Semaphorins and their signaling mechanisms

LT Alto, JR Terman - Semaphorin Signaling: Methods and Protocols, 2017 - Springer
Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and
maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein …

TREM2-ligand interactions in health and disease

DL Kober, TJ Brett - Journal of molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
The protein triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) is an
immunomodulatory receptor with a central role in myeloid cell activation and survival. In …

Barcoded viral tracing of single-cell interactions in central nervous system inflammation

IC Clark, C Gutiérrez-Vázquez, MA Wheeler, Z Li… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS), including astrocytes and
microglia, play critical roles in development, tissue repair, and homeostasis. However …

Semaphorins and plexins as therapeutic targets

T Worzfeld, S Offermanns - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
Semaphorins are membrane-bound or diffusible factors that regulate key cellular functions
and are involved in cell–cell communication. Most of the effects of semaphorins are …

Tumor angiogenesis revisited: regulators and clinical implications

R Ronca, M Benkheil, S Mitola, S Struyf… - Medicinal research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Since Judah Folkman hypothesized in 1971 that angiogenesis is required for solid
tumor growth, numerous studies have been conducted to unravel the angiogenesis process …

FUT8-mediated aberrant N-glycosylation of SEMA7A promotes head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression

Z Liu, X Meng, Y Zhang, J Sun, X Tang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
SEMA7A belongs to the Semaphorin family and is involved in the oncogenesis and tumor
progression. Aberrant glycosylation has been intricately linked with immune escape and …

Getting neural circuits into shape with semaphorins

RJ Pasterkamp - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Semaphorins are key players in the control of neural circuit development. Recent studies
have uncovered several exciting and novel aspects of neuronal semaphorin signalling in …

Structure and function of Semaphorin-5A glycosaminoglycan interactions

GN Nagy, XF Zhao, R Karlsson, K Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Integration of extracellular signals by neurons is pivotal for brain development, plasticity, and
repair. Axon guidance relies on receptor-ligand interactions crosstalking with extracellular …

Neuropilins lock secreted semaphorins onto plexins in a ternary signaling complex

BJC Janssen, T Malinauskas, GA Weir… - Nature structural & …, 2012 - nature.com
Co-receptors add complexity to cell-cell signaling systems. The secreted semaphorin 3s
(Sema3s) require a co-receptor, neuropilin (Nrp), to signal through plexin As (PlxnAs) in …

New insights into the molecular mechanisms of axon guidance receptor regulation and signaling

Y Zang, K Chaudhari, GJ Bashaw - Current topics in developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the nervous system develops, newly differentiated neurons need to extend their axons
toward their synaptic targets to form functional neural circuits. During this highly dynamic …