Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2014, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (15): 1418-1421.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.139454

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Molecular mechanisms of the suppression of axon regeneration by KLF transcription factors

Akintomide Apara 1, Jeffrey L. Goldberg 2   

  1. 1 University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
    2 Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Received:2014-07-22 Online:2014-08-12 Published:2014-08-12
  • Contact: Jeffrey L. Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D., Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, 9415 Campus Point Dr. #0946, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA, jlgoldberg@ucsd.edu.

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Abstract:

Molecular mechanisms of the Kru?ppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) have been studied more in proliferating cells than in post-mitotic cells such as neurons. We recently found that KLFs regulate intrinsic axon growth ability in central nervous system (CNS) neurons including retinal ganglion cells, and hippocampal and cortical neurons. With at least 15 of 17 KLF family members expressed in neurons and at least 5 structurally unique subfamilies, it is important to determine how this complex family functions in neurons to regulate the intricate genetic programs of axon growth and regeneration. By characterizing the molecular mechanisms of the KLF family in the nervous system, including binding partners and gene targets, and comparing them to defined mechanisms defined outside the nervous system, we may better understand how KLFs regulate neurite growth and axon regeneration.