PMID- 23600483 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141009 LR - 20191210 IS - 1365-2443 (Electronic) IS - 1356-9597 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 7 DP - 2013 Jul TI - CaMKIIbeta-mediated LIM-kinase activation plays a crucial role in BDNF-induced neuritogenesis. PG - 533-43 LID - 10.1111/gtc.12054 [doi] AB - LIM-kinase 1 (LIMK1) regulates actin cytoskeletal reorganization by phosphorylating and inactivating actin-depolymerizing factor and cofilin. We examined the role of LIMK1 in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-induced neuritogenesis in primary-cultured rat cortical neurons. Knockdown of LIMK1 or expression of a kinase-dead LIMK1 mutant suppressed BDNF-induced enhancement of primary neurite formation. By contrast, expression of an active form of LIMK1 promoted primary neuritogenesis in the absence of BDNF. BDNF-induced neuritogenesis was inhibited by KN-93, an inhibitor of Ca(2+) /calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs), but not by STO-609, an inhibitor of CaMK-kinase (CaMKK). CaMKK activity is required for the activation of CaMKI and CaMKIV, but not CaMKII, which suggests that CaMKII is principally involved in BDNF-induced enhancement of neuritogenesis. Knockdown of CaMKIIbeta, but not CaMKIIalpha, suppressed BDNF-induced neuritogenesis. Active CaMKIIbeta promoted neuritogenesis, and this promotion was inhibited by knockdown of LIMK1, indicating that CaMKIIbeta is involved in BDNF-induced neuritogenesis via activation of LIMK1. Furthermore, in vitro kinase assays revealed that CaMKIIbeta phosphorylates LIMK1 at Thr-508 in the kinase domain and activates the cofilin-phosphorylating activity of LIMK1. In summary, these results suggest that CaMKIIbeta-mediated activation of LIMK1 plays a crucial role in BDNF-induced enhancement of primary neurite formation. CI - (c) 2013 The Authors Genes to Cells (c) 2013 by the Molecular Biology Society of Japan and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. FAU - Saito, Akihiko AU - Saito A AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan. FAU - Miyajima, Ken AU - Miyajima K FAU - Akatsuka, Junichi AU - Akatsuka J FAU - Kondo, Hiroshi AU - Kondo H FAU - Mashiko, Toshiya AU - Mashiko T FAU - Kiuchi, Tai AU - Kiuchi T FAU - Ohashi, Kazumasa AU - Ohashi K FAU - Mizuno, Kensaku AU - Mizuno K LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130418 PL - England TA - Genes Cells JT - Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms JID - 9607379 RN - 0 (Benzylamines) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Calcium-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Camk2n1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) RN - 139298-40-1 (KN 93) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Lim Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Limk1 protein, rat) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzylamines/pharmacology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Calcium-Binding Proteins MH - Carrier Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Lim Kinases/*metabolism MH - Neurites/*metabolism MH - *Neurogenesis MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Structure-Activity Relationship MH - Sulfonamides/pharmacology EDAT- 2013/04/23 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/10 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/23 06:00 PHST- 2013/03/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/03/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/04/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/gtc.12054 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genes Cells. 2013 Jul;18(7):533-43. doi: 10.1111/gtc.12054. Epub 2013 Apr 18.