Signaling by ROBO receptors
In addition to regulating axon guidance, ROBO1 and ROBO2 receptors are also implicated in regulation of proliferation and transition of primary to intermediate neuronal progenitors through a poorly characterized cross-talk with NOTCH-mediated activation of HES1 transcription (Borrell et al. 2012).
Thalamocortical axon extension is regulated by neuronal activity-dependent transcriptional regulation of ROBO1 transcription. Lower neuronal activity correlates with increased ROBO1 transcription, possibly mediated by the NFKB complex (Mire et al. 2012).
It is suggested that the homeodomain transcription factor NKX2.9 stimulates transcription of ROBO2, which is involved in regulation of motor axon exit from the vertebrate spinal code (Bravo-Ambrosio et al. 2012).
Of the four ROBO proteins, ROBO4 is not involved in neuronal system development but is, instead, involved in angiogenesis. The interaction of ROBO4 with SLIT3 is involved in proliferation, motility and chemotaxis of endothelial cells, and accelerates formation of blood vessels (Zhang et al. 2009).
| UniProt ID | Protein Name | Gene Symbol | Pathway Viewer |
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| O14786 | Neuropilin-1 |
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| O75093 | Slit homolog 1 protein |
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| O75094 | Slit homolog 3 protein |
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| O94813 | Slit homolog 2 protein |
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| P07737 | Profilin-1 |
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| P35052 | Glypican-1 [Cleaved into: Secreted glypican-1] |
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| P50552 | Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein |
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| P61073 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
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| Q8N8S7 | Protein enabled homolog |
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| Q9HCK4 | Roundabout homolog 2 |
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