LTK and ALK promote neuronal polarity and cortical migration by inhibiting IGF1R activity

Abstract: The establishment of axon‐dendrite polarity is fundamental for radial migration of neurons, cortical patterning, and formation of neuronal circuits. Here, we show that the receptor tyrosine kinases, Ltk and Alk, are required for proper neuronal polarization. In isolated primary mouse embryonic neurons, the loss of Ltk and/or Alk causes a multiple axon phenotype. In mouse embryos and newborn pups, the absence of Ltk and Alk delays neuronal migration and subsequent cortical patterning. In adult cortices, neurons with aberrant neuronal projections are evident and axon tracts in the corpus callosum are disrupted. Mechanistically, we show that the loss of Alk and Ltk increases the cell‐surface expression and activity of the insulin‐like growth factor 1 receptor (Igf‐1r), which activates downstream PI3 kinase signaling to drive the excess axon phenotype. Our data reveal Ltk and Alk as new regulators of neuronal polarity and migration whose disruption results in behavioral abnormalities.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: LTK and ALK promote neuronal polarity and cortical migration by inhibiting IGF1R activity ; day:09 ; month:06 ; year:2023 ; extent:29 ; EMBO reports / European Molecular Biology Organization ; (09.06.2023) (gesamt 29)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Christova, Tania ; Ho, Stephanie KY ; Liu, Ying ; Gill, Mandeep ; Attisano, Liliana

Further information

• DOI: 10.15252/embr.202356937
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023060915194062960171
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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