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The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is known to transduce the signal from some myelin-associated axon growth inhibitors, including Nogo and myelin-associated glycoprotein. As ephrin-B3, a member of the ephrin family, is also expressed in myelin and inhibits axon growth, the purpose of this study was to assess the possible involvement of p75NTR in ephrin-B3 signaling. Here, we report that p75NTR is required for the inhibitory effect of ephrin-B3 on neurite growth in vitro. While ephrin-B3 inhibited neurite elongation of embryonic cortical neurons, the neurons with p75NTR knockdown or with EphA4 knockdown were less sensitive to ephrin-B3. Although no direct interaction of p75NTR with ephrin-B3 was observed, Pep5, a peptide that specifically inhibits RhoA activation mediated by p75NTR, reduced the effect of ephrin-B3. Therefore, p75NTR functions as a signal transducer for ephrin-B3. Moreover, axonal regeneration in vivo was induced by Pep5 application after optic nerve crush injury in mice. Thus, Pep5 is a promising agent that contributes to axonal regeneration in the central nervous system.

Suppression of the p75 receptor signal attenuates the effect of ephrin-B3 and promotes axonal regeneration of the injured optic nerve