Loss of aPKCλ in Differentiated Neurons Disrupts the Polarity Complex but Does Not Induce Obvious Neuronal Loss or Disorientation in Mouse Brains
Loss of aPKCλ in Differentiated Neurons Disrupts the Polarity Complex but Does Not Induce Obvious Neuronal Loss or Disorientation in Mouse Brains
Cell polarity plays a critical role in neuronal differentiation during development of the central nervous system (CNS). Recent studies have established the significance of atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) and its interacting partners, which include PAR-3, PAR-6 and Lgl, in regulating cell polarization during neuronal differentiation. However, their roles in neuronal maintenance after CNS development remain unclear. Here we performed conditional deletion of aPKCλ, a major aPKC isoform in the brain, in differentiated neurons of mice by camk2a-cre or synapsinI-cre mediated gene targeting. We found significant reduction of aPKCλ and total aPKCs in the adult mouse brains. The aPKCλ deletion also reduced PAR-6β, possibly by its destabilization, whereas expression of other related proteins such as PAR-3 and Lgl-1 was unaffected. Biochemical analyses suggested that a significant fraction of aPKCλ formed a protein complex with PAR-6β and Lgl-1 in the brain lysates, which was disrupted by the aPKCλ deletion. Notably, the aPKCλ deletion mice did not show apparent cell loss/degeneration in the brain. In addition, neuronal orientation/distribution seemed to be unaffected. Thus, despite the polarity complex disruption, neuronal deletion of aPKCλ does not induce obvious cell loss or disorientation in mouse brains after cell differentiation.
- Tokyo University of Science Japan
- RIKEN Brain Science Institute Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency Japan
- Juntendo University Japan
- Yokohama City University Japan
Male, Science, Neurogenesis, Blotting, Western, Cell Cycle Proteins, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Mice, Animals, Immunoprecipitation, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Glycoproteins, Mice, Knockout, Neurons, Integrases, Q, R, Brain, Cell Polarity, Cell Differentiation, Isoenzymes, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Medicine, Female, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Research Article
Male, Science, Neurogenesis, Blotting, Western, Cell Cycle Proteins, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Mice, Animals, Immunoprecipitation, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Glycoproteins, Mice, Knockout, Neurons, Integrases, Q, R, Brain, Cell Polarity, Cell Differentiation, Isoenzymes, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Medicine, Female, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Research Article
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