Type of Submission

Poster

Keywords

Netrin-3, Tetrahymena, chemorepellent

Abstract

The netrins are a family of signaling proteins expressed throughout the animal kingdom. Netrins play important roles in developmental processes such as axonal guidance and angiogenesis. Netrin-1, for example, can act as either a chemoattractant or a chemorepellent for axonal growth cones depending upon the concentration of the protein as well as the cell type. Netrin-1 acts as a growth factor in some mammalian cell types and is also expressed by some tumor cells. Netrin-3 appears to share some signaling apparatus with netrin-1, but is less widely expressed, and its physiological roles are much less understood. Netrin-3 is also used as a biomarker for some cancers as well as traumatic kidney injury.

Tetrahymena thermophila are free-living, eukaryotic, ciliated protozoas used as a model system for studying chemorepellents and chemoattractants because their swimming behavior is readily observable under a microscope. We have previously found that netrin-1 peptide acts as a chemorepellent in Tetrahymena thermophila at concentrations ranging from micromolar to nanomolar. However, netrin-1 peptide does not affect growth in Tetrahymena at these concentrations. In our current study, we have found that related peptides, netrin-3 peptide (H-19 and C-19; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), act as chemorepellents in Tetrahymena thermophila at concentrations at or below 1 μg/ml. The same concentration of netrin-3 peptide reduces growth of Tetrahymena cultures by approximately 75%. We are currently conducting further studies to determine the mechanism through which these peptides are signaling.

Campus Venue

Stevens Student Center

Location

Cedarville, OH

Start Date

4-12-2017 11:00 AM

End Date

4-12-2017 2:00 PM

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Netrin-3 Peptide (C-19) is a Chemorepellent and a Growth Inhibitor in Tetrahymena thermophila

Cedarville, OH

The netrins are a family of signaling proteins expressed throughout the animal kingdom. Netrins play important roles in developmental processes such as axonal guidance and angiogenesis. Netrin-1, for example, can act as either a chemoattractant or a chemorepellent for axonal growth cones depending upon the concentration of the protein as well as the cell type. Netrin-1 acts as a growth factor in some mammalian cell types and is also expressed by some tumor cells. Netrin-3 appears to share some signaling apparatus with netrin-1, but is less widely expressed, and its physiological roles are much less understood. Netrin-3 is also used as a biomarker for some cancers as well as traumatic kidney injury.

Tetrahymena thermophila are free-living, eukaryotic, ciliated protozoas used as a model system for studying chemorepellents and chemoattractants because their swimming behavior is readily observable under a microscope. We have previously found that netrin-1 peptide acts as a chemorepellent in Tetrahymena thermophila at concentrations ranging from micromolar to nanomolar. However, netrin-1 peptide does not affect growth in Tetrahymena at these concentrations. In our current study, we have found that related peptides, netrin-3 peptide (H-19 and C-19; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), act as chemorepellents in Tetrahymena thermophila at concentrations at or below 1 μg/ml. The same concentration of netrin-3 peptide reduces growth of Tetrahymena cultures by approximately 75%. We are currently conducting further studies to determine the mechanism through which these peptides are signaling.

 

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