PMID- 28871032 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171012 LR - 20190114 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 40 DP - 2017 Oct 4 TI - KLF9 and JNK3 Interact to Suppress Axon Regeneration in the Adult CNS. PG - 9632-9644 LID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0643-16.2017 [doi] AB - Neurons in the adult mammalian CNS decrease in intrinsic axon growth capacity during development in concert with changes in Kruppel-like transcription factors (KLFs). KLFs regulate axon growth in CNS neurons including retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Here, we found that knock-down of KLF9, an axon growth suppressor that is normally upregulated 250-fold in RGC development, promotes long-distance optic nerve regeneration in adult rats of both sexes. We identified a novel binding partner, MAPK10/JNK3 kinase, and found that JNK3 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3) is critical for KLF9's axon-growth-suppressive activity. Interfering with a JNK3-binding domain or mutating two newly discovered serine phosphorylation acceptor sites, Ser106 and Ser110, effectively abolished KLF9's neurite growth suppression in vitro and promoted axon regeneration in vivo These findings demonstrate a novel, physiologic role for the interaction of KLF9 and JNK3 in regenerative failure in the optic nerve and suggest new therapeutic strategies to promote axon regeneration in the adult CNS.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Injured CNS nerves fail to regenerate spontaneously. Promoting intrinsic axon growth capacity has been a major challenge in the field. Here, we demonstrate that knocking down Kruppel-like transcription factor 9 (KLF9) via shRNA promotes long-distance axon regeneration after optic nerve injury and uncover a novel and important KLF9-JNK3 interaction that contributes to axon growth suppression in vitro and regenerative failure in vivo These studies suggest potential therapeutic approaches to promote axon regeneration in injury and other degenerative diseases in the adult CNS. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 the authors 0270-6474/17/379632-13$15.00/0. FAU - Apara, Akintomide AU - Apara A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0008-8332 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. AD - Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136. FAU - Galvao, Joana AU - Galvao J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7699-9901 AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, jgalvao@stanford.edu. AD - Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94303. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. AD - Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136. AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Blackmore, Murray AU - Blackmore M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201. FAU - Trillo, Allison AU - Trillo A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5251-0155 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. FAU - Iwao, Keiichiro AU - Iwao K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4102-9374 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. FAU - Brown, Dale P Jr AU - Brown DP Jr AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. FAU - Fernandes, Kimberly A AU - Fernandes KA AD - Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, and. FAU - Huang, Abigail AU - Huang A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2885-3131 AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Nguyen, Tu AU - Nguyen T AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Ashouri, Masoumeh AU - Ashouri M AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Zhang, Xiong AU - Zhang X AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Shaw, Peter X AU - Shaw PX AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7392-6224 AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. FAU - Kunzevitzky, Noelia J AU - Kunzevitzky NJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8993-6520 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. AD - Center for Computational Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33146. FAU - Moore, Darcie L AU - Moore DL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0854-7655 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136. AD - Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705. FAU - Libby, Richard T AU - Libby RT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2844-7632 AD - Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, and. FAU - Goldberg, Jeffrey L AU - Goldberg JL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1390-7360 AD - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. AD - Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, and. AD - Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136. AD - Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. AD - Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California 94303. LA - eng GR - P30 EY014801/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 EY022589/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY022129/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY018606/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 EY025693/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 NS074490/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20170904 PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors) RN - 148686-29-7 (Klf9 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10) SB - IM MH - Age Factors MH - Animals MH - Axons/*physiology MH - Base Sequence MH - Brain/*physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Central Nervous System/physiology MH - Female MH - Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10/genetics/*metabolism MH - Nerve Regeneration/*physiology MH - Optic Nerve Injuries/genetics/metabolism MH - Organ Culture Techniques MH - Protein Binding/physiology MH - Rats MH - Retinal Ganglion Cells/physiology PMC - PMC5628408 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Jnk OT - KLFs OT - regeneration OT - survival EDAT- 2017/09/06 06:00 MHDA- 2017/10/13 06:00 PMCR- 2018/04/04 CRDT- 2017/09/06 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/08/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/10/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/04/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JNEUROSCI.0643-16.2017 [pii] AID - 0643-16 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0643-16.2017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2017 Oct 4;37(40):9632-9644. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0643-16.2017. Epub 2017 Sep 4.