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Role of IGF signaling in olfactory sensory map formation and axon guidance.


ABSTRACT: Olfactory neurons project their axons to spatially invariant glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, forming an ordered pattern of innervation comprising the olfactory sensory map. A mirror symmetry exists within this map, such that neurons expressing a given receptor typically project to one glomerulus on the medial face and one glomerulus on the lateral face of the bulb. The mechanisms underlying an olfactory neuron's choice to project medially versus laterally remain largely unknown, however. Here we demonstrate that insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling is required for sensory innervation of the lateral olfactory bulb. Mutations that eliminate IGF signaling cause axons destined for targets in the lateral bulb to shift to ectopic sites on the ventral-medial surface. Using primary cultures of olfactory and cerebellar neurons, we further show that IGF is a chemoattractant for axon growth cones. Together these observations reveal a role of IGF signaling in sensory map formation and axon guidance.

SUBMITTER: Scolnick JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2364597 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Role of IGF signaling in olfactory sensory map formation and axon guidance.

Scolnick Jonathan A JA   Cui Kai K   Duggan Cynthia D CD   Xuan Shouhong S   Yuan Xiao-Bing XB   Efstratiadis Argiris A   Ngai John J  

Neuron 20080301 6


Olfactory neurons project their axons to spatially invariant glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, forming an ordered pattern of innervation comprising the olfactory sensory map. A mirror symmetry exists within this map, such that neurons expressing a given receptor typically project to one glomerulus on the medial face and one glomerulus on the lateral face of the bulb. The mechanisms underlying an olfactory neuron's choice to project medially versus laterally remain largely unknown, however. Here w  ...[more]

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