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Morimura N, Yasuda H, Yamaguchi K, Katayama KI, Hatayama M, Tomioka NH, Odagawa M, Kamiya A, Iwayama Y, Maekawa M, Nakamura K, Matsuzaki H, Tsujii M, Yamada K, Yoshikawa T, Aruga J. Autism-like behaviours and enhanced memory formation and synaptic plasticity in Lrfn2/SALM1-deficient mice. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15800. [PMID: 28604739 PMCID: PMC5472790 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Lrfn2/SALM1 is a PSD-95-interacting synapse adhesion molecule, and human LRFN2 is associated with learning disabilities. However its role in higher brain function and underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we show that Lrfn2 knockout mice exhibit autism-like behavioural abnormalities, including social withdrawal, decreased vocal communications, increased stereotyped activities and prepulse inhibition deficits, together with enhanced learning and memory. In the hippocampus, the levels of synaptic PSD-95 and GluA1 are decreased. The synapses are structurally and functionally immature with spindle shaped spines, smaller postsynaptic densities, reduced AMPA/NMDA ratio, and enhanced LTP. In vitro experiments reveal that synaptic surface expression of AMPAR depends on the direct interaction between Lrfn2 and PSD-95. Furthermore, we detect functionally defective LRFN2 missense mutations in autism and schizophrenia patients. Together, these findings indicate that Lrfn2/LRFN2 serve as core components of excitatory synapse maturation and maintenance, and their dysfunction causes immature/silent synapses with pathophysiological state.
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- Naoko Morimura
- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.,Department of Integrative Physiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Education and Research Support Center, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral Genetics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.,Department of Medical Pharmacology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Contemporary Sociology, Chukyo University, Toyota, Aichi 470-0393, Japan
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- Support Unit for Animal Experiments, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychiatry, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Behavioral and Developmental Disorders, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.,Department of Medical Pharmacology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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Li J, Chen L, Wang N, Jiang G, Wu Y, Zhang Y. Effect of synaptic adhesion-like molecule 3 on epileptic seizures: Evidence from animal models. Epilepsy Behav 2017; 69:18-23. [PMID: 28222338 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Axonal sprouting and synaptic reorganization are the primary pathophysiological characteristics of epilepsy. Recent studies demonstrated that synaptic adhesion-like molecule 3 (SALM3) is highly expressed in the central nervous system and plays important roles in neurite outgrowth, branching, and axon guidance, mechanisms that are also observed in epilepsy. However, the expression of SALM3 in the epileptic brain and the effect of SALM3 in the pathogenesis of epilepsy remain unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate SALM3 expression in rat models of epilepsy and to explore the functional significance of SALM3 in epilepsy. We demonstrated that SALM3 was expressed at significantly higher levels in epileptic rats compared with controls. Inhibition of SALM3 by SALM3 shRNA inhibited status epilepticus in the acute stage of disease and decreased spontaneous recurrent seizures in the Lithium-pilocarpine model of chronic stages of epilepsy. Consistent with these findings, SALM3 shRNA significantly prolonged the latent period in the PTZ kindling model. Our study suggests that the overexpression of SALM3 might be associated with epileptogenesis and that selectively inhibiting SALM3 may have therapeutic potential in treating epilepsy.
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- Jie Li
- Department of Neurology, Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui 453100, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
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- Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Neurology, North Sichuan Medical University, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui 453100, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui 453100, China
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Dynamic Control of Synaptic Adhesion and Organizing Molecules in Synaptic Plasticity. Neural Plast 2017; 2017:6526151. [PMID: 28255461 PMCID: PMC5307005 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6526151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Synapses play a critical role in establishing and maintaining neural circuits, permitting targeted information transfer throughout the brain. A large portfolio of synaptic adhesion/organizing molecules (SAMs) exists in the mammalian brain involved in synapse development and maintenance. SAMs bind protein partners, forming trans-complexes spanning the synaptic cleft or cis-complexes attached to the same synaptic membrane. SAMs play key roles in cell adhesion and in organizing protein interaction networks; they can also provide mechanisms of recognition, generate scaffolds onto which partners can dock, and likely take part in signaling processes as well. SAMs are regulated through a portfolio of different mechanisms that affect their protein levels, precise localization, stability, and the availability of their partners at synapses. Interaction of SAMs with their partners can further be strengthened or weakened through alternative splicing, competing protein partners, ectodomain shedding, or astrocytically secreted factors. Given that numerous SAMs appear altered by synaptic activity, in vivo, these molecules may be used to dynamically scale up or scale down synaptic communication. Many SAMs, including neurexins, neuroligins, cadherins, and contactins, are now implicated in neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases, such as autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder and studying their molecular mechanisms holds promise for developing novel therapeutics.
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Nguyen TM, Schreiner D, Xiao L, Traunmüller L, Bornmann C, Scheiffele P. An alternative splicing switch shapes neurexin repertoires in principal neurons versus interneurons in the mouse hippocampus. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27960072 PMCID: PMC5213383 DOI: 10.7554/elife.22757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The unique anatomical and functional features of principal and interneuron populations are critical for the appropriate function of neuronal circuits. Cell type-specific properties are encoded by selective gene expression programs that shape molecular repertoires and synaptic protein complexes. However, the nature of such programs, particularly for post-transcriptional regulation at the level of alternative splicing is only beginning to emerge. We here demonstrate that transcripts encoding the synaptic adhesion molecules neurexin-1,2,3 are commonly expressed in principal cells and interneurons of the mouse hippocampus but undergo highly differential, cell type-specific alternative splicing. Principal cell-specific neurexin splice isoforms depend on the RNA-binding protein Slm2. By contrast, most parvalbumin-positive (PV+) interneurons lack Slm2, express a different neurexin splice isoform and co-express the corresponding splice isoform-specific neurexin ligand Cbln4. Conditional ablation of Nrxn alternative splice insertions selectively in PV+ cells results in elevated hippocampal network activity and impairment in a learning task. Thus, PV-cell-specific alternative splicing of neurexins is critical for neuronal circuit function DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22757.001
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Roppongi RT, Karimi B, Siddiqui TJ. Role of LRRTMs in synapse development and plasticity. Neurosci Res 2016; 116:18-28. [PMID: 27810425 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Leucine-rich-repeat transmembrane neuronal proteins (LRRTMs) are a family of four synapse organizing proteins critical for the development and function of excitatory synapses. The genes encoding LRRTMs and their binding partners, neurexins and HSPGs, are strongly associated with multiple psychiatric disorders. Here, we review the literature covering their structural features, expression patterns in the developing and adult brains, evolutionary origins, and discovery as synaptogenic proteins. We also discuss their role in the development and plasticity of excitatory synapses as well as their disease associations.
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- Reiko T Roppongi
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Neuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, 710 William Avenue, Winnipeg R3Y 0Z3, MB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Neuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, 710 William Avenue, Winnipeg R3Y 0Z3, MB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Neuroscience Research Program, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, 710 William Avenue, Winnipeg R3Y 0Z3, MB, Canada.
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SALM4 suppresses excitatory synapse development by cis-inhibiting trans-synaptic SALM3-LAR adhesion. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12328. [PMID: 27480238 PMCID: PMC4974644 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Synaptic adhesion molecules regulate various aspects of synapse development, function and plasticity. These functions mainly involve trans-synaptic interactions and positive regulations, whereas cis-interactions and negative regulation are less understood. Here we report that SALM4, a member of the SALM/Lrfn family of synaptic adhesion molecules, suppresses excitatory synapse development through cis inhibition of SALM3, another SALM family protein with synaptogenic activity. Salm4-mutant (Salm4−/−) mice show increased excitatory synapse numbers in the hippocampus. SALM4 cis-interacts with SALM3, inhibits trans-synaptic SALM3 interaction with presynaptic LAR family receptor tyrosine phosphatases and suppresses SALM3-dependent presynaptic differentiation. Importantly, deletion of Salm3 in Salm4−/− mice (Salm3−/−; Salm4−/−) normalizes the increased excitatory synapse number. These results suggest that SALM4 negatively regulates excitatory synapses via cis inhibition of the trans-synaptic SALM3–LAR adhesion. Synaptic adhesion molecules regulate synapse development and function by both cis and trans-interactions. Here, Lie et al. show that postsynaptic SALM4 regulates excitatory synapse numbers by cis inhibition of the SALM3-LAR transynaptic interaction.
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Pinto MJ, Almeida RD. Puzzling out presynaptic differentiation. J Neurochem 2016; 139:921-942. [PMID: 27315450 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Proper brain function in the nervous system relies on the accurate establishment of synaptic contacts during development. Countless synapses populate the adult brain in an orderly fashion. In each synapse, a presynaptic terminal loaded with neurotransmitters-containing synaptic vesicles is perfectly aligned to an array of receptors in the postsynaptic membrane. Presynaptic differentiation, which encompasses the events underlying assembly of new presynaptic units, has seen notable advances in recent years. It is now consensual that as a growing axon encounters the receptive dendrites of its partner, presynaptic assembly will be triggered and specified by multiple postsynaptically-derived factors including soluble molecules and cell adhesion complexes. Presynaptic material that reaches these distant sites by axonal transport in the form of pre-assembled packets will be retained and clustered, ultimately giving rise to a presynaptic bouton. This review focuses on the cellular and molecular aspects of presynaptic differentiation in the central nervous system, with a particular emphasis on the identity of the instructive factors and the intracellular processes used by neuronal cells to assemble functional presynaptic terminals. We provide a detailed description of the mechanisms leading to the formation of new presynaptic terminals. In brief, soma-derived packets of pre-assembled material are trafficked to distant axonal sites. Synaptogenic factors from dendritic or glial provenance activate downstream intra-axonal mediators to trigger clustering of passing material and their correct organization into a new presynaptic bouton. This article is part of a mini review series: "Synaptic Function and Dysfunction in Brain Diseases".
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- Maria J Pinto
- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,PhD Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine (PDBEB), Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,School of Allied Health Technologies, Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.,Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Choi Y, Nam J, Whitcomb DJ, Song YS, Kim D, Jeon S, Um JW, Lee SG, Woo J, Kwon SK, Li Y, Mah W, Kim HM, Ko J, Cho K, Kim E. SALM5 trans-synaptically interacts with LAR-RPTPs in a splicing-dependent manner to regulate synapse development. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26676. [PMID: 27225731 PMCID: PMC4881023 DOI: 10.1038/srep26676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Synaptogenic adhesion molecules play critical roles in synapse formation. SALM5/Lrfn5, a SALM/Lrfn family adhesion molecule implicated in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and schizophrenia, induces presynaptic differentiation in contacting axons, but its presynaptic ligand remains unknown. We found that SALM5 interacts with the Ig domains of LAR family receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (LAR-RPTPs; LAR, PTPδ, and PTPσ). These interactions are strongly inhibited by the splice insert B in the Ig domain region of LAR-RPTPs, and mediate SALM5-dependent presynaptic differentiation in contacting axons. In addition, SALM5 regulates AMPA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission through mechanisms involving the interaction of postsynaptic SALM5 with presynaptic LAR-RPTPs. These results suggest that postsynaptic SALM5 promotes synapse development by trans-synaptically interacting with presynaptic LAR-RPTPs and is important for the regulation of excitatory synaptic strength.
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- Yeonsoo Choi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, 463–707, Korea
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- Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
- Department of Physiology and BK21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, United Kingdom
- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 3NY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
- Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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Shishikura M, Nakamura F, Yamashita N, Uetani N, Iwakura Y, Goshima Y. Expression of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase δ, PTPδ, in mouse central nervous system. Brain Res 2016; 1642:244-254. [PMID: 27026654 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Protein tyrosine phosphate δ (PTPδ), one of the receptor type IIa protein tyrosine phosphates, is known for its roles in axon guidance, synapse formation, cell adhesion, and tumor suppression. Alternative splicing of this gene generates at least four (A-D) isoforms; however, the major isoform in vivo is yet to be determined. The protein localization has neither been revealed. We have generated anti-mouse PTPδ-specific monoclonal antibody and analyzed the protein expression in wild-type and Ptpδ knockout mice. Immunoblot analysis of various organs revealed that neuronal tissues express both C-and D-isoforms of PTPδ, whereas non-neuronal tissues express only C-isoform. Immunohistochemistry of wild-type or Ptpδ heterozygous sections showed that olfactory bulb, cerebral cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum, and several nuclei in brain stem exhibit moderate to strong positive signals. These signals were absent in Ptpδ knockout specimens. Higher magnification revealed differences between expression patterns of PTPδ mRNA and its protein product. In hippocampus, weak mRNA expression in CA1 stratum pyramidale but strong immunostaining in the stratum lacunosum moleculare was observed, suggesting the axonal expression of PTPδ in the entorhinal cortical afferents. Olfactory mitral cells exhibited mRNA expression in cell bodies and protein localization in their dendritic fields, glomerular and external plexiform layers. Nissl staining showed that the external plexiform layer was reduced in Ptpδ knockout mice. Golgi-impregnation confirmed the poor dendritic growth of homozygous mitral cells. These results suggest that PTPδ may localize in axons as well as in dendrites to regulate their elaboration in the central nervous system.
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- Maria Shishikura
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate school of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan; Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate school of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan; Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate school of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Division of experimental animal immunology, Research Institute for Biomedical Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Chiba 278-0022, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate school of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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Han KA, Jeon S, Um JW, Ko J. Emergent Synapse Organizers: LAR-RPTPs and Their Companions. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 324:39-65. [PMID: 27017006 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Leukocyte common antigen-related receptor tyrosine phosphatases (LAR-RPTPs) have emerged as key players that organize various aspects of neuronal development, including axon guidance, neurite extension, and synapse formation and function. Recent research has highlighted the roles of LAR-RPTPs at neuronal synapses in mediating distinct synaptic adhesion pathways through interactions with a host of extracellular ligands and in governing a variety of intracellular signaling cascades through binding to various scaffolds and signaling proteins. In this chapter, we review and update current research progress on the extracellular ligands of LAR-RPTPs, regulation of their extracellular interactions by alternative splicing and heparan sulfates, and their intracellular signaling machineries. In particular, we review structural insights on complexes of LAR-RPTPs with their various ligands. These studies lend support to general molecular mechanisms underlying LAR-RPTP-mediated synaptic adhesion and signaling pathways.
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- K A Han
- Department of Physiology and BK21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology and BK21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
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