β1 integrin signaling promotes neuronal migration along vascular scaffolds in the post-stroke brain.
β1 integrin signaling promotes neuronal migration along vascular scaffolds in the post-stroke brain.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.01.005
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发表时间:
2017-02
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影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Sawamoto K
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作者:
Fujioka T;Kaneko N;Ajioka I;Nakaguchi K;Omata T;Ohba H;Fässler R;García-Verdugo JM;Sekiguchi K;Matsukawa N;Sawamoto K
Cerebral ischemic stroke is a main cause of chronic disability. However, there is currently no effective treatment to promote recovery from stroke-induced neurological symptoms. Recent studies suggest that after stroke, immature neurons, referred to as neuroblasts, generated in a neurogenic niche, the ventricular-subventricular zone, migrate toward the injured area, where they differentiate into mature neurons. Interventions that increase the number of neuroblasts distributed at and around the lesion facilitate neuronal repair in rodent models for ischemic stroke, suggesting that promoting neuroblast migration in the post-stroke brain could improve efficient neuronal regeneration. To move toward the lesion, neuroblasts form chain-like aggregates and migrate along blood vessels, which are thought to increase their migration efficiency. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating these migration processes are largely unknown. Here we studied the role of β1-class integrins, transmembrane receptors for extracellular matrix proteins, in these migrating neuroblasts. We found that the neuroblast chain formation and blood vessel-guided migration critically depend on β1 integrin signaling. β1 integrin facilitated the adhesion of neuroblasts to laminin and the efficient translocation of their soma during migration. Moreover, artificial laminin-containing scaffolds promoted neuroblast chain formation and migration toward the injured area. These data suggest that laminin signaling via β1 integrin supports vasculature-guided neuronal migration to efficiently supply neuroblasts to injured areas. This study also highlights the importance of vascular scaffolds for cell migration in development and regeneration. β1-class integrins facilitate blood vessel-guided neuronal migration in injured brain. β1-class integrins induce laminin-dependent neuronal adhesion and somal translocation. Laminin-containing artificial scaffolds promote neuronal migration. Although stroke is a major cause of chronic disability, there are presently no effective treatments for promoting recovery after stroke. Recent studies suggest that in the post-stroke brain, immature neurons generated in brain ventricle walls migrate and differentiate into mature neurons to functionally replace damaged neurons. Fujioka et al. demonstrate that β1-class integrins expressed in immature neurons enable their migration along blood vessels, contributing to neuronal regeneration after stroke in mice. Furthermore, laminin-containing scaffolds promoted neuronal migration in culture and in injured brain tissue. These findings elucidate the role of blood vessels as a scaffold for cell migration and regeneration.