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Structural highlights

Function

SEM4D_HUMAN Cell surface receptor for PLXN1B and PLXNB2 that plays an important role in cell-cell signaling. Promotes reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and plays a role in axonal growth cone guidance in the developing central nervous system. Regulates dendrite and axon branching and morphogenesis. Promotes the migration of cerebellar granule cells and of endothelial cells. Plays a role in the immune system; induces B-cells to aggregate and improves their viability (in vitro). Promotes signaling via SRC and PTK2B/PYK2, which then mediates activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and of the AKT1 signaling cascade. Interaction with PLXNB1 mediates activation of RHOA.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Semaphorin 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Basile JR, Afkhami T, Gutkind JS. Semaphorin 4D/plexin-B1 induces endothelial cell migration through the activation of PYK2, Src, and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway. Mol Cell Biol. 2005 Aug;25(16):6889-98. PMID:16055703 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.25.16.6889-6898.2005
2. ↑ Vodrazka P, Korostylev A, Hirschberg A, Swiercz JM, Worzfeld T, Deng S, Fazzari P, Tamagnone L, Offermanns S, Kuner R. The semaphorin 4D-plexin-B signalling complex regulates dendritic and axonal complexity in developing neurons via diverse pathways. Eur J Neurosci. 2009 Oct;30(7):1193-208. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06934.x., Epub 2009 Sep 29. PMID:19788569 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06934.x
3. ↑ Janssen BJ, Robinson RA, Perez-Branguli F, Bell CH, Mitchell KJ, Siebold C, Jones EY. Structural basis of semaphorin-plexin signalling. Nature. 2010 Sep 26. PMID:20877282 doi:10.1038/nature09468
4. ↑ Hall KT, Boumsell L, Schultze JL, Boussiotis VA, Dorfman DM, Cardoso AA, Bensussan A, Nadler LM, Freeman GJ. Human CD100, a novel leukocyte semaphorin that promotes B-cell aggregation and differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 15;93(21):11780-5. PMID:8876214