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Knöll, B.* ; Zarbalis, K.* ; Wurst, W. ; Drescher, U.*

A role for the EphA in the topographic of vomeronasal axons.

Development 128, 895-906 (2001)
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We have investigated the role of the Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases and their ligands in the establishment of the vomeronasal projection in the mouse. Our data show intriguing differential expression patterns of ephrin-A5 on vomeronasal axons and of EphA6 in the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB), such that axons with high ligand concentration project onto regions of the AOB with high receptor concentration and vice versa. These data suggest a mechanism for development of this projection that is the opposite of the repellent interaction between Eph receptors and ligands observed in other systems. In support of this idea, when given the choice of whether to grow on lanes containing EphA-F(c)/laminin or F(c)/laminin protein (in the stripe assay), vomeronasal axons prefer to grow on EphA-F(c)/laminin. Analysis of ephrin-A5 mutant mice revealed a disturbance of the topographic targeting of vomeronasal axons to the AOB. In summary, these data, which are derived from in vitro and in vivo experiments, indicate an important role of the EphA family in setting up the vomeronasal projection.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Eph; topographic projection; mouse; ephrin; vomeronasal
Language english
Publication Year 2001
HGF-reported in Year 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0950-1991
e-ISSN 1477-9129
Quellenangaben Volume: 128, Issue: , Pages: 895-906 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Company of Biologists
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
POF-Topic(s) 30504 - Mechanisms of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Health and Disease
Research field(s) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s) G-520600-001
Erfassungsdatum 2004-12-31