Trk receptor
Trk receptor | |
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | Trk |
InterPro | IPR020777 |
Membranome | 1342 |
Trk receptors are a family of
The common
Origin of the name trk
The abbreviation trk (often pronounced 'track') stands for tropomyosin receptor kinase or tyrosine receptor kinase[1][4] (and not "tyrosine kinase receptor" nor "tropomyosin-related kinase", as has been commonly mistaken).
The family of Trk receptors is named for the
Types and corresponding ligands
The three most common types of trk receptors are trkA, trkB, and trkC. Each of these receptor types has different binding affinity to certain types of neurotrophins. The differences in the signaling initiated by these distinct types of receptors are important for generating diverse biological responses.
Neurotrophin ligands of Trk receptors are processed ligands,
TrkA
TrkB
Although both BDNF and NT-4 have high specificity to TrkB, they are not interchangeable.[13] In a mouse model study where BDNF expression was replaced by NT-4, the mouse with NT4 expression appeared to be smaller and exhibited decreased fertility.[13]
Recently, studies have also indicated that TrkB receptor is associated with Alzheimer's disease[12] and post-intracerebral hemorrhage depression.[14]
TrkC
Regulation by p75NTR
Apart from affecting the affinity and specificity for Trk receptors, the P75 neurotrophin receptor (P75NTR) can also reduce ligand-induced receptor ubiquitination, and delay receptor internalization and degradation.
Essential roles in differentiation and function
Precursor cell survival and proliferation
Numerous studies, both in vivo and in vitro, have shown that neurotrophins have proliferation and differentiation effects on CNS neuro-epithelial precursors, neural crest cells, or precursors of the enteric nervous system.[15] TrkA that expresses NGF not only increase the survival of both C and A delta classes of nocireceptor neurons, but also affect the functional properties of these neurons.4 As mentioned before, BDNF improves the survival and function of neurons in CNS, particularly cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain, as well as neurons in the hippocampus and cortex.[16]
BDNF belongs to the neurotrophin family of growth factors and affects the survival and function of neurons in the central nervous system, particularly in brain regions susceptible to degeneration in AD. BDNF improves survival of cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain, as well as neurons in the hippocampus and cortex.[16]
TrkC that expresses NT3 has been shown to promote proliferation and survival of cultured neural crest cells, oligodendrocyte precursors, and differentiation of hippocampal neuron precursors.[15]
Control of target innervation
Each of the neurotrophins mentioned above[
NGF/TrkA signaling upregulates BDNF, which is transported to both peripheral and central terminals of nocireceptive sensory neurons.
Sensory neuron function
Trk receptors and their ligands (neurotrophins) also affect neurons' functional properties.
Formation of ocular dominance column
In the development of mammalian visual system, axons from each eyes crosses through the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and terminate in separate layers of striate cortex. However, axons from each LGN can only be driven by one side of the eye, but not both together. These axons that terminate in layer IV of the striate cortex result in ocular dominance columns. A study shows that The density of innervating axons in layer IV from LGN can be increased by exogenous BDNF and reduced by a scavenger of endogenous BDNF.[15] Therefore, it raises the possibility that both of these agents are involved in some sorting mechanism that is not well comprehended yet.[15] Previous studies with cat model has shown that monocular deprivation occurs when input to one of the mammalian eyes is absent during the critical period (critical window). However, A study demonstrated that the infusion of NT-4 (a ligand of trkB) into the visual cortex during the critical period has been shown to prevent many consequences of monocular deprivation.[15] Surprisingly, even after losing responses during the critical period, the infusion of NT-4 has been shown to be able to restore them.[15]
Synaptic strength and plasticity
In mammalian
Role of Trk oncogenes in cancer
Although originally identified as an oncogenic fusion in 1982,
Trk inhibitors in development
Originally targeting soft tissue sarcomas,
Due to this development of effective TRK inhibitors, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is recommending that testing for NTRK fusion mutations is performed in the work up for non small cell lung cancer.[22]
Activation pathway
Trk receptors dimerize in response to ligand, as do other tyrosine kinase receptors.[3] These dimers phosphorylate each other and enhance catalytic activity of the kinase.[3] Trk receptors affect neuronal growth and differentiation through the activation of different signaling cascades. The three known pathways are PLC, Ras/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) and the PI3K (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase) pathways.[3] These pathways involve the interception of nuclear and mitochondrial cell-death programs.[3] These signaling cascades eventually led to the activation of a transcription factor, CREB (cAMP response element-binding), which in turn activate the target genes.[3]
PKC pathways
The binding of
Ras/MAPK pathway
The signaling through
The activation of these molecules result in two alternative
PI3 pathway
TrkA vs TrkC
Some studies have suggested that NGF/TrkA coupling causes preferential activation of the Ras/MAPK pathway, whereas NT3/TrkC coupling causes preferential activation of the PI3 pathway.[3]
See also
- TrkB receptor
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Trk receptors
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