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- Title
Regulated cleavage of a contact-mediated axon repellent.
- Authors
Hattori, M; Osterfield, M; Flanagan, J G
- Abstract
Contact-mediated axon repulsion by ephrins raises an unresolved question: these cell surface ligands form a high-affinity multivalent complex with their receptors present on axons, yet rather than being bound, axons can be rapidly repelled. We show here that ephrin-A2 forms a stable complex with the metalloprotease Kuzbanian, involving interactions outside the cleavage region and the protease domain. Eph receptor binding triggered ephrin-A2 cleavage in a localized reaction specific to the cognate ligand. A cleavage-inhibiting mutation in ephrin-A2 delayed axon withdrawal. These studies reveal mechanisms for protease recognition and control of cell surface proteins, and, for ephrin-A2, they may provide a means for efficient axon detachment and termination of signaling.
- Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.), 2000, Vol 289, Issue 5483, p1360
- ISSN
0036-8075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1126/science.289.5483.1360