Open AccessPI 3‐kinase delta enhances axonal PIP 3 to support axon regeneration in the adult CNS
Author(s) -
Nieuwenhuis Bart,
Barber Amanda C,
Evans Rachel S,
Pearson Craig S,
Fuchs Joachim,
MacQueen Amy R,
Erp Susan,
Haenzi Barbara,
Hulshof Lianne A,
Osborne Andrew,
Conceicao Raquel,
Khatib Tasneem Z,
Deshpande Sarita S,
Cave Joshua,
FfrenchConstant Charles,
Smith Patrice D,
Okkenhaug Klaus,
Eickholt Britta J,
Martin Keith R,
Fawcett James W,
Eva Richard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
embo molecular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.923
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1757-4684
pISSN - 1757-4676
DOI - 10.15252/emmm.201911674
Subject(s) - axon , regeneration (biology) , neuroscience , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , nervous system , central nervous system , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , signal transduction
Peripheral nervous system ( PNS ) neurons support axon regeneration into adulthood, whereas central nervous system ( CNS ) neurons lose regenerative ability after development. To better understand this decline whilst aiming to improve regeneration, we focused on phosphoinositide 3‐kinase ( PI 3K) and its product phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)‐trisphosphate ( PIP 3 ). We demonstrate that adult PNS neurons utilise two catalytic subunits of PI 3K for axon regeneration: p110α and p110δ. However, in the CNS , axonal PIP 3 decreases with development at the time when axon transport declines and regenerative competence is lost. Overexpressing p110α in CNS neurons had no effect; however, expression of p110δ restored axonal PIP 3 and increased regenerative axon transport. p110δ expression enhanced CNS regeneration in both rat and human neurons and in transgenic mice, functioning in the same way as the hyperactivating H1047R mutation of p110α. Furthermore, viral delivery of p110δ promoted robust regeneration after optic nerve injury. These findings establish a deficit of axonal PIP 3 as a key reason for intrinsic regeneration failure and demonstrate that native p110δ facilitates axon regeneration by functioning in a hyperactive fashion.