Abstract
Cultured explants from early postnatal mouse cerebellum were used to examine the influence of a 43-kDa glia-derived neurite-promoting factor (GdNPF) on the migration of [3H]thymidine-labeled granule cell neurons. GdNPF, which is a potent serine protease inhibitor, significantly reduced the extent of granule cell migration in a dose-dependent manner. This effect could be neutralized by addition of thrombin, which binds GdNPF. Other protease inhibitors such as aprotinin, hirudin, soybean trypsin inhibitor, leupeptin, 6-aminocaproic acid, and D-Phe-Pro-ArgCH2Cl do not show this inhibitory effect. These results demonstrate that a glia-derived protein can regulate the migration of postmitotic neurons, an important cellular event in the development of the nervous system.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Cell Movement
Cells, Cultured
Cerebellum/cytology
Mice
Nerve Tissue Proteins/physiology
Neuroglia/cytology,physiology
Neurons/physiology
Protease Inhibitors/physiology
Chemicals
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Protease Inhibitors
Authors & Affiliations
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Lindner J
Guenther J
Nick H
Zinser G
Antonicek H
Schachner M
Monard D
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