Phosphorylation at Tyr-694 of Nogo-A by Src-family kinases

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Nov 3;349(4):1401-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.007. Epub 2006 Sep 12.

Abstract

Nogo-A is a neurite outgrowth inhibitor protein associated with myelin in the central nervous system. Unexpectedly, targeted disruption of Nogo-A in mice results in little or no improvement of axonal regeneration, suggesting that Nogo-A has other functions and/or receives complex regulations to exert its inhibitory functions. Here, we have found that Nogo-A becomes phosphorylated at Tyr-694 in the N-terminal region. The phosphorylation is mediated co-operatively by Src-family tyrosine kinases, which play many important roles in the nervous system. Levels of tyrosine phosphorylation of Nogo-A seem to be irrelevant to developmental stages of oligodendrocytes, and might be regulated by specific extracellular stimuli. Identification of tyrosine phosphorylation of Nogo-A will introduce an additional level of complexity into Nogo-A functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Catalysis
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Myelin Proteins / metabolism*
  • Nogo Proteins
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Tyrosine / metabolism*
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Myelin Proteins
  • Nogo Proteins
  • RTN4 protein, human
  • Rtn4 protein, mouse
  • Tyrosine
  • src-Family Kinases