The Celsr3-Kif2a axis directs neuronal migration in the postnatal brain.

Janne Hakanen, Nicolas Parmentier, Leonie Sommacal, Dario Garcia-Sanchez, Mohamed Aittaleb, Didier Vertommen, Libing Zhou, Nuria Ruiz-Reig, Fadel Tissir

Progress in neurobiology 2022 Jan

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The tangential migration of immature neurons in the postnatal brain involves consecutive migration cycles and depends on constant remodeling of the cell cytoskeleton, particularly in the leading process (LP). Despite the identification of several proteins with permissive and empowering functions, the mechanisms that specify the direction of migration remain largely unknown. Here, we report that planar cell polarity protein Celsr3 orients neuroblasts migration from the subventricular zone (SVZ) to olfactory bulb (OB). In Celsr3-forebrain conditional knockout mice, neuroblasts loose directionality and few can reach the OB. Celsr3-deficient neuroblasts exhibit aberrant branching of LP, de novo LP formation, and decreased growth rate of microtubules (MT). Mechanistically, we show that Celsr3 interacts physically with Kif2a, a MT depolymerizing protein and that conditional inactivation of Kif2a in the forebrain recapitulates the Celsr3 knockout phenotype. Our findings provide evidence that Celsr3 and Kif2a cooperatively specify the directionality of neuroblasts tangential migration in the postnatal brain. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Janne Hakanen, Nicolas Parmentier, Leonie Sommacal, Dario Garcia-Sanchez, Mohamed Aittaleb, Didier Vertommen, Libing Zhou, Nuria Ruiz-Reig, Fadel Tissir. The Celsr3-Kif2a axis directs neuronal migration in the postnatal brain. Progress in neurobiology. 2022 Jan;208:102177