A monitoring system for axonal growth dynamics using micropatterns of permissive and Semaphorin 3F chemorepulsive signals

Authors
Ryu, Jae RyunKim, June HoanCho, Hyo MinJo, YouhwaLee, BoramJoo, SunghoonChae, UikyuNam, YoonkeyCho, Il-JooSun, Woong
Issue Date
2019-01-21
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Citation
Lab on a Chip, v.19, no.2, pp.291 - 305
Abstract
Neurons reach their correct targets by directional outgrowth of axons, which is mediated by attractive or repulsive cues. Growing axons occasionally cross a field of repulsive cues and stop at intermediate targets on the journey to their final destination. However, it is not well-understood how individual growth cones make decisions, and pass through repulsive territory to reach their permissive target regions. We developed a microcontact printing culture system that could trap individual axonal tips in a permissive dot area surrounded by the repulsive signal, semaphorin 3F (Sema3F). Axons of rat hippocampal neurons on the Sema3F/PLL dot array extended in the checkboard pattern with a significantly slow growth rate. The detailed analysis of the behaviors of axonal growth cones revealed the saccadic dynamics in the dot array system. The trapped axonal tips in the permissive area underwent growth cone enlargement with remarkably spiky filopodia, promoting their escape from the Sema3F constraints with straight extension of axons. This structured axonal growth on the dot pattern was disrupted by increased inter-dot distance, or perturbing intracellular signaling machineries. These data indicate that axons grow against repulsive signals by jumping over the repulsive cues, depending on contact signals and intracellular milieu. Our study suggests that our dot array culture system can be used as a screening system to easily and efficiently evaluate ECM or small molecule inhibitors interfering growth cone dynamics leading to controlling axonal growth.
Keywords
CONE BEHAVIOR; MEMBRANE-LIPIDS; GUIDANCE; SLIT; QUANTIFICATION; LIPOPROTEINS; NEUROPILIN-2; ELONGATION; DROSOPHILA; FILOPODIA; CONE BEHAVIOR; MEMBRANE-LIPIDS; GUIDANCE; SLIT; QUANTIFICATION; LIPOPROTEINS; NEUROPILIN-2; ELONGATION; DROSOPHILA; FILOPODIA
ISSN
1473-0197
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/120456
DOI
10.1039/c8lc00845k
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