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Receptor-specific interactome as a hub for rapid cue-induced selective translation in axons

  1. Max Koppers
  2. Roberta Cagnetta
  3. Toshiaki Shigeoka
  4. Lucia CS Wunderlich
  5. Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez
  6. Julie Qiaojin Lin
  7. Sixian Zhao
  8. Maximilian AH Jakobs
  9. Asha Dwivedy
  10. Michael S Minett
  11. Anaïs Bellon
  12. Clemens F Kaminski
  13. William A Harris
  14. John Flanagan
  15. Christine E Holt  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  2. Harvard Medical School, United States
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Cite this article as: eLife 2019;8:e48718 doi: 10.7554/eLife.48718

Abstract

Extrinsic cues trigger the local translation of specific mRNAs in growing axons via cell surface receptors. The coupling of ribosomes to receptors has been proposed as a mechanism linking signals to local translation but it is not known how broadly this mechanism operates, nor whether it can selectively regulate mRNA translation. We report that receptor-ribosome coupling is employed by multiple guidance cue receptors and this interaction is mRNA-dependent. We find that different receptors associate with distinct sets of mRNAs and RNA-binding proteins. Cue stimulation of growing Xenopus retinal ganglion cell axons induces rapid dissociation of ribosomes from receptors and the selective translation of receptor-specific mRNAs. Further, we show that receptor-ribosome dissociation and cue-induced selective translation are inhibited by co-exposure to translation-repressive cues, suggesting a novel mode of signal integration. Our findings reveal receptor-specific interactomes and suggest a generalizable model for cue-selective control of the local proteome.

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RNA-sequencing data associated with this manuscript has been deposited on the GEO database (identifier GSE135338).All proteomics data associated with this manuscript has been uploaded to the PRIDE online repository (identifier: PXD015650).

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  1. Max Koppers

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  2. Roberta Cagnetta

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  3. Toshiaki Shigeoka

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  4. Lucia CS Wunderlich

    Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  5. Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez

    Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  6. Julie Qiaojin Lin

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  7. Sixian Zhao

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  8. Maximilian AH Jakobs

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  9. Asha Dwivedy

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  10. Michael S Minett

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  11. Anaïs Bellon

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  12. Clemens F Kaminski

    Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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    ORCID icon "This ORCID iD identifies the author of this article:" 0000-0002-5194-0962

  13. William A Harris

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  14. John Flanagan

    Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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  15. Christine E Holt

    Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Funding

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Rubicon 019.161LW.033)

  • Max Koppers

Wellcome Trust (085314/Z/08/Z)

  • Christine E Holt

Wellcome Trust (203249/Z/16/Z)

  • Christine E Holt

European Research Council (Advanced Grant 322817)

  • Christine E Holt

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All animal experiments were approved by the University of Cambridge Ethical Review Committee in compliance with the University of Cambridge Animal Welfare Policy. This research has been regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 following ethical review by the University of Cambridge Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) and under project license PPL80/2198.

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  1. Carol A Mason, Columbia University, United States

Publication history

  1. Received: May 23, 2019
  2. Accepted: November 19, 2019
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: November 20, 2019 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: December 5, 2019 (version 2)

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© 2019, Koppers et al.

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License permitting unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.

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