Abstract
We have identified glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as a binding partner for the cell adhesion molecule L1. GAPDH binds to sites within the extracellular domain of L1, namely the immunoglobulin-like domains I–VI and the fibronectin type III homologous repeats 4–5. Extracellular GAPDH was detected at the cell surface of neuronal cells by surface biotinylation and immunocytochemistry. Addition of GAPDH antibodies to cultured cerebellar neurons inhibited L1-dependent neurite outgrowth in the presence of ATP, while the application of exogenous GAPDH promoted L1-dependent neurite outgrowth. Pre-treatment of substrate-coated L1–Fc with ATP and GAPDH, which phosphorylates L1, subsequently led to an enhanced neurite outgrowth. Furthermore, aggregation of L1–Fc carrying beads was enhanced in the presence of both GAPDH and ATP. L1-dependent neurite outgrowth and aggregation of L1 were diminished in the presence of alkaline phosphatase or a protein kinase inhibitor. Our results show that GAPDH-dependent phosphorylation of L1 is a novel mechanism in regulating L1-mediated neurite outgrowth.
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