http://jcb.rupress.org/content/early/2016/06/07/jcb.201605101.short
+ Author Affiliations
- Correspondence to Zu-Hang Sheng: shengz@ninds.nih.gov
Abstract
Although neuronal regeneration is a highly
energy-demanding process, axonal mitochondrial transport progressively
declines
with maturation. Mature neurons typically fail to
regenerate after injury, thus raising a fundamental question as to
whether
mitochondrial transport is necessary to meet
enhanced metabolic requirements during regeneration. Here, we reveal
that reduced
mitochondrial motility and energy deficits in
injured axons are intrinsic mechanisms controlling regrowth in mature
neurons.
Axotomy induces acute mitochondrial depolarization
and ATP depletion in injured axons. Thus, mature neuron-associated
increases
in mitochondria-anchoring protein syntaphilin
(SNPH) and decreases in mitochondrial transport cause local energy
deficits.
Strikingly, enhancing mitochondrial transport via
genetic manipulation facilitates regenerative capacity by replenishing
healthy
mitochondria in injured axons, thereby rescuing
energy deficits. An in vivo sciatic nerve crush study further shows that
enhanced
mitochondrial transport in snph knockout mice accelerates axon regeneration. Understanding deficits in mitochondrial trafficking and energy supply in injured
axons of mature neurons benefits development of new strategies to stimulate axon regeneration.
- Submitted: 26 May 2016
- Accepted: 31 May 2016
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