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Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages 931-944 (December 2012) Dystroglycan Organizes Axon Guidance Cue Localization and Axonal Pathfinding  Kevin M. Wright, Krissy A. Lyon, Haiwen Leung, Daniel J. Leahy, Le Ma, David D. Ginty  Neuron  Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages 931-944 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A Forward Genetic Screen Identifies B3gnt1 and ISPD as Regulators of Axon Guidance In Vivo (A) A sample E11.5 embryo stained using the whole-mount neurofilament assay. (B) Lines 1157 and 9445 exhibit axon guidance defects in the hindbrain, highlighted by the boxed area in (A). Control embryos have a tightly fasciculated axon bundle (arrows) that passes dorsally to the vagal nuclei. In contrast, 1157/1157 embryos exhibit defasciculation of this axonal tract, while in 9445/9445 embryos the axon tract is missing, and the central projections of the vagal nerve project aberrantly. Conditional deletion of dystroglycan (Sox2cre; DGF/−) results in an identical phenotype to line 9445 embryos, with an underdeveloped hindbrain axonal fascicle and misprojections of the vagal central projections. (C) Representative sequencing data from wild-type C57BL/6 and 1157/1157 embryos showing the T > C mutation in B3gnt1 that results in conversion of a methionine to threonine at position 155 (M155T). A schematic of B3gnt1 protein structure highlights the location of the M155T mutation in the putative catalytic domain. (D) Representative sequencing data from wild-type C57BL/6 and 9445/9445 embryos showing the T > A mutation in ISPD that results in conversion of a leucine to a stop codon (L79∗), resulting in an early truncation. (E) Axons from dorsal root ganglia sensory neurons normally bifurcate and project along the anterior-posterior axis of the dorsal spinal cord as a tightly fasciculated bundle, as seen in control embryos at E13. In contrast, the dorsal funiculus in B3gnt1Lacz/M155T, ISPDL79∗/L79∗, and Sox2cre; DGF/− mutants is highly defasciclulated, with large patches devoid of axons (white arrows). Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 B3gnt1 and ISPD Mutants Have Defective Glycosylation of Dystroglycan and Develop Cobblestone Lissencephaly (A and B) WGA-enriched brain lysates show a loss of dystroglycan glycosylation (IIH6) in B3gnt1Lacz/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ mutants compared to control embryos, while total dystroglycan levels (β-dystroglycan) remain normal. Lysates from B3gnt1LacZ/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ mutants are also defective for laminin binding. Quantification of western blots was done using samples from multiple embryos from separate litters (n = 3). Data are represented as mean ±SD (n = 3). Statistical analysis was done using a Student’s t test, ∗p < 0.001. (C) Immunostaining of cortical sections shows a loss of glycosylated dystroglycan (IIH6, green) and laminin (red) along the basal surface in B3gnt1LacZ/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79 mutants. Nuclear staining (blue) revealed extensive cortical migration defects characteristic of cobblestone lissencephaly in B3gnt1LacZ/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ mutants (dotted lines). Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Glycosylation of Dystroglycan Is Defective in the Spinal Cord of B3gnt1LacZ/M155T Embryos (A and B) WGA-enriched spinal cord lysates show deficient dystroglycan glycosylation (IIH6) in B3gnt1Lacz/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ mutants compared to control embryos, while total dystroglycan levels (β-dystroglycan) remain normal. Lysates from B3gnt1LacZ/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ mutants are also defective for laminin binding. Quantification of western blots was done using samples from multiple embryos from separate litters (n = 3). Data are represented as mean ±SD (n = 3). Statistical analysis was done using a Student’s t test, ∗p < 0.001. (C) Immunostaining of spinal cords from E11.5 control, B3gnt1LacZ/M155T, and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ embryos showed that β-dystroglycan expression (red, top panels) is enriched in along the basement membrane surrounding the spinal cord and in the floor plate. In contrast, glycosylated dystroglycan expression (IIH6, green, bottom panels) is deficient in the B3gnt1LacZ/M155T and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ embryos compared to controls (n = 3). (D) In situ hybridization shows that dystroglycan mRNA (left and middle panels) is expressed in the midline and overlaps with the expression of Slit1 (right panel) in the floor plate of E12.5 spinal cord (n = 3). Scale bar represents 100 μM. Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Dystroglycan Is Required for Spinal Cord Commissural Axon Crossing and Development of the Ventrolateral Funiculus (A–C) Spinal cords from E11.5 (A) B3gnt1LacZ/WT and B3gnt1LacZ/M155T (n = 5), (B) ISPDL79∗/WT and ISPDL79∗/L79∗ (n = 4), (C) Sox2cre; DGF/+ and Sox2cre; DGF/− (n = 3), and (D) Robo1+/−; Robo2+/− and Robo1−/−; Robo2/− (n = 3) embryos were immunostained for L1 to label post-crossing commissural axons. (E) The area occupied by axons in the ventral funiculus and the lateral funiculus was quantified, expressed as a ratio of LF/VF area and normalized to controls. Data are represented as mean ± SD. Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Postcrossing Trajectory of Commissural Axons Is Disrupted in B3gnt1, ISPD, and dystroglycan Mutants (A) High magnification images from the floor plate of E13 B3gnt1LacZ/M155T (n = 7), ISPDL79∗/L79∗ (n = 3), and Sox2Cre; DGF/−(n = 3) embryos showed L1 positive axons aberrantly projecting within the floor plate (white arrows), in contrast to control embryos (n = 5). Scale bar represents 25 μM. (B) DiI injections were performed to unilaterally label commissural axons, and postcrossing axonal trajectory was scored as normal, stalled, straight, or random (indicative of both anterior and posterior turning). Axons from control embryos turned anteriorly (up in images) after crossing the floor plate (dashed white lines), whereas axons from B3gnt1LacZ/M155T, ISPDL79∗/L79∗, and Sox2Cre; DGF/− embryos showed abnormal axonal trajectories (white arrows) at all axial levels. Scale bar represents 50 μM. Quantification of axonal trajectory is from three spinal cords per genotype, with at least ten injections per spinal cord. Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Dystroglycan Binds to the C-Terminal Region of Slit via the Slit Laminin G Domain (A) COS7 cells transfected with full-length dystroglycan (top panels) or Robo-1 (bottom panels) were incubated with either AP-Slit2 LRR (containing the Robo binding domain, right panels) or AP-Slit2 C terminus (containing the Laminin G motif, left panels). Robo transfected cells bound to AP-Slit2 LRR, but not the AP-Slit2 C terminus, whereas dystroglycan transfected cells bound the AP-Slit2 C terminus, but not to AP-Slit2 LRR (n = 3). Scale bars represent 25 μM. (B) Fc-tagged α-dystroglycan secreted from COS7 cells was incubated with supernatant containing either secreted AP-Slit2 LRR or AP-Slit2 C terminus, both of which contain a C-terminal myc tag. DG-Fc was able to associate with AP-Slit2 C terminus, but not AP-Slit2 LRR (n = 3). (C) Secreted AP-Slit2 LRR or AP-Slit2 C terminus were incubated with WGA-enriched brain lysate, and complexes were purified using Ni-NTA beads. Endogenous brain dystroglycan associates with Slit2 C terminus, but not Slit2 LRR (n = 4). (D) Crystal structure of LG5 from Laminin α1, with a bound Ca2+ in blue, and the basic residues corresponding to K1177 and K1179 in the LG domain of Slit2 highlighted in red. (E) DG-Fc association with AP-Slit2 C terminus requires divalent cations, as addition of EDTA abolished binding (black arrow, n = 3). (F) Mutation of basic residues adjacent to the Ca2+ binding site (K1177A, K1179A) in the Slit2 C terminus results in a loss of binding to DG-Fc (n = 3). Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 7 Slit Shows Aberrant In Vivo Binding and Localization in B3gnt1 Mutants (A) Spinal cord sections from B3gnt1LacZ/WT and B3gnt1LacZ/M155T embryos were incubated with AP-Slit2 C terminus to identify endogenous binding sites in vivo. The Slit2 C terminus bound specifically to regions of dystroglycan expression in tissue sections from B3gnt1LacZ/WT embryos, including the basement membrane surrounding the spinal cord and the floor plate (arrows, left panel). In contrast, Slit2 C terminus binding to the basement membrane and floor plate is absent in B3gnt1LacZ/1157 embryos (arrows, right panel) (n = 4). (B) To detect the localization of endogenous Slit protein in vivo, spinal cord sections from B3gnt1LacZ/WT (left panels) and B3gnt1LacZ/M155T (right panels) embryos were incubated with AP-Robo. Binding of AP-Robo is detected in the floor plate and in a gradient along the basal surface of the spinal cord of B3gnt1LacZ/WT embryos (arrows, left panel), and this binding is absent in the spinal cord of B3gnt1LacZ/M155T embryos (arrows, right panel) (n = 3). Scale bar represents 100 μM. Neuron 2012 76, 931-944DOI: (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.009) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions