Eva
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:09df2801689441b7b7d61c9a336885942021-11-19T12:16:44ZPromoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling1673-537410.4103/1673-5374.327324https://doaj.org/article/09df2801689441b7b7d61c9a336885942022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2022;volume=17;issue=6;spage=1172;epage=1182;aulast=Nieuwenhuishttps://doaj.org/toc/1673-5374Much research has focused on the PI3-kinase and PTEN signaling pathway with the aim to stimulate repair of the injured central nervous system. Axons in the central nervous system fail to regenerate, meaning that injuries or diseases that cause loss of axonal connectivity have life-changing consequences. In 2008, genetic deletion of PTEN was identified as a means of stimulating robust regeneration in the optic nerve. PTEN is a phosphatase that opposes the actions of PI3-kinase, a family of enzymes that function to generate the membrane phospholipid PIP3 from PIP2 (phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate from phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate). Deletion of PTEN therefore allows elevated signaling downstream of PI3-kinase, and was initially demonstrated to promote axon regeneration by signaling through mTOR. More recently, additional mechanisms have been identified that contribute to the neuron-intrinsic control of regenerative ability. This review describes neuronal signaling pathways downstream of PI3-kinase and PIP3, and considers them in relation to both developmental and regenerative axon growth. We briefly discuss the key neuron-intrinsic mechanisms that govern regenerative ability, and describe how these are affected by signaling through PI3-kinase. We highlight the recent finding of a developmental decline in the generation of PIP3 as a key reason for regenerative failure, and summarize the studies that target an increase in signaling downstream of PI3-kinase to facilitate regeneration in the adult central nervous system. Finally, we discuss obstacles that remain to be overcome in order to generate a robust strategy for repairing the injured central nervous system through manipulation of PI3-kinase signaling.Bart NieuwenhuisRichard EvaWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleaxon cytoskeleton; axon regeneration; axon transport; cell signaling; central nervous system; growth cone; neuroprotection; pi3-kinase; pi3k; pten; trafficking; transcription; translationNeurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeural Regeneration Research, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 1172-1182 (2022)
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topic axon cytoskeleton; axon regeneration; axon transport; cell signaling; central nervous system; growth cone; neuroprotection; pi3-kinase; pi3k; pten; trafficking; transcription; translation
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle axon cytoskeleton; axon regeneration; axon transport; cell signaling; central nervous system; growth cone; neuroprotection; pi3-kinase; pi3k; pten; trafficking; transcription; translation
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Bart Nieuwenhuis
Richard Eva
Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
description Much research has focused on the PI3-kinase and PTEN signaling pathway with the aim to stimulate repair of the injured central nervous system. Axons in the central nervous system fail to regenerate, meaning that injuries or diseases that cause loss of axonal connectivity have life-changing consequences. In 2008, genetic deletion of PTEN was identified as a means of stimulating robust regeneration in the optic nerve. PTEN is a phosphatase that opposes the actions of PI3-kinase, a family of enzymes that function to generate the membrane phospholipid PIP3 from PIP2 (phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate from phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate). Deletion of PTEN therefore allows elevated signaling downstream of PI3-kinase, and was initially demonstrated to promote axon regeneration by signaling through mTOR. More recently, additional mechanisms have been identified that contribute to the neuron-intrinsic control of regenerative ability. This review describes neuronal signaling pathways downstream of PI3-kinase and PIP3, and considers them in relation to both developmental and regenerative axon growth. We briefly discuss the key neuron-intrinsic mechanisms that govern regenerative ability, and describe how these are affected by signaling through PI3-kinase. We highlight the recent finding of a developmental decline in the generation of PIP3 as a key reason for regenerative failure, and summarize the studies that target an increase in signaling downstream of PI3-kinase to facilitate regeneration in the adult central nervous system. Finally, we discuss obstacles that remain to be overcome in order to generate a robust strategy for repairing the injured central nervous system through manipulation of PI3-kinase signaling.
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author Bart Nieuwenhuis
Richard Eva
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title Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
title_short Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
title_full Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
title_fullStr Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
title_full_unstemmed Promoting axon regeneration in the central nervous system by increasing PI3-kinase signaling
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