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Morel A, Douat C, Blangy A, Vives V. Bone resorption by osteoclasts involves fine tuning of RHOA activity by its microtubule-associated exchange factor GEF-H1. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1342024. [PMID: 38312316 PMCID: PMC10834693 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1342024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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Bone health is controlled by the balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and degradation by osteoclasts. A disequilibrium in favor of bone resorption leads to osteolytic diseases characterized by decreased bone density. Osteoclastic resorption is dependent on the assembly of an adhesion structure: the actin ring, also called podosome belt or sealing zone, which is composed of a unique patterning of podosomes stabilized by microtubules. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulating the crosstalk between actin cytoskeleton and microtubules network is key to find new treatments to inhibit bone resorption. Evidence points to the importance of the fine tuning of the activity of the small GTPase RHOA for the formation and maintenance of the actin ring, but the underlying mechanism is not known. We report here that actin ring disorganization upon microtubule depolymerization is mediated by the activation of the RHOA-ROCK signaling pathway. We next show the involvement of GEF-H1, one of RHOA guanine exchange factor highly expressed in osteoclasts, which has the particularity of being negatively regulated by sequestration on microtubules. Using a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated GEF-H1 knock-down osteoclast model, we demonstrate that RHOA activation upon microtubule depolymerization is mediated by GEF-H1 release. Interestingly, although lower levels of GEF-H1 did not impact sealing zone formation in the presence of an intact microtubule network, sealing zone was smaller leading to impaired resorption. Altogether, these results suggest that a fine tuning of GEF-H1 through its association with microtubules, and consequently of RHOA activity, is essential for osteoclast sealing zone stability and resorption function.
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- Anne Morel
- CRBM (Montpellier cell Biology Research Center), Univ Montpellier, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Montpellier, France
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- CRBM (Montpellier cell Biology Research Center), Univ Montpellier, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Montpellier, France
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- CRBM (Montpellier cell Biology Research Center), Univ Montpellier, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Montpellier, France
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- CRBM (Montpellier cell Biology Research Center), Univ Montpellier, CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), Montpellier, France
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Ramesh N, Escher M, Turrel O, Lützkendorf J, Matkovic T, Liu F, Sigrist SJ. An antagonism between Spinophilin and Syd-1 operates upstream of memory-promoting presynaptic long-term plasticity. eLife 2023; 12:e86084. [PMID: 37767892 PMCID: PMC10588984 DOI: 10.7554/elife.86084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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We still face fundamental gaps in understanding how molecular plastic changes of synapses intersect with circuit operation to define behavioral states. Here, we show that an antagonism between two conserved regulatory proteins, Spinophilin (Spn) and Syd-1, controls presynaptic long-term plasticity and the maintenance of olfactory memories in Drosophila. While Spn mutants could not trigger nanoscopic active zone remodeling under homeostatic challenge and failed to stably potentiate neurotransmitter release, concomitant reduction of Syd-1 rescued all these deficits. The Spn/Syd-1 antagonism converged on active zone close F-actin, and genetic or acute pharmacological depolymerization of F-actin rescued the Spn deficits by allowing access to synaptic vesicle release sites. Within the intrinsic mushroom body neurons, the Spn/Syd-1 antagonism specifically controlled olfactory memory stabilization but not initial learning. Thus, this evolutionarily conserved protein complex controls behaviorally relevant presynaptic long-term plasticity, also observed in the mammalian brain but still enigmatic concerning its molecular mechanisms and behavioral relevance.
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- Niraja Ramesh
- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare PharmakologieBerlinGermany
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- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany
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Kissoondoyal A, Rai-Bhogal R, Crawford DA. Abnormal dendritic morphology in the cerebellum of cyclooxygenase-2 - knockin mice. Eur J Neurosci 2021; 54:6355-6373. [PMID: 34510613 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a bioactive signalling molecule metabolized from the phospholipid membranes by the enzymatic activity of cycloxygenase-2 (COX-2). In the developing brain, COX-2 constitutively regulates the production of PGE2, which is important in neuronal development. However, abnormal COX-2/PGE2 signalling has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). We have previously demonstrated that COX-2- -KI mice show autism-related behaviours including social deficits, repetitive behaviours and anxious behaviours. COX-2-deficient mice also have deficits in pathways involved in synaptic transmission and dendritic spine formation. In this study, we use a Golgi-COX staining method to examine sex-dependent differences in dendritic and dendritic spine morphology in neurons of COX-2- -KI mice cerebellum compared with wild-type (WT) matched controls at postnatal day 25 (P25). We show that COX-2- -KI mice have increased dendritic arborization closer to the cell soma and increased dendritic looping. We also observed a sex-dependent effect of the COX-2- -KI on dendritic thickness, dendritic spine density, dendritic spine morphology, and the expression of β-actin and the actin-binding protein spinophilin. Our findings show that changes in COX-2/PGE2 signalling lead to impaired morphology of dendrites and dendritic spines in a sex-dependant manner and may contribute the pathology of the cerebellum seen in individuals with ASD. This study provides further evidence that the COX-2- -KI mouse model can be used to study a subset of ASD pathologies.
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- Ashby Kissoondoyal
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Liaci C, Camera M, Caslini G, Rando S, Contino S, Romano V, Merlo GR. Neuronal Cytoskeleton in Intellectual Disability: From Systems Biology and Modeling to Therapeutic Opportunities. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22116167. [PMID: 34200511 PMCID: PMC8201358 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22116167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intellectual disability (ID) is a pathological condition characterized by limited intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. It affects 1–3% of the worldwide population, and no pharmacological therapies are currently available. More than 1000 genes have been found mutated in ID patients pointing out that, despite the common phenotype, the genetic bases are highly heterogeneous and apparently unrelated. Bibliomic analysis reveals that ID genes converge onto a few biological modules, including cytoskeleton dynamics, whose regulation depends on Rho GTPases transduction. Genetic variants exert their effects at different levels in a hierarchical arrangement, starting from the molecular level and moving toward higher levels of organization, i.e., cell compartment and functions, circuits, cognition, and behavior. Thus, cytoskeleton alterations that have an impact on cell processes such as neuronal migration, neuritogenesis, and synaptic plasticity rebound on the overall establishment of an effective network and consequently on the cognitive phenotype. Systems biology (SB) approaches are more focused on the overall interconnected network rather than on individual genes, thus encouraging the design of therapies that aim to correct common dysregulated biological processes. This review summarizes current knowledge about cytoskeleton control in neurons and its relevance for the ID pathogenesis, exploiting in silico modeling and translating the implications of those findings into biomedical research.
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- Carla Liaci
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 16, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy; (C.L.); (M.C.); (G.C.); (S.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0116706449; Fax: +39-0116706432
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Regulation of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity by Protein Phosphatase 1. J Neurosci 2021; 41:3040-3050. [PMID: 33827970 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2026-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Protein phosphatases, by counteracting protein kinases, regulate the reversible phosphorylation of many substrates involved in synaptic plasticity, a cellular model for learning and memory. A prominent phosphatase regulating synaptic plasticity and neurologic disorders is the serine/threonine protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). PP1 has three isoforms (α, β, and γ, encoded by three different genes), which are regulated by a vast number of interacting subunits that define their enzymatic substrate specificity. In this review, we discuss evidence showing that PP1 regulates synaptic transmission and plasticity, as well as presenting novel models of PP1 regulation suggested by recent experimental evidence. We also outline the required targeting of PP1 by neurabin and spinophilin to achieve substrate specificity at the synapse to regulate AMPAR and NMDAR function. We then highlight the role of inhibitor-2 in regulating PP1 function in plasticity, including its positive regulation of PP1 function in vivo in memory formation. We also discuss the distinct function of the three PP1 isoforms in synaptic plasticity and brain function, as well as briefly discuss the role of inhibitory phosphorylation of PP1, which has received recent emphasis in the regulation of PP1 activity in neurons.
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Ramesh N, Escher MJF, Mampell MM, Böhme MA, Götz TWB, Goel P, Matkovic T, Petzoldt AG, Dickman D, Sigrist SJ. Antagonistic interactions between two Neuroligins coordinate pre- and postsynaptic assembly. Curr Biol 2021; 31:1711-1725.e5. [PMID: 33651992 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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As a result of developmental synapse formation, the presynaptic neurotransmitter release machinery becomes accurately matched with postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors. Trans-synaptic signaling is executed through cell adhesion proteins such as Neurexin::Neuroligin pairs but also through diffusible and cytoplasmic signals. How exactly pre-post coordination is ensured in vivo remains largely enigmatic. Here, we identified a "molecular choreography" coordinating pre- with postsynaptic assembly during the developmental formation of Drosophila neuromuscular synapses. Two presynaptic Neurexin-binding scaffold proteins, Syd-1 and Spinophilin (Spn), spatio-temporally coordinated pre-post assembly in conjunction with two postsynaptically operating, antagonistic Neuroligin species: Nlg1 and Nlg2. The Spn/Nlg2 module promoted active zone (AZ) maturation by driving the accumulation of AZ scaffold proteins critical for synaptic vesicle release. Simultaneously, these regulators restricted postsynaptic glutamate receptor incorporation. Both functions of the Spn/Nlg2 module were directly antagonized by Syd-1/Nlg1. Nlg1 and Nlg2 also had divergent effects on Nrx-1 in vivo motility. Concerning diffusible signals, Spn and Syd-1 antagonistically controlled the levels of Munc13-family protein Unc13B at nascent AZs, whose release function facilitated glutamate receptor incorporation at assembling postsynaptic specializations. As a result, we here provide direct in vivo evidence illustrating how a highly regulative and interleaved communication between cell adhesion protein signaling complexes and diffusible signals allows for a precise coordination of pre- with postsynaptic assembly. It will be interesting to analyze whether this logic also transfers to plasticity processes.
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- Niraja Ramesh
- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany; NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Biology and Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany; NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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Wang JL, Wang Y, Sun W, Yu Y, Wei N, Du R, Yang Y, Liang T, Wang XL, Ou CH, Chen J. Spinophilin modulates pain through suppressing dendritic spine morphogenesis via negative control of Rac1-ERK signaling in rat spinal dorsal horn. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 152:105302. [PMID: 33609640 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Both spinophilin (SPN, also known as neurabin 2) and Rac1 (a member of Rho GTPase family) are believed to play key roles in dendritic spine (DS) remodeling and spinal nociception. However, how SPN interacts with Rac1 in the above process is unknown. Here, we first demonstrated natural existence of SPN-protein phosphatase 1-Rac1 complex in the spinal dorsal horn (DH) neurons by both double immunofluorescent labeling and co-immunoprecipitation, then the effects of SPN over-expression and down-regulation on mechanical and thermal pain sensitivity, GTP-bound Rac1-ERK signaling activity, and spinal DS density were studied. Over-expression of SPN in spinal neurons by intra-DH pAAV-CMV-SPN-3FLAG could block both mechanical and thermal pain hypersensitivity induced by intraplantar bee venom injection, however it had no effect on the basal pain sensitivity. Over-expression of SPN also resulted in a significant decrease in GTP-Rac1-ERK activities, relative to naive and irrelevant control (pAAV-MCS). In sharp contrast, knockdown of SPN in spinal neurons by intra-DH pAAV-CAG-eGFP-U6-shRNA[SPN] produced both pain hypersensitivity and dramatic elevation of GTP-Rac1-ERK activities, relative to naive and irrelevant control (pAAV-shRNA [NC]). Moreover, knockdown of SPN resulted in increase in DS density while over-expression of it had no such effect. Collectively, SPN is likely to serve as a regulator of Rac1 signaling to suppress DS morphogenesis via negative control of GTP-bound Rac1-ERK activities at postsynaptic component in rat DH neurons wherein both mechanical and thermal pain sensitivity are controlled.
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- Jiang-Lin Wang
- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China
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- Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, PR China
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences of Pain, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Brain Stress and Behavior, People's Liberation Army, Xi'an 710038, PR China.
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Photoactivatable CaMKII induces synaptic plasticity in single synapses. Nat Commun 2021; 12:751. [PMID: 33531495 PMCID: PMC7854602 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21025-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Optogenetic approaches for studying neuronal functions have proven their utility in the neurosciences. However, optogenetic tools capable of inducing synaptic plasticity at the level of single synapses have been lacking. Here, we engineered a photoactivatable (pa)CaMKII by fusing a light-sensitive domain, LOV2, to CaMKIIα. Blue light or two-photon excitation reversibly activated paCaMKII. Activation in single spines was sufficient to induce structural long-term potentiation (sLTP) in vitro and in vivo. paCaMKII activation was also sufficient for the recruitment of AMPA receptors and functional LTP in single spines. By combining paCaMKII with protein activity imaging by 2-photon FLIM-FRET, we demonstrate that paCaMKII activation in clustered spines induces robust sLTP via a mechanism that involves the actin-regulatory small GTPase, Cdc42. This optogenetic tool for dissecting the function of CaMKII activation (i.e., the sufficiency of CaMKII rather than necessity) and for manipulating synaptic plasticity will find many applications in neuroscience and other fields. Optogenetic control of molecules is important in cell biology and neuroscience. Here, the authors describe an optogenetic tool to control the Ca²+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and use it to control plasticity at the single synapse level.
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Platholi J, Hemmings HC. Modulation of dendritic spines by protein phosphatase-1. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2020; 90:117-144. [PMID: 33706930 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Protein phosphatase-1 (PP-1), a highly conserved multifunctional serine/threonine phosphatase, is enriched in dendritic spines where it plays a major role in modulating excitatory synaptic activity. In addition to established functions in spine maturation and development, multi-subunit holoenzyme forms of PP-1 modulate higher-order cognitive functions such learning and memory. Mechanisms involved in regulating PP-1 activity and localization in spines include interactions with neurabin and spinophilin, structurally related synaptic scaffolding proteins associated with the actin cytoskeleton. Since PP-1 is a critical element in synaptic development, signaling, and plasticity, alterations in PP-1 signaling in dendritic spines are implicated in various neurological and psychiatric disorders. The effects of PP-1 depend on its isoform-specific association with regulatory proteins and activation of downstream signaling pathways. Here we review the role of PP-1 and its binding proteins neurabin and spinophilin in both developing and established dendritic spines, as well as some of the disorders that result from its dysregulation.
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- Jimcy Platholi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
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Joo E, Olson MF. Regulation and functions of the RhoA regulatory guanine nucleotide exchange factor GEF-H1. Small GTPases 2020; 12:358-371. [PMID: 33126816 PMCID: PMC8583009 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2020.1840889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Since the discovery by Madaule and Axel in 1985 of the first Ras homologue (Rho) protein in Aplysia and its human orthologue RhoB, membership in the Rho GTPase family has grown to 20 proteins, with representatives in all eukaryotic species. These GTPases are molecular switches that cycle between active (GTP bound) and inactivate (GDP bound) states. The exchange of GDP for GTP on Rho GTPases is facilitated by guanine exchange factors (GEFs). Approximately 80 Rho GEFs have been identified to date, and only a few GEFs associate with microtubules. The guanine nucleotide exchange factor H1, GEF-H1, is a unique GEF that associates with microtubules and is regulated by the polymerization state of microtubule networks. This review summarizes the regulation and functions of GEF-H1 and discusses the roles of GEF-H1 in human diseases.
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- Emily Joo
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chen F, Polsinelli B, Nava N, Treccani G, Elfving B, Müller HK, Musazzi L, Popoli M, Nyengaard JR, Wegener G. Structural Plasticity and Molecular Markers in Hippocampus of Male Rats after Acute Stress. Neuroscience 2020; 438:100-115. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cells of the oligodendrocyte lineage express a wide range of Ca2+ channels and receptors that regulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) and oligodendrocyte formation and function. Here we define those key channels and receptors that regulate Ca2+ signaling and OPC development and myelination. We then discuss how the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ in turn affects OPC and oligodendrocyte biology in the healthy nervous system and under pathological conditions. Activation of Ca2+ channels and receptors in OPCs and oligodendrocytes by neurotransmitters converges on regulating intracellular Ca2+, making Ca2+ signaling a central candidate mediator of activity-driven myelination. Indeed, recent evidence indicates that localized changes in Ca2+ in oligodendrocytes can regulate the formation and remodeling of myelin sheaths and perhaps additional functions of oligodendrocytes and OPCs. Thus, decoding how OPCs and myelinating oligodendrocytes integrate and process Ca2+ signals will be important to fully understand central nervous system formation, health, and function.
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- Pablo M Paez
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14203, USA;
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Centre for Multiple Sclerosis Research, and Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, United Kingdom;
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Kwon Y, Lee SJ, Lee E, Kim D, Park D. βPix heterozygous mice have defects in neuronal morphology and social interaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 516:1204-1210. [PMID: 31296385 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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βPix activates Rho family small GTPases, Rac1 and Cdc42 as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor. Although overexpression of βPix in cultured neurons indicates that βPix is involved in spine morphogenesis and synapse formation in vitro, the in vivo role of βPix in the neuron is not well understood. Recently, we generated βPix knockout mice that showed lethality at embryonic day 9.5. Here, we investigate the neuronal role of βPix using βPix heterozygous mice that are viable and fertile. βPix heterozygous mice show decreased expression levels of βPix proteins in various tissues including the brain. Cultured hippocampal neurons from βPix heterozygous mice show a decrease in neurite length and complexity as well as synaptic density. Both excitatory and inhibitory synapse densities are decreased in these neurons. Golgi-staining of hippocampal tissues from the brain of these mice show reduced dendritic complexity and spine density in the hippocampal neurons. Expression levels of NMDA- and AMPA-receptor subunits and Git1 protein in hippocampal tissues are also decreased in these mice. Behaviorally, βPix heterozygous mice exhibit impaired social interaction. Altogether, these results indicate that βPix is required for neurite morphogenesis and synapse formation, and the reduced expression of βPix proteins results in a defect in social behavior.
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- Younghee Kwon
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- Computational Biology & Genomics, Biogen, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Cheli VT, Santiago González DA, Zamora NN, Lama TN, Spreuer V, Rasmusson RL, Bett GC, Panagiotakos G, Paez PM. Enhanced oligodendrocyte maturation and myelination in a mouse model of Timothy syndrome. Glia 2018; 66:2324-2339. [PMID: 30151840 PMCID: PMC6697123 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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To study the role of L-type voltage-gated Ca++ channels in oligodendrocyte development, we used a mouse model of Timothy syndrome (TS) in which a gain-of-function mutation in the α1 subunit of the L-type Ca++ channel Cav1.2 gives rise to an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) isolated from the cortex of TS mice showed greater L-type Ca++ influx and displayed characteristics suggestive of advanced maturation compared to control OPCs, including a more complex morphology and higher levels of myelin protein expression. Consistent with this, expression of Cav1.2 channels bearing the TS mutation in wild-type OPCs triggered process formation and promoted oligodendrocyte-neuron interaction via the activation of Ca++ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. To ascertain whether accelerated OPC maturation correlated with functional enhancements, we examined myelination in the TS brain at different postnatal time points. The expression of myelin proteins was significantly higher in the corpus callosum, cortex and striatum of TS animals, and immunohistochemical analysis for oligodendrocyte stage-specific markers revealed an increase in the density of myelinating oligodendrocytes in several areas of the TS brain. Along the same line, electron microscopy studies in the corpus callosum of TS animals showed significant increases both in the percentage of myelinated axons and in the thickness of myelin sheaths. In summary, these data indicate that OPC development and oligodendrocyte myelination is enhanced in the brain of TS mice, and suggest that this mouse model of a syndromic ASD is a useful tool to explore the role of L-type Ca++ channels in myelination.
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- Veronica T. Cheli
- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Nørgaard S, Deng S, Cao W, Pocock R. Distinct CED-10/Rac1 domains confer context-specific functions in development. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007670. [PMID: 30265669 PMCID: PMC6179291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Rac GTPases act as master switches to coordinate multiple interweaved signaling pathways. A major function for Rac GTPases is to control neurite development by influencing downstream effector molecules and pathways. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the Rac proteins CED-10, RAC-2 and MIG-2 act in parallel to control axon outgrowth and guidance. Here, we have identified a single glycine residue in the CED-10/Rac1 Switch 1 region that confers a non-redundant function in axon outgrowth but not guidance. Mutation of this glycine to glutamic acid (G30E) reduces GTP binding and inhibits axon outgrowth but does not affect other canonical CED-10 functions. This demonstrates previously unappreciated domain-specific functions within the CED-10 protein. Further, we reveal that when CED-10 function is diminished, the adaptor protein NAB-1 (Neurabin) and its interacting partner SYD-1 (Rho-GAP-like protein) can act as inhibitors of axon outgrowth. Together, we reveal that specific domains and residues within Rac GTPases can confer context-dependent functions during animal development. Brain development requires that neurite outgrowth and guidance are precisely regulated. Previous studies have shown that molecular switch proteins called Rac GTPases perform redundant functions in controlling neurite development. Using a pair of bilateral neurons in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to model neurite development, we found that a single amino acid in a conserved domain of the Rac GTPase CED-10 is crucial for controlling neurite outgrowth in a partially non-redundant manner. Further, we revealed that lesions in discrete domains in the CED-10 protein lead to distinct developmental defects. Therefore, our in vivo study proposes that regulation of distinct signalling pathways through Rac GTPase protein domains can drive different developmental outcomes.
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- Steffen Nørgaard
- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Leslie SN, Nairn AC. cAMP regulation of protein phosphatases PP1 and PP2A in brain. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1866:64-73. [PMID: 30401536 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Normal functioning of the brain is dependent upon a complex web of communication between numerous cell types. Within neuronal networks, the faithful transmission of information between neurons relies on an equally complex organization of inter- and intra-cellular signaling systems that act to modulate protein activity. In particular, post-translational modifications (PTMs) are responsible for regulating protein activity in response to neurochemical signaling. The key second messenger, cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP), regulates one of the most ubiquitous and influential PTMs, phosphorylation. While cAMP is canonically viewed as regulating the addition of phosphate groups through its activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinases, it plays an equally critical role in regulating removal of phosphate through indirect control of protein phosphatase activity. This dichotomy of regulation by cAMP places it as one of the key regulators of protein activity in response to neuronal signal transduction throughout the brain. In this review we focus on the role of cAMP in regulation of the serine/threonine phosphatases protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and the relevance of control of PP1 and PP2A to regulation of brain function and behavior.
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- Shannon N Leslie
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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Bisbal M, Remedi M, Quassollo G, Cáceres A, Sanchez M. Rotenone inhibits axonogenesis via an Lfc/RhoA/
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pathway in cultured hippocampal neurons. J Neurochem 2018; 146:570-584. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Mariano Bisbal
- Laboratory of Neurobiology INIMEC‐CONICET Córdoba Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology INIMEC‐CONICET Córdoba Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology INIMEC‐CONICET Córdoba Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology INIMEC‐CONICET Córdoba Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology INIMEC‐CONICET Córdoba Argentina
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba Córdoba Argentina
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Rho GTPases in Intellectual Disability: From Genetics to Therapeutic Opportunities. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061821. [PMID: 29925821 PMCID: PMC6032284 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rho-class small GTPases are implicated in basic cellular processes at nearly all brain developmental steps, from neurogenesis and migration to axon guidance and synaptic plasticity. GTPases are key signal transducing enzymes that link extracellular cues to the neuronal responses required for the construction of neuronal networks, as well as for synaptic function and plasticity. Rho GTPases are highly regulated by a complex set of activating (GEFs) and inactivating (GAPs) partners, via protein:protein interactions (PPI). Misregulated RhoA, Rac1/Rac3 and cdc42 activity has been linked with intellectual disability (ID) and other neurodevelopmental conditions that comprise ID. All genetic evidences indicate that in these disorders the RhoA pathway is hyperactive while the Rac1 and cdc42 pathways are consistently hypoactive. Adopting cultured neurons for in vitro testing and specific animal models of ID for in vivo examination, the endophenotypes associated with these conditions are emerging and include altered neuronal networking, unbalanced excitation/inhibition and altered synaptic activity and plasticity. As we approach a clearer definition of these phenotype(s) and the role of hyper- and hypo-active GTPases in the construction of neuronal networks, there is an increasing possibility that selective inhibitors and activators might be designed via PPI, or identified by screening, that counteract the misregulation of small GTPases and result in alleviation of the cognitive condition. Here we review all knowledge in support of this possibility.
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Fine N, Dimitriou ID, Rottapel R. Go with the flow: GEF-H1 mediated shear stress mechanotransduction in neutrophils. Small GTPases 2017; 11:23-31. [PMID: 29188751 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2017.1332505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Neutrophils in circulation experience significant shear forces due to blood flow when they tether to the vascular endothelium. Biochemical and biophysical responses of neutrophils to the physical force of flowing blood modulate their behavior and promote tissue recruitment under pro-inflammatory conditions. Neutrophil mechanotransduction responses occur through mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. In our recent work, we showed that GEF-H1, a RhoA specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF), is required to maintain neutrophil motility and migration in response to shear stress. GEF-H1 re-localizes to flottilin-rich uropods in neutrophils in response to fluid shear stress and promotes spreading and crawling on activated endothelial cells. GEF-H1 drives cellular contractility through myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation downstream of the Rho-ROCK signaling axis. We propose that GEF-H1-dependent cell spreading and crawling in shear stress-dependent neutrophil recruitment from the vasculature are due to the specific localization of Rho-induced contractility in the uropod.
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- Noah Fine
- Matrix Dynamics Group, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto Medical Discovery Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto Medical Discovery Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Dent EW. Of microtubules and memory: implications for microtubule dynamics in dendrites and spines. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:1-8. [PMID: 28035040 PMCID: PMC5221613 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-11-0769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Microtubules (MTs) are cytoskeletal polymers composed of repeating subunits of tubulin that are ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells. They undergo a stochastic process of polymerization and depolymerization from their plus ends termed dynamic instability. MT dynamics is an ongoing process in all cell types and has been the target for the development of several useful anticancer drugs, which compromise rapidly dividing cells. Recent studies also suggest that MT dynamics may be particularly important in neurons, which develop a highly polarized morphology, consisting of a single axon and multiple dendrites that persist throughout adulthood. MTs are especially dynamic in dendrites and have recently been shown to polymerize directly into dendritic spines, the postsynaptic compartment of excitatory neurons in the CNS. These transient polymerization events into dendritic spines have been demonstrated to play important roles in synaptic plasticity in cultured neurons. Recent studies also suggest that MT dynamics in the adult brain function in the essential process of learning and memory and may be compromised in degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. This raises the possibility of targeting MT dynamics in the design of new therapeutic agents.
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- Erik W Dent
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705
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Lee AR, Kim S, Ko KW, Park CS. Differential effects of N-linked glycosylation of Vstm5 at multiple sites on surface expression and filopodia formation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181257. [PMID: 28746350 PMCID: PMC5528877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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V-set and transmembrane domain-containing protein 5 (Vstm5), a newly characterized small membrane glycoprotein, can induce membrane protrusions in various cells. Vstm5 can modulate both the position and complexity of central neurons by altering their membrane morphology and dynamics. In this study, we investigated the significance of glycosylation in the expression and function of Vstm5. Four N-linked glycosylation sites (Asn43, Asn87, Asn101, and Asn108) are predicted to be located in the extracellular N-terminus of mouse Vstm5. Although all four sites were glycosylated, their functional roles may not be identical. N-glycosylation at multiple sites affects differentially the function of Vstm5. Glycosylation at individual sites not only played essential roles in surface expression of Vstm5 but also in the formation of neuronal dendritic filopodia. These results indicate that N-linked glycosylation at multiple sites plays important roles by differentially influencing the expression, targeting, and biological activity of Vstm5.
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- A-Ram Lee
- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Bioimaging Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Bioimaging Research Center, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Wu H, Cottingham C, Chen L, Wang H, Che P, Liu K, Wang Q. Age-dependent differential regulation of anxiety- and depression-related behaviors by neurabin and spinophilin. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180638. [PMID: 28700667 PMCID: PMC5503268 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Affective disorders impact nearly 10% of the adult population in the United States in a given year. Synaptic dysfunction has recently emerged as a key neurobiological mechanism underlying affective disorders such as anxiety and depression. In this study, we investigate the potential role of two synaptic scaffolding proteins, neurabin and spinophilin, in regulating anxiety- and depression-related behaviors at different ages using genetically deficient mice. Loss of the neurabin gene reduces anxiety-like behavior in the elevated zero maze in young adult mice (3-5 months old), but not in middle aged mice (11-13 months old), whereas loss of spinophilin decreases anxiety in middle-aged mice, but not in young adult mice. Neurabin knockout (KO) mice also show reduced immobility in the repeated force swim test (FST) at 3-5 months, but not 11-3 months, of age, compared to age- and strain-matched wild type (WT) controls. Conversely, spinophilin KO mice display a lower level of this behavioral despair than matched WT controls after repeated FST trials at the middle age (11-13 months) but not the young age (3-5 months). Together, these data indicate that, despite their structural similarities and overlapping function in regulating synaptic cytoskeleton, the two homologs neurabin and spinophilin play important yet distinct roles in the regulation of anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in an age-dependent manner. Our studies provide new insights into the complex neurobiology of affective disorders.
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- Huiying Wu
- Ultrasonic Diagnosis Department, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, United States of America
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- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Departments of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States of America
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The pseudokinase CaMKv is required for the activity-dependent maintenance of dendritic spines. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13282. [PMID: 27796283 PMCID: PMC5095516 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Dendritic spine stabilization depends on afferent synaptic input and requires changes in actin cytoskeleton dynamics and protein synthesis. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here we report the identification of ‘calmodulin kinase-like vesicle-associated' (CaMKv), a pseudokinase of the CaMK family with unknown function, as a synaptic protein crucial for dendritic spine maintenance. CaMKv mRNA localizes at dendrites, and its protein synthesis is regulated by neuronal activity. CaMKv function is inhibited upon phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) at Thr345. Furthermore, CaMKv knockdown in mouse hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons impairs synaptic transmission and plasticity in vivo, resulting in hyperactivity and spatial memory impairment. These findings collectively indicate that the precise regulation of CaMKv through activity-dependent synthesis and post-translational phosphorylation is critical for dendritic spine maintenance, revealing an unusual signalling pathway in the regulation of synaptic transmission and brain function that involves a pseudokinase. CaMKv is a pseduokinase of unknown function. Here, the authors identify the protein as a substrate of the protein kinase Cdk5, and show that CaMKv is synthesized in response to neural activity and plays an important role in maintaining dendritic spines, synaptic plasticity, and hippocampal memory via RhoA inhibition.
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Putative Cell Adhesion Membrane Protein Vstm5 Regulates Neuronal Morphology and Migration in the Central Nervous System. J Neurosci 2016; 36:10181-97. [PMID: 27683913 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0541-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED During brain development, dynamic changes in neuronal membranes perform critical roles in neuronal morphogenesis and migration to create functional neural circuits. Among the proteins that induce membrane dynamics, cell adhesion molecules are important in neuronal membrane plasticity. Here, we report that V-set and transmembrane domain-containing protein 5 (Vstm5), a cell-adhesion-like molecule belonging to the Ig superfamily, was found in mouse brain. Knock-down of Vstm5 in cultured hippocampal neurons markedly reduced the complexity of dendritic structures, as well as the number of dendritic filopodia. Vstm5 also regulates neuronal morphology by promoting dendritic protrusions that later develop into dendritic spines. Using electroporation in utero, we found that Vstm5 overexpression delayed neuronal migration and induced multiple branches in leading processes during corticogenesis. These results indicate that Vstm5 is a new cell-adhesion-like molecule and is critically involved in synaptogenesis and corticogenesis by promoting neuronal membrane dynamics. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Neuronal migration and morphogenesis play critical roles in brain development and function. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that V-set and transmembrane domain-containing protein 5 (Vstm5), a putative cell adhesion membrane protein, modulates both the position and complexity of central neurons by altering their membrane morphology and dynamics. Vstm5 is also one of the target genes responsible for variations in patient responses to treatments for major depressive disorder. Our results provide the first evidence that Vstm5 is a novel factor involved in the modulation of the neuronal membrane and a critical element in normal neural circuit formation during mammalian brain development.
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McVicker DP, Awe AM, Richters KE, Wilson RL, Cowdrey DA, Hu X, Chapman ER, Dent EW. Transport of a kinesin-cargo pair along microtubules into dendritic spines undergoing synaptic plasticity. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12741. [PMID: 27658622 PMCID: PMC5411814 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Synaptic plasticity often involves changes in the structure and composition of dendritic spines. Vesicular cargos and organelles enter spines either by exocytosing in the dendrite shaft and diffusing into spines or through a kinesin to myosin hand-off at the base of spines. Here we present evidence for microtubule (MT)-based targeting of a specific motor/cargo pair directly into hippocampal dendritic spines. During transient MT polymerization into spines, the kinesin KIF1A and an associated cargo, synaptotagmin-IV (syt-IV), are trafficked in unison along MTs into spines. This trafficking into selected spines is activity-dependent and results in exocytosis of syt-IV-containing vesicles in the spine head. Surprisingly, knockdown of KIF1A causes frequent fusion of syt-IV-containing vesicles throughout the dendritic shaft and diffusion into spines. Taken together, these findings suggest a mechanism for targeting dendritic cargo directly into spines during synaptic plasticity and indicate that MT-bound kinesins prevent unregulated fusion by sequestering vesicular cargo to MTs. Transport of cargo into dendritic spines is required for synaptic plasticity. McVicker et al. describe a method of activity-dependent transport of a kinesin KIF1A and its cargo synaptotagmin-IV along microtubules that are transiently polymerized into dendritic spines.
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- Derrick P McVicker
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Cheerathodi M, Avci NG, Guerrero PA, Tang LK, Popp J, Morales JE, Chen Z, Carnero A, Lang FF, Ballif BA, Rivera GM, McCarty JH. The Cytoskeletal Adapter Protein Spinophilin Regulates Invadopodia Dynamics and Tumor Cell Invasion in Glioblastoma. Mol Cancer Res 2016; 14:1277-1287. [PMID: 27655131 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-16-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Glioblastoma is a primary brain cancer that is resistant to all treatment modalities. This resistance is due, in large part, to invasive cancer cells that disperse from the main tumor site, escape surgical resection, and contribute to recurrent secondary lesions. The adhesion and signaling mechanisms that drive glioblastoma cell invasion remain enigmatic, and as a result there are no effective anti-invasive clinical therapies. Here we have characterized a novel adhesion and signaling pathway comprised of the integrin αvβ8 and its intracellular binding partner, Spinophilin (Spn), which regulates glioblastoma cell invasion in the brain microenvironment. We show for the first time that Spn binds directly to the cytoplasmic domain of β8 integrin in glioblastoma cells. Genetically targeting Spn leads to enhanced invasive cell growth in preclinical models of glioblastoma. Spn regulates glioblastoma cell invasion by modulating the formation and dissolution of invadopodia. Spn-regulated invadopodia dynamics are dependent, in part, on proper spatiotemporal activation of the Rac1 GTPase. Glioblastoma cells that lack Spn showed diminished Rac1 activities, increased numbers of invadopodia, and enhanced extracellular matrix degradation. Collectively, these data identify Spn as a critical adhesion and signaling protein that is essential for modulating glioblastoma cell invasion in the brain microenvironment. IMPLICATIONS Tumor cell invasion is a major clinical obstacle in glioblastoma and this study identifies a new signaling pathway regulated by Spinophilin in invasive glioblastoma. Mol Cancer Res; 14(12); 1277-87. ©2016 AACR.
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Chazeau A, Giannone G. Organization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton during dendritic spine morphological remodeling. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:3053-73. [PMID: 27105623 PMCID: PMC11108290 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2214-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In the central nervous system, most excitatory post-synapses are small subcellular structures called dendritic spines. Their structure and morphological remodeling are tightly coupled to changes in synaptic transmission. The F-actin cytoskeleton is the main driving force of dendritic spine remodeling and sustains synaptic plasticity. It is therefore essential to understand how changes in synaptic transmission can regulate the organization and dynamics of actin binding proteins (ABPs). In this review, we will provide a detailed description of the organization and dynamics of F-actin and ABPs in dendritic spines and will discuss the current models explaining how the actin cytoskeleton sustains both structural and functional synaptic plasticity.
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- Anaël Chazeau
- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5297, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS, UMR 5297, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, University of Bordeaux, UMR 5297, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS, UMR 5297, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
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Zhang J, Cai CY, Wu HY, Zhu LJ, Luo CX, Zhu DY. CREB-mediated synaptogenesis and neurogenesis is crucial for the role of 5-HT1a receptors in modulating anxiety behaviors. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29551. [PMID: 27404655 PMCID: PMC4941576 DOI: 10.1038/srep29551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Serotonin 1a-receptor (5-HT1aR) has been specifically implicated in the pathogenesis of anxiety. However, the mechanism underlying the role of 5-HT1aR in anxiety remains poorly understood. Here we show in mice that the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) in the hippocampus functions as an effector of 5-HT1aR in modulating anxiety-related behaviors. We generated recombinant lentivirus LV-CREB133-GFP expressing a dominant negative CREB which could not be phosphorylated at Ser133 to specifically reduce CREB activity, and LV-VP16-CREB-GFP expressing a constitutively active fusion protein VP16-CREB which could be phosphorylated by itself to specifically enhance CREB activity. LV-CREB133-GFP neutralized 5-HT1aR agonist-induced up-regulation of synapse density, spine density, dendrite complexity, neurogenesis, and the expression of synapsin and spinophilin, two well-characterized synaptic proteins, and abolished the anxiolytic effect of 5-HT1aR agonist; whereas LV-VP16-CREB-GFP rescued the 5-HT1aR antagonist-induced down-regulation of synapse density, spine density, dendrite complexity, neurogenesis and synapsin and spinophilin expression, and reversed the anxiogenic effect of 5-HT1aR antagonist. The deletion of neurogenesis by irradiation or the diminution of synaptogenesis by knockdown of synapsin expression abolished the anxiolytic effects of both CREB and 5-HT1aR activation. These findings suggest that CREB-mediated hippoacampus structural plasticity is crucial for the role of 5-HT1aR in modulating anxiety-related behaviors.
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- Jing Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.,Institution of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.,Institution of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Su zhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.,Institution of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.,Institution of Stem Cells and Neuroregeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.,The key laboratory of human functional genomics of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Myers KA, He Y, Hasaka TP, Baas PW. Microtubule Transport in the Axon: Re-thinking a Potential Role for the Actin Cytoskeleton. Neuroscientist 2016; 12:107-18. [PMID: 16514008 DOI: 10.1177/1073858405283428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Microtubules are transported down the axon as short pieces by molecular motor proteins. One popular idea is that these microtubules are transported by forces generated against the actin cytoskeleton. The motor for such transport is thought to be cytoplasmic dynein. Here, the authors review this model and discuss recent studies that sought to test it. These studies suggest that the model is valid but incomplete. Microtubule transport is bidirectional and can utilize either actin filaments or longer microtubules as a substrate in the anterograde direction but only longer microtubules in the retrograde direction. Cytoplasmic dynein is one participating motor but not the only one. The authors speculate that the category of anterograde microtubule transport that involves actin filaments may have specialized functions. The relevant forces that transport short microtubules may also be crucial for the manner by which the longer immobile microtubules interact with actin filaments during events such as axonal retraction and growth cone turning.
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- Kenneth A Myers
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA
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Kim K, Saneyoshi T, Hosokawa T, Okamoto K, Hayashi Y. Interplay of enzymatic and structural functions of CaMKII in long-term potentiation. J Neurochem 2016; 139:959-972. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Karam Kim
- Brain Science Institute; RIKEN; Wako Saitama Japan
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute; Mount Sinai Hospital; Toronto ON Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics; Faculty of Medicine; University of Toronto; Toronto ON Canada
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- Brain Science Institute; RIKEN; Wako Saitama Japan
- Saitama University Brain Science Institute; Saitama University; Saitama Japan
- School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou China
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The growth and migration of neurons require continuous remodelling of the neuronal cytoskeleton, providing a versatile cellular framework for force generation and guided movement, in addition to structural support. Actin filaments and microtubules are central to the dynamic action of the cytoskeleton and rapid advances in imaging technologies are enabling ever more detailed visualisation of the dynamic intracellular networks that they form. However, these filaments do not act individually and an expanding body of evidence emphasises the importance of actin-microtubule crosstalk in orchestrating cytoskeletal dynamics. Here, we summarise our current understanding of the structure and dynamics of actin and microtubules in isolation, before reviewing both the mechanisms and the molecular players involved in mediating actin-microtubule crosstalk in neurons.
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- Charlotte H Coles
- Laboratory for Axon Growth and Regeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany.
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- Laboratory for Axon Growth and Regeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 2, 53175, Bonn, Germany.
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Torres-Cruz FM, Rodríguez-Cruz F, Escobar-Herrera J, Barragán-Andrade N, Basurto-Islas G, Ripova D, Ávila J, Garcia-Sierra F. Expression of Tau Produces Aberrant Plasma Membrane Blebbing in Glial Cells Through RhoA-ROCK-Dependent F-Actin Remodeling. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 52:463-82. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-150396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Francisco M. Torres-Cruz
- Department of Cell Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Center of Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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Costimulation of AMPA and metabotropic glutamate receptors underlies phospholipase C activation by glutamate in hippocampus. J Neurosci 2015; 35:6401-12. [PMID: 25904792 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4208-14.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Glutamate, a major neurotransmitter in the brain, activates ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs and mGluRs, respectively). The two types of glutamate receptors interact with each other, as exemplified by the modulation of iGluRs by mGluRs. However, the other way of interaction (i.e., modulation of mGluRs by iGluRs) has not received much attention. In this study, we found that group I mGluR-specific agonist (RS)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) alone is not sufficient to activate phospholipase C (PLC) in rat hippocampus, while glutamate robustly activates PLC. These results suggested that additional mechanisms provided by iGluRs are involved in group I mGluR-mediated PLC activation. A series of experiments demonstrated that glutamate-induced PLC activation is mediated by mGluR5 and is facilitated by local Ca(2+) signals that are induced by AMPA-mediated depolarization and L-type Ca(2+) channel activation. Finally, we found that PLC and L-type Ca(2+) channels are involved in hippocampal mGluR-dependent long-term depression (mGluR-LTD) induced by paired-pulse low-frequency stimulation, but not in DHPG-induced chemical LTD. Together, we propose that AMPA receptors initiate Ca(2+) influx via the L-type Ca(2+) channels that facilitate mGluR5-PLC signaling cascades, which underlie mGluR-LTD in rat hippocampus.
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Konopaske GT, Subburaju S, Coyle JT, Benes FM. Altered prefrontal cortical MARCKS and PPP1R9A mRNA expression in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophr Res 2015; 164:100-8. [PMID: 25757715 PMCID: PMC4409526 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND We previously observed dendritic spine loss in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder subjects. In the current study, we sought to determine if the mRNA expression of genes known to regulate the actin cytoskeleton and spines correlated with spine loss. METHODS Five candidate genes were identified using previously obtained microarray data from the DLPFC from schizophrenia and control subjects. The relative mRNA expression of the genes linked to dendritic spine growth and function, i.e. IGF1R, MARCKS, PPP1R9A, PTPRF, and ARHGEF2, was assessed using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) in the DLPFC from a second cohort including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and control subjects. Functional pathway analysis was conducted to determine which actin cytoskeleton-regulatory pathways the genes of interest interact with. RESULTS MARCKS mRNA expression was increased in both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder subjects. PPP1R9A mRNA expression was increased in bipolar disorder subjects. For IGF1R, mRNA expression did not differ significantly among groups; however, it did show a significant, negative correlation with dendrite length. MARCKS and PPP1R9A mRNA expression did not correlate with spine loss, but they interact with NMDA receptor signaling pathways that regulate the actin cytoskeleton and spines. CONCLUSIONS MARCKS and PPP1R9A might contribute to spine loss in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder through their interactions, possibly indirect ones, with NMDA signaling pathways that regulate spine structure and function.
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- Glenn T. Konopaske
- Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Evans JC, Robinson CM, Shi M, Webb DJ. The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Asef2 promotes dendritic spine formation via Rac activation and spinophilin-dependent targeting. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:10295-308. [PMID: 25750125 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.605543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dendritic spines are actin-rich protrusions that establish excitatory synaptic contacts with surrounding neurons. Reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton is critical for the development and plasticity of dendritic spines, which is the basis for learning and memory. Rho family GTPases are emerging as important modulators of spines and synapses, predominantly through their ability to regulate actin dynamics. Much less is known, however, about the function of guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs), which activate these GTPases, in spine and synapse development. In this study we show that the Rho family GEF Asef2 is found at synaptic sites, where it promotes dendritic spine and synapse formation. Knockdown of endogenous Asef2 with shRNAs impairs spine and synapse formation, whereas exogenous expression of Asef2 causes an increase in spine and synapse density. This effect of Asef2 on spines and synapses is abrogated by expression of GEF activity-deficient Asef2 mutants or by knockdown of Rac, suggesting that Asef2-Rac signaling mediates spine development. Because Asef2 interacts with the F-actin-binding protein spinophilin, which localizes to spines, we investigated the role of spinophilin in Asef2-promoted spine formation. Spinophilin recruits Asef2 to spines, and knockdown of spinophilin hinders spine and synapse formation in Asef2-expressing neurons. Furthermore, inhibition of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDA) activity blocks spinophilin-mediated localization of Asef2 to spines. These results collectively point to spinophilin-Asef2-Rac signaling as a novel mechanism for the development of dendritic spines and synapses.
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- J Corey Evans
- From the Department of Biological Sciences and the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences and the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences and the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences and the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development and the Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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Moyer CE, Shelton MA, Sweet RA. Dendritic spine alterations in schizophrenia. Neurosci Lett 2014; 601:46-53. [PMID: 25478958 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Schizophrenia is a chronic illness affecting approximately 0.5-1% of the world's population. The etiology of schizophrenia is complex, including multiple genes, and contributing environmental effects that adversely impact neurodevelopment. Nevertheless, a final common result, present in many subjects with schizophrenia, is impairment of pyramidal neuron dendritic morphology in multiple regions of the cerebral cortex. In this review, we summarize the evidence of reduced dendritic spine density and other dendritic abnormalities in schizophrenia, evaluate current data that informs the neurodevelopment timing of these impairments, and discuss what is known about possible upstream sources of dendritic spine loss in this illness.
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- Caitlin E Moyer
- Translational Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Translational Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Translational Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA.
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Luo T, Roman P, Liu C, Sun X, Park Y, Hu B. Upregulation of the GEF-H1 pathway after transient cerebral ischemia. Exp Neurol 2014; 263:306-13. [PMID: 25447939 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The microtubule-dependent GEF-H1 pathway controls synaptic re-networking and overall gene expression via regulating cytoskeleton dynamics. Understanding this pathway after ischemia is essential to developing new therapies for neuronal function recovery. However, how the GEF-H1 pathway is regulated following transient cerebral ischemia remains unknown. This study employed a rat model of transient forebrain ischemia to investigate alterations of the GEF-H1 pathway using Western blotting, confocal and electron microscopy, dephosphorylation analysis, and pull-down assay. The GEF-H1 activity was significantly upregulated by: (i) dephosphorylation and (ii) translocation to synaptic membrane and nuclear structures during the early phase of reperfusion. GEF-H1 protein was then downregulated in the brain regions where neurons were destined to undergo delayed neuronal death, but markedly upregulated in neurons that were resistant to the same episode of cerebral ischemia. Consistently, GTP-RhoA, a GEF-H1 substrate, was significantly upregulated after brain ischemia. Electron microscopy further showed that neuronal microtubules were persistently depolymerized in the brain region where GEF-H1 protein was downregulated after brain ischemia. The results demonstrate that the GEF-H1 activity is significantly upregulated in both vulnerable and resistant brain regions in the early phase of reperfusion. However, GEF-H1 protein is downregulated in the vulnerable neurons but upregulated in the ischemic resistant neurons during the recovery phase after ischemia. The initial upregulation of GEF-H1 activity may contribute to excitotoxicity, whereas the late upregulation of GEF-H1 protein may promote neuroplasticity after brain ischemia.
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- Tianfei Luo
- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Department of Neurology, The First Teaching Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States; Department of Neurology, The First Teaching Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Shock Trauma & Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States.
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McVicker DP, Millette MM, Dent EW. Signaling to the microtubule cytoskeleton: an unconventional role for CaMKII. Dev Neurobiol 2014; 75:423-34. [PMID: 25156276 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Synaptic plasticity is a hallmark of the nervous system and is thought to be integral to higher brain functions such as learning and memory. Calcium, acting as a second messenger, and the calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase CaMKII are key regulators of neuronal plasticity. Given the importance of the actin and microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton in dendritic spine morphology, composition and plasticity, it is not surprising that many regulators of these cytoskeletal elements are downstream of the CaMKII pathway. In this review, we discuss the emerging role of calcium and CaMKII in the regulation of MTs and cargo unloading during synaptic plasticity.
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- Derrick P McVicker
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705
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CAPON-nNOS coupling can serve as a target for developing new anxiolytics. Nat Med 2014; 20:1050-4. [PMID: 25129479 DOI: 10.1038/nm.3644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent psychiatric diseases. There is need for a deeper understanding of anxiety control mechanisms in the mammalian brain and for development of new anxiolytic agents. Here we report that the coupling between neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and its carboxy-terminal PDZ ligand (CAPON) can serve as a target for developing new anxiolytic agents. Augmenting nNOS-CAPON interaction in the hippocampus of mice by overexpressing full-length CAPON gave rise to anxiogenic-like behaviors, whereas dissociating CAPON from nNOS by overexpressing CAPON-125C or CAPON-20C (the C-terminal 125 or 20 amino acids of CAPON) or delivering Tat-CAPON-12C (a peptide comprising Tat and the 12 C-terminal amino acids of CAPON) in the hippocampus of mice produced anxiolytic-like effects. Mice subjected to chronic mild stress (CMS) displayed a substantial increase in nNOS-CAPON coupling in the hippocampus and a consequent anxiogenic-like phenotype. Disrupting nNOS-CAPON coupling reversed the CMS-induced anxiogenic-like behaviors. Moreover, small-molecule blockers of nNOS-CAPON binding rapidly produced anxiolytic-like effects. Dexamethasone-induced ras protein 1 (Dexras1)-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling was involved in the behavioral effects of nNOS-CAPON association. Thus, nNOS-CAPON association contributes to the modulation of anxiety-related behaviors via regulating Dexras1-ERK signaling and can serve as a target for developing potential anxiolytics.
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Changes in memory and synaptic plasticity induced in male rats after maternal exposure to bisphenol A. Toxicology 2014; 322:51-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wojnacki J, Quassollo G, Marzolo MP, Cáceres A. Rho GTPases at the crossroad of signaling networks in mammals: impact of Rho-GTPases on microtubule organization and dynamics. Small GTPases 2014; 5:e28430. [PMID: 24691223 DOI: 10.4161/sgtp.28430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Microtubule (MT) organization and dynamics downstream of external cues is crucial for maintaining cellular architecture and the generation of cell asymmetries. In interphase cells RhoA, Rac, and Cdc42, conspicuous members of the family of small Rho GTPases, have major roles in modulating MT stability, and hence polarized cell behaviors. However, MTs are not mere targets of Rho GTPases, but also serve as signaling platforms coupling MT dynamics to Rho GTPase activation in a variety of cellular conditions. In this article, we review some of the key studies describing the reciprocal relationship between small Rho-GTPases and MTs during migration and polarization.
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- José Wojnacki
- Laboratory of Neurobiology; Instituto Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra (INIMEC) CONICET; Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology; Instituto Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra (INIMEC) CONICET; Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Tráfico Intracelular y Señalización; Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology; Instituto Mercedes y Martin Ferreyra (INIMEC) CONICET; Córdoba, Argentina; Universidad Nacional Córdoba (UNC); Córdoba, Argentina; Instituto Universitario Ciencias Biomédicas Córdoba (IUCBC); Córdoba-Argentina
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Sala C, Segal M. Dendritic spines: the locus of structural and functional plasticity. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:141-88. [PMID: 24382885 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00012.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The introduction of high-resolution time lapse imaging and molecular biological tools has changed dramatically the rate of progress towards the understanding of the complex structure-function relations in synapses of central spiny neurons. Standing issues, including the sequence of molecular and structural processes leading to formation, morphological change, and longevity of dendritic spines, as well as the functions of dendritic spines in neurological/psychiatric diseases are being addressed in a growing number of recent studies. There are still unsettled issues with respect to spine formation and plasticity: Are spines formed first, followed by synapse formation, or are synapses formed first, followed by emergence of a spine? What are the immediate and long-lasting changes in spine properties following exposure to plasticity-producing stimulation? Is spine volume/shape indicative of its function? These and other issues are addressed in this review, which highlights the complexity of molecular pathways involved in regulation of spine structure and function, and which contributes to the understanding of central synaptic interactions in health and disease.
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Dent EW, Baas PW. Microtubules in neurons as information carriers. J Neurochem 2013; 129:235-9. [PMID: 24266899 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Microtubules in neurons consist of highly dynamic regions as well as stable regions, some of which persist after bouts of severing as short mobile polymers. Concentrated at the plus ends of the highly dynamic regions are microtubule plus end tracking proteins called +TIPs that can interact with an array of other proteins and structures relevant to the plasticity of the neuron. It is also provocative to ponder that short mobile microtubules might similarly convey information with them as they transit within the neuron. Thus, beyond their known conventional functions in supporting neuronal architecture and organelle transport, microtubules may act as 'information carriers' in the neuron.
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- Erik W Dent
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI, USA
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Lai KO, Ip NY. Structural plasticity of dendritic spines: the underlying mechanisms and its dysregulation in brain disorders. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:2257-63. [PMID: 24012719 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dendritic spines are specialized structures on neuronal processes where the majority of excitatory synapses are localized. Spines are highly dynamic, and their stabilization and morphology are influenced by synaptic activity. This extrinsic regulation of spine morphogenesis underlies experience-dependent brain development and information storage within the brain circuitry. In this review, we summarize recent findings that demonstrate the phenomenon of activity-dependent structural plasticity and the molecular mechanisms by which synaptic activity sculpt neuronal connections. Impaired structural plasticity is associated with perturbed brain function in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Information from the mechanistic studies therefore provides important insights into the design of therapeutic strategies for these brain disorders.
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- Kwok-On Lai
- Division of Life Science, Molecular Neuroscience Center and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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Huang YA, Kao JW, Tseng DTH, Chen WS, Chiang MH, Hwang E. Microtubule-associated type II protein kinase A is important for neurite elongation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73890. [PMID: 23967353 PMCID: PMC3742546 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neuritogenesis is a process through which neurons generate their widespread axon and dendrites. The microtubule cytoskeleton plays crucial roles throughout neuritogenesis. Our previous study indicated that the amount of type II protein kinase A (PKA) on microtubules significantly increased upon neuronal differentiation and neuritogenesis. While the overall pool of PKA has been shown to participate in various neuronal processes, the function of microtubule-associated PKA during neuritogenesis remains largely unknown. First, we showed that PKA localized to microtubule-based region in different neurons. Since PKA is essential for various cellular functions, globally inhibiting PKA activity will causes a wide variety of phenotypes in neurons. To examine the function of microtubule-associated PKA without changing the total PKA level, we utilized the neuron-specific PKA anchoring protein MAP2. Overexpressing the dominant negative MAP2 construct that binds to type II PKA but cannot bind to the microtubule cytoskeleton in dissociated hippocampal neurons removed PKA from microtubules and resulted in compromised neurite elongation. In addition, we demonstrated that the association of PKA with microtubules can also enhance cell protrusion using the non-neuronal P19 cells. Overexpressing a MAP2 deletion construct which does not target PKA to the microtubule cytoskeleton caused non-neuronal cells to generate shorter cell protrusions than control cells overexpressing wild-type MAP2 that anchors PKA to microtubules. Finally, we demonstrated that the ability of microtubule-associated PKA to promote protrusion elongation was independent of MAP2 phosphorylation. This suggests other proteins in close proximity to the microtubule cytoskeleton are involved in this process.
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- Yung-An Huang
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Center for Bioinformatics Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Center for Bioinformatics Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Sabirzhanova I, Liu C, Zhao J, Bramlett H, Dietrich WD, Hu B. Changes in the GEF-H1 pathways after traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2013; 30:1449-56. [PMID: 23611588 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Brains undergo significant remodeling after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Rho guanine triphosphate (GTP)ase pathways control brain remodeling during development and under pathological conditions. How the Rho GTPase pathways are regulated in the brain after TBI remains largely unknown, however. This study used the rat fluid percussion injury model to investigate changes in the Rho GTPase pathways after TBI. The results showed that TBI leads to activation and translocation of RhoA and Rac1 proteins from cytosolic fraction to the membrane fraction after injury. Consistently, the Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors GEF-H1 and Cool-2/αPix are significantly activated by dephosphorylation and accumulation in the cytosolic fractions during the post-TBI phase. Because the Rho GTPase pathways are key regulators of brain remodeling, these results depict regulatory mechanisms of the Rho GTPase pathways after TBI, and pave the way for the study of therapeutic agents targeting the Rho GTPase pathways for functional recovery after TBI.
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- Inna Sabirzhanova
- Neurochemistry Laboratory of Brain Injury, Department of Anesthesiology, and Shock Trauma and Anesthesiology Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Impairment of synaptic plasticity by the stress mediator CRH involves selective destruction of thin dendritic spines via RhoA signaling. Mol Psychiatry 2013; 18:485-96. [PMID: 22411227 PMCID: PMC3440527 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Stress is ubiquitous in modern life and exerts profound effects on cognitive and emotional functions. Thus, whereas acute stress enhances memory, longer episodes exert negative effects through as yet unresolved mechanisms. We report a novel, hippocampus-intrinsic mechanism for the selective memory defects that are provoked by stress. CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone), a peptide released from hippocampal neurons during stress, depressed synaptic transmission, blocked activity-induced polymerization of spine actin and impaired synaptic plasticity in adult hippocampal slices. Live, multiphoton imaging demonstrated a selective vulnerability of thin dendritic spines to this stress hormone, resulting in depletion of small, potentiation-ready excitatory synapses. The underlying molecular mechanisms required activation and signaling of the actin-regulating small GTPase, RhoA. These results implicate the selective loss of dendritic spine sub-populations as a novel structural and functional foundation for the clinically important effects of stress on cognitive and emotional processes.
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Lee KH, Ho WK, Lee SH. Endocytosis of somatodendritic NCKX2 is regulated by Src family kinase-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7:14. [PMID: 23431067 PMCID: PMC3576620 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have previously reported that the surface expression of K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 2 (NCKX2) in the somatodendritic compartment is kept low by constitutive endocytosis, which results in the polarization of surface NCKX2 to the axon. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is initiated by interaction of the μ subunit of adaptor protein complex 2 (AP-2) with the canonical tyrosine motif (YxxΦ) of a target molecule. We examined whether endocytosis of NCKX2 involves two putative tyrosine motifs (365YGKL and 371YDTM) in the cytoplasmic loop of NCKX2. Coimmunoprecipitation assay revealed that the 365YGKL motif is essential for the interaction with the μ subunit of AP-2 (AP2M1). Consistently, either overexpression of NCKX2-Y365A mutant or knockdown of AP2M1 in cultured hippocampal neurons significantly reduced the internalization of NCKX2 from the somatodendritic surface and thus abolished the axonal polarization of surface NCKX2. Next, we tested whether the interaction between the tyrosine motif and AP2M1 is regulated by phosphorylation of the 365th tyrosine residue (Tyr-365). Tyrosine phosphorylation of heterologously expressed NCKX2-WT, but not NCKX2-Y365A, was increased by carbachol (CCh) in PC-12 cells. The effect of CCh was inhibited by PP2, a Src family kinase (SFK) inhibitor. Moreover, PP2 facilitated the endocytosis of NCKX2 in both the somatodendritic and axonal compartments, suggesting that tyrosine phosphorylation of NCKX2 by SFK negatively regulates its endocytosis. Supporting this idea, activation of SFK enhanced the NCKX activity in the proximal dendrites of dentate granule cells (GCs). These results suggest that endocytosis of somatodendritic NCKX2 is regulated by SFK-dependent phosphorylation of Tyr-365.
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- Kyu-Hee Lee
- Department of Physiology, Biomembrane Plasticity Research Center and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Activity-dependent modulation of the interaction between CaMKIIα and Abi1 and its involvement in spine maturation. J Neurosci 2012; 32:13177-88. [PMID: 22993434 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2257-12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Remodeling of dendritic spines through regulation of actin dynamics is a key event in activity-dependent structural plasticity. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this process is poorly understood. Here, we show that activity-dependent modulation of Abl interactor 1-Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase IIα (Abi1-CaMKIIα) interaction, and thereby their activity, is important for regulation of spine morphology in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Abi1 interacts with CaMKIIα at resting conditions through Abi1's tSNARE (target membrane-associated SNARE), which harbors striking homology with CaMKIIα regulatory domain. The interaction of the two proteins, Abi1 and CaMKIIα, results in their simultaneous inhibition, inhibition of CaMKIIα activity, and also inhibition of Abi1-dependent Rac activation. Their functional impediment is released when they dissociate from each other by calmodulin binding through glutamate receptor activation. Before dissociation, Abi1 is phosphorylated by CaMKIIα at serine 88, which may involve in regulation of Rac activation and spine maturation. Our results suggest that modulation of the interaction between Abi1 and CaMKIIα, through the glutamate receptor pathway, may be a molecular mechanism underlying activity-regulated structural plasticity in rat hippocamapal neurons.
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Fourla DD, Papakonstantinou MP, Vrana SM, Georgoussi Z. Selective interactions of spinophilin with the C-terminal domains of the δ- and μ-opioid receptors and G proteins differentially modulate opioid receptor signaling. Cell Signal 2012; 24:2315-28. [PMID: 22922354 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that the intracellular domains of opioid receptors serve as platforms for the formation of a multi-component signaling complex consisting of various interacting partners (Leontiadis et al., 2009, Cell Signal. 21, 1218-1228; Georganta et al., 2010, Neuropharmacology, 59(3), 139-148). In the present study we demonstrate that spinophilin a dendritic-spine enriched scaffold protein associates with δ- and μ-opioid receptors (δ-ΟR, μ-OR) constitutively in HEK293 an interaction that is altered upon agonist administration and enhanced upon forskolin treatment for both μ-OR and δ-ΟR. Spinophilin association with the opioid receptors is mediated via the third intracellular loop and a conserved region of the C-terminal tails. The portion of spinophilin responsible for interaction with the δ-OR and μ-OR is narrowed to a region encompassing amino acids 151-444. Spinophilin, RGS4, Gα and Gβγ subunits of G proteins form a multi-protein complex using specific regions of spinophilin and a conserved amino acid stretch of the C-terminal tails of both δ-μ-ORs. Expression of spinophilin in HEK293 cells potentiated DPDPE-mediated adenylyl-cyclase inhibition of δ-OR leaving unaffected the levels of cAMP accumulation mediated by the μ-OR. Moreover, measurements of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK1,2) phosphorylation indicated that the presence of spinophilin attenuated agonist-driven ERK1,2 phosphorylation mediated upon activation of the δ-OR but not the μ-OR. Collectively, these findings suggest that spinophilin associates with both δ- and μ-ΟR and G protein subunits in HEK293 cells participating in a multimeric signaling complex that displays a differential regulatory role in opioid receptor signaling.
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- Danai-Dionysia Fourla
- Laboratory of Cellular Signalling and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Athens, Greece
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