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Jones DJ, Soundararajan D, Taylor NK, Aimiuwu OV, Mathkar P, Shore A, Teoh JJ, Wang W, Sands TT, Weston MC, Harper SQ, Frankel WN. Effective knockdown-replace gene therapy in a novel mouse model of DNM1 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Mol Ther 2024; 32:3318-3330. [PMID: 39127888 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Effective gene therapy for gain-of-function or dominant-negative disease mutations may require eliminating expression of the mutant copy together with wild-type replacement. We evaluated such a knockdown-replace strategy in a mouse model of DNM1 disease, a debilitating and intractable neurodevelopmental epilepsy. To challenge the approach robustly, we expressed a patient-based variant in GABAergic neurons-which resulted in growth delay and lethal seizures evident by postnatal week three-and delivered to newborn pups an AAV9-based vector encoding a ubiquitously expressed, Dnm1-specific interfering RNA (RNAi) bivalently in tail-to-tail configuration with a neuron-specific, RNAi-resistant, codon-optimized Dnm1 cDNA. Pups receiving RNAi or cDNA alone fared no better than untreated pups, whereas the vast majority of mutants receiving modest doses survived with almost full growth recovery. Synaptic recordings of cortical neurons derived from treated pups revealed that significant alterations in transmission from inhibitory to excitatory neurons were rectified by bivalent vector application. To examine the mutant transcriptome and impact of treatment, we used RNA sequencing and functional annotation clustering. Mutants displayed abnormal expression of more than 1,000 genes in highly significant and relevant functional clusters, clusters that were abrogated by treatment. Together these results suggest knockdown-replace as a potentially effective strategy for treating DNM1 and related genetic neurodevelopmental disease.
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- Devin J Jones
- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development and Department of Neurology, Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopmental Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Sermon JJ, Wiest C, Tan H, Denison T, Duchet B. Evoked resonant neural activity long-term dynamics can be reproduced by a computational model with vesicle depletion. Neurobiol Dis 2024; 199:106565. [PMID: 38880431 PMCID: PMC11300885 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) robustly generates high-frequency oscillations known as evoked resonant neural activity (ERNA). Recently the importance of ERNA has been demonstrated through its ability to predict the optimal DBS contact in the subthalamic nucleus in patients with Parkinson's disease. However, the underlying mechanisms of ERNA are not well understood, and previous modelling efforts have not managed to reproduce the wealth of published data describing the dynamics of ERNA. Here, we aim to present a minimal model capable of reproducing the characteristics of the slow ERNA dynamics published to date. We make biophysically-motivated modifications to the Kuramoto model and fit its parameters to the slow dynamics of ERNA obtained from data. Our results demonstrate that it is possible to reproduce the slow dynamics of ERNA (over hundreds of seconds) with a single neuronal population, and, crucially, with vesicle depletion as one of the key mechanisms behind the ERNA frequency decay in our model. We further validate the proposed model against experimental data from Parkinson's disease patients, where it captures the variations in ERNA frequency and amplitude in response to variable stimulation frequency, amplitude, and to stimulation pulse bursting. We provide a series of predictions from the model that could be the subject of future studies for further validation.
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- James J Sermon
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Brain Networks Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Cheng X, Tang Y, Vidyadhara D, Li BZ, Zimmerman M, Pak A, Nareddula S, Edens PA, Chandra SS, Chubykin AA. Impaired pre-synaptic plasticity and visual responses in auxilin-knockout mice. iScience 2023; 26:107842. [PMID: 37766983 PMCID: PMC10520332 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Auxilin (DNAJC6/PARK19), an endocytic co-chaperone, is essential for maintaining homeostasis in the readily releasable pool (RRP) by aiding clathrin-mediated uncoating of synaptic vesicles. Its loss-of-function mutations, observed in familial Parkinson's disease (PD), lead to basal ganglia motor deficits and cortical dysfunction. We discovered that auxilin-knockout (Aux-KO) mice exhibited impaired pre-synaptic plasticity in layer 4 to layer 2/3 pyramidal cell synapses in the primary visual cortex (V1), including reduced short-term facilitation and depression. Computational modeling revealed increased RRP refilling during short repetitive stimulation, which diminished during prolonged stimulation. Silicon probe recordings in V1 of Aux-KO mice demonstrated disrupted visual cortical circuit responses, including reduced orientation selectivity, compromised visual mismatch negativity, and shorter visual familiarity-evoked theta oscillations. Pupillometry analysis revealed an impaired optokinetic response. Auxilin-dependent pre-synaptic endocytosis dysfunction was associated with deficits in pre-synaptic plasticity, visual cortical functions, and eye movement prodromally or at the early stage of motor symptoms.
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- Xi Cheng
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University, CT, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, CT, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University, CT, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, CT, USA
- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University, CT, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Autism Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Bonnycastle K, Dobson KL, Blumrich EM, Gajbhiye A, Davenport EC, Pronot M, Steinruecke M, Trost M, Gonzalez-Sulser A, Cousin MA. Reversal of cell, circuit and seizure phenotypes in a mouse model of DNM1 epileptic encephalopathy. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5285. [PMID: 37648685 PMCID: PMC10468497 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41035-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Dynamin-1 is a large GTPase with an obligatory role in synaptic vesicle endocytosis at mammalian nerve terminals. Heterozygous missense mutations in the dynamin-1 gene (DNM1) cause a novel form of epileptic encephalopathy, with pathogenic mutations clustering within regions required for its essential GTPase activity. We reveal the most prevalent pathogenic DNM1 mutation, R237W, disrupts dynamin-1 enzyme activity and endocytosis when overexpressed in central neurons. To determine how this mutation impacted cell, circuit and behavioural function, we generated a mouse carrying the R237W mutation. Neurons from heterozygous mice display dysfunctional endocytosis, in addition to altered excitatory neurotransmission and seizure-like phenotypes. Importantly, these phenotypes are corrected at the cell, circuit and in vivo level by the drug, BMS-204352, which accelerates endocytosis. Here, we demonstrate a credible link between dysfunctional endocytosis and epileptic encephalopathy, and importantly reveal that synaptic vesicle recycling may be a viable therapeutic target for monogenic intractable epilepsies.
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- Katherine Bonnycastle
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, NE2 4HH, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Newcastle University Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, NE2 4HH, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Nagaraja RY, Stiles MA, Sherry DM, Agbaga MP, Ahmad M. Synapse-Specific Defects in Synaptic Transmission in the Cerebellum of W246G Mutant ELOVL4 Rats-a Model of Human SCA34. J Neurosci 2023; 43:5963-5974. [PMID: 37491316 PMCID: PMC10436685 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0378-23.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Elongation of very long fatty acids-4 (ELOVL4) mediates biosynthesis of very long chain-fatty acids (VLC-FA; ≥28 carbons). Various mutations in this enzyme result in spinocerebellar ataxia-34 (SCA34). We generated a rat model of human SCA34 by knock-in of a naturally occurring c.736T>G, p.W246G mutation in the Elovl4 gene. Our previous analysis of homozygous W246G mutant ELOVL4 rats (MUT) revealed early-onset gait disturbance and impaired synaptic transmission and plasticity at parallel fiber-Purkinje cell (PF-PC) and climbing fiber-Purkinje cell (CF-PC) synapses. However, the underlying mechanisms that caused these defects remained unknown. Here, we report detailed patch-clamp recordings from Purkinje cells that identify impaired synaptic mechanisms. Our results show that miniature EPSC (mEPSC) frequency is reduced in MUT rats with no change in mEPSC amplitude, suggesting a presynaptic defect of excitatory synaptic transmission on Purkinje cells. We also find alterations in inhibitory synaptic transmission as miniature IPSC (mIPSC) frequency and amplitude are increased in MUT Purkinje cells. Paired-pulse ratio is reduced at PF-PC synapses but increased at CF-PC synapses in MUT rats, which along with results from high-frequency stimulation suggest opposite changes in the release probability at these two synapses. In contrast, we identify exaggerated persistence of EPSC amplitude at CF-PC and PF-PC synapses in MUT cerebellum, suggesting a larger readily releasable pool (RRP) at both synapses. Furthermore, the dendritic spine density is reduced in MUT Purkinje cells. Thus, our results uncover novel mechanisms of action of VLC-FA at cerebellar synapses, and elucidate the synaptic dysfunction underlying SCA34 pathology.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Very long chain-fatty acids (VLC-FA) are an understudied class of fatty acids that are present in the brain. They are critical for brain function as their deficiency caused by mutations in elongation of very long fatty acids-4 (ELOVL4), the enzyme that mediates their biosynthesis, results in neurologic diseases including spinocerebellar ataxia-34 (SCA34), neuroichthyosis, and Stargardt-like macular dystrophy. In this study, we investigated the synaptic defects present in a rat model of SCA34 and identified defects in presynaptic neurotransmitter release and dendritic spine density at synapses in the cerebellum, a brain region involved in motor coordination. These results advance our understanding of the synaptic mechanisms regulated by VLC-FA and describe the synaptic dysfunction that leads to motor incoordination in SCA34.
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- Raghavendra Y Nagaraja
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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Kruyer A, Parrilla-Carrero J, Powell C, Brandt L, Gutwinski S, Angelis A, Chalhoub RM, Jhou TC, Kalivas PW, Amato D. Accumbens D2-MSN hyperactivity drives antipsychotic-induced behavioral supersensitivity. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:6159-6169. [PMID: 34349226 PMCID: PMC8760070 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01235-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Antipsychotic-induced dopamine supersensitivity, or behavioral supersensitivity, is a problematic consequence of long-term antipsychotic treatment characterized by the emergence of motor abnormalities, refractory symptoms, and rebound psychosis. The underlying mechanisms are unclear and no approaches exist to prevent or reverse these unwanted effects of antipsychotic treatment. Here we demonstrate that behavioral supersensitivity stems from long-lasting pre, post and perisynaptic plasticity, including insertion of Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors and loss of D2 receptor-dependent inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) in D2 receptor-expressing medium spiny neurons (D2-MSNs) in the nucleus accumbens core (NAcore). The resulting hyperexcitability, prominent in a subpopulation of D2-MSNs (21%), caused locomotor sensitization to cocaine and was associated with behavioral endophenotypes of antipsychotic treatment resistance and substance use disorder, including disrupted extinction learning and augmented cue-induced cocaine-seeking behavior. Chemogenetic restoration of IPSCs in D2-MSNs in the NAcore was sufficient to prevent antipsychotic-induced supersensitivity, pointing to an entirely novel therapeutic direction for overcoming this condition.
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- Anna Kruyer
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Xue R, Meng H, Yin J, Xia J, Hu Z, Liu H. The Role of Calmodulin vs. Synaptotagmin in Exocytosis. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:691363. [PMID: 34421537 PMCID: PMC8375295 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.691363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Exocytosis is a Ca2+-regulated process that requires the participation of Ca2+ sensors. In the 1980s, two classes of Ca2+-binding proteins were proposed as putative Ca2+ sensors: EF-hand protein calmodulin, and the C2 domain protein synaptotagmin. In the next few decades, numerous studies determined that in the final stage of membrane fusion triggered by a micromolar boost in the level of Ca2+, the low affinity Ca2+-binding protein synaptotagmin, especially synaptotagmin 1 and 2, acts as the primary Ca2+ sensor, whereas calmodulin is unlikely to be functional due to its high Ca2+ affinity. However, in the meantime emerging evidence has revealed that calmodulin is involved in the earlier exocytotic steps prior to fusion, such as vesicle trafficking, docking and priming by acting as a high affinity Ca2+ sensor activated at submicromolar level of Ca2+. Calmodulin directly interacts with multiple regulatory proteins involved in the regulation of exocytosis, including VAMP, myosin V, Munc13, synapsin, GAP43 and Rab3, and switches on key kinases, such as type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, to phosphorylate a series of exocytosis regulators, including syntaxin, synapsin, RIM and Ca2+ channels. Moreover, calmodulin interacts with synaptotagmin through either direct binding or indirect phosphorylation. In summary, calmodulin and synaptotagmin are Ca2+ sensors that play complementary roles throughout the process of exocytosis. In this review, we discuss the complementary roles that calmodulin and synaptotagmin play as Ca2+ sensors during exocytosis.
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- Renhao Xue
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity & Infant Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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- Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR), Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR), Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.,Bioland Laboratory, Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
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Fan F, Wu Y, Hara M, Rizk A, Ji C, Nerad D, Tamarina N, Lou X. Dynamin deficiency causes insulin secretion failure and hyperglycemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2021764118. [PMID: 34362840 PMCID: PMC8364113 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021764118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic β cells operate with a high rate of membrane recycling for insulin secretion, yet endocytosis in these cells is not fully understood. We investigate this process in mature mouse β cells by genetically deleting dynamin GTPase, the membrane fission machinery essential for clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Unexpectedly, the mice lacking all three dynamin genes (DNM1, DNM2, DNM3) in their β cells are viable, and their β cells still contain numerous insulin granules. Endocytosis in these β cells is severely impaired, resulting in abnormal endocytic intermediates on the plasma membrane. Although insulin granules are abundant, their release upon glucose stimulation is blunted in both the first and second phases, leading to hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance in mice. Dynamin triple deletion impairs insulin granule exocytosis and decreases intracellular Ca2+ responses and granule docking. The docking defect is correlated with reduced expression of Munc13-1 and RIM1 and reorganization of cortical F-actin in β cells. Collectively, these findings uncover the role of dynamin in dense-core vesicle endocytosis and secretory capacity. Insulin secretion deficiency in the absence of dynamin-mediated endocytosis highlights the risk of impaired membrane trafficking in endocrine failure and diabetes pathogenesis.
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- Fan Fan
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- HHMI, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
- Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Synapses and Circuits section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX 76544
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- Department of Medicine, The Kovler Diabetes Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226;
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De Rossi P, Nomura T, Andrew RJ, Masse NY, Sampathkumar V, Musial TF, Sudwarts A, Recupero AJ, Le Metayer T, Hansen MT, Shim HN, Krause SV, Freedman DJ, Bindokas VP, Kasthuri N, Nicholson DA, Contractor A, Thinakaran G. Neuronal BIN1 Regulates Presynaptic Neurotransmitter Release and Memory Consolidation. Cell Rep 2021; 30:3520-3535.e7. [PMID: 32160554 PMCID: PMC7146643 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BIN1, a member of the BAR adaptor protein family, is a significant late-onset Alzheimer disease risk factor. Here, we investigate BIN1 function in the brain using conditional knockout (cKO) models. Loss of neuronal Bin1 expression results in the select impairment of spatial learning and memory. Examination of hippocampal CA1 excitatory synapses reveals a deficit in presynaptic release probability and slower depletion of neurotransmitters during repetitive stimulation, suggesting altered vesicle dynamics in Bin1 cKO mice. Super-resolution and immunoelectron microscopy localizes BIN1 to presynaptic sites in excitatory synapses. Bin1 cKO significantly reduces synapse density and alters presynaptic active zone protein cluster formation. Finally, 3D electron microscopy reconstruction analysis uncovers a significant increase in docked and reserve pools of synaptic vesicles at hippocampal synapses in Bin1 cKO mice. Our results demonstrate a non-redundant role for BIN1 in presynaptic regulation, thus providing significant insights into the fundamental function of BIN1 in synaptic physiology relevant to Alzheimer disease. BIN1 is a significant risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease. BIN1 has a general role in endocytosis and membrane dynamics in non-neuronal cells. De Rossi et al. show that BIN1 localizes to presynaptic terminals and plays an indispensable role in excitatory synaptic transmission by regulating neurotransmitter vesicle dynamics.
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- Pierre De Rossi
- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurological sciences, Rush University, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Integrated Light Microscopy Facility, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurological sciences, Rush University, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Neurology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine and Byrd Alzheimer's Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33613, USA.
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Altered Fast Synaptic Transmission in a Mouse Model of DNM1-Associated Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathy. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0269-20.2020. [PMID: 33372033 PMCID: PMC7986544 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0269-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Developmental epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are severe seizure disorders that occur in infants and young children, characterized by developmental delay, cognitive decline, and early mortality. Recent efforts have identified a wide variety of genetic variants that cause DEEs. Among these, variants in the DNM1 gene have emerged as definitive causes of DEEs, including infantile spasms and Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. A mouse model of Dnm1-associated DEE, known as “Fitful” (Dnm1Ftfl), recapitulates key features of the disease, including spontaneous seizures, early lethality, and neuronal degeneration. Previous work showed that DNM1 is a key regulator of synaptic vesicle (SV) endocytosis and synaptic transmission and suggested that inhibitory neurotransmission may be more reliant on DNM1 function than excitatory transmission. The Dnm1Ftfl variant is thought to encode a dominant negative DNM1 protein; however, the effects of the Dnm1Ftfl variant on synaptic transmission are largely unknown. To understand these synaptic effects, we recorded from pairs of cultured mouse cortical neurons and characterized all four major connection types [excitation of excitation (E-E), inhibition of inhibition (I-I), E-I, I-E]. Miniature and spontaneous EPSCs and IPSCs were larger, but less frequent, at all Dnm1Ftfl synaptic types, and Dnm1Ftfl neurons had reduced expression of excitatory and inhibitory SV markers. Baseline evoked transmission, however, was reduced only at inhibitory synapses onto excitatory neurons, because of a smaller pool of releasable SVs. In addition to these synaptic alterations, Dnm1Ftfl neurons degenerated later in development, although their activity levels were reduced, suggesting that Dnm1Ftfl may impair synaptic transmission and neuronal health through distinct mechanisms.
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Arriagada-Diaz J, Prado-Vega L, Cárdenas Díaz AM, Ardiles AO, Gonzalez-Jamett AM. Dynamin Superfamily at Pre- and Postsynapses: Master Regulators of Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Health and Disease. Neuroscientist 2020; 28:41-58. [PMID: 33300419 DOI: 10.1177/1073858420974313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Dynamin superfamily proteins (DSPs) comprise a large group of GTP-ases that orchestrate membrane fusion and fission, and cytoskeleton remodeling in different cell-types. At the central nervous system, they regulate synaptic vesicle recycling and signaling-receptor turnover, allowing the maintenance of synaptic transmission. In the presynapses, these GTP-ases control the recycling of synaptic vesicles influencing the size of the ready-releasable pool and the release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals, whereas in the postsynapses, they are involved in AMPA-receptor trafficking to and from postsynaptic densities, supporting excitatory synaptic plasticity, and consequently learning and memory formation. In agreement with these relevant roles, an important number of neurological disorders are associated with mutations and/or dysfunction of these GTP-ases. Along the present review we discuss the importance of DSPs at synapses and their implication in different neuropathological contexts.
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- Jorge Arriagada-Diaz
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.,Programa de Magister en Ciencias, mención Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.,Programa de Magister en Ciencias, mención Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.,Centro de Neurología Traslacional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.,Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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Park SJ, Park H, Kim MG, Zhang S, Park SE, Kim S, Chung C. Inositol Pyrophosphate Metabolism Regulates Presynaptic Vesicle Cycling at Central Synapses. iScience 2020; 23:101000. [PMID: 32252022 PMCID: PMC7132149 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The coordination of synaptic vesicle exocytosis and endocytosis supports neurotransmitter release from presynaptic terminals. Although inositol pyrophosphates, such as 5-diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (5-IP7), are versatile signaling metabolites in many biological events, physiological actions of 5-IP7 on synaptic membrane vesicle trafficking remain unclear. Here, we investigated the role of 5-IP7 in synaptic transmission in hippocampal brain slices from inositol hexakisphosphate kinase 1 (Ip6k1)-knockout mice. We found that presynaptic release probability was significantly increased in Ip6k1-knockout neurons, implying enhanced activity-dependent synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Expression of wild-type but not catalytically inactive IP6K1 in the Ip6k1-knockout hippocampus restored the altered presynaptic release probability. Moreover, Ip6k1-knockout neurons were insensitive to folimycin, a vacuolar ATPase inhibitor, and dynasore, a dynamin inhibitor, suggesting marked impairment in synaptic endocytosis during exocytosis. Our findings collectively establish that IP6K1 and its product, 5-IP7, act as key physiological determinants for inhibition of presynaptic vesicle exocytosis and stimulation of endocytosis at central synapses.
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- Seung Ju Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea; KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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Dong Z, Chen W, Chen C, Wang H, Cui W, Tan Z, Robinson H, Gao N, Luo B, Zhang L, Zhao K, Xiong WC, Mei L. CUL3 Deficiency Causes Social Deficits and Anxiety-like Behaviors by Impairing Excitation-Inhibition Balance through the Promotion of Cap-Dependent Translation. Neuron 2020; 105:475-490.e6. [PMID: 31780330 PMCID: PMC7007399 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with symptoms including social deficits, anxiety, and communication difficulties. However, ASD pathogenic mechanisms are poorly understood. Mutations of CUL3, which encodes Cullin 3 (CUL3), a component of an E3 ligase complex, are thought of as risk factors for ASD and schizophrenia (SCZ). CUL3 is abundant in the brain, yet little is known of its function. Here, we show that CUL3 is critical for neurodevelopment. CUL3-deficient mice exhibited social deficits and anxiety-like behaviors with enhanced glutamatergic transmission and neuronal excitability. Proteomic analysis revealed eIF4G1, a protein for Cap-dependent translation, as a potential target of CUL3. ASD-associated cellular and behavioral deficits could be rescued by pharmacological inhibition of the eIF4G1 function and chemogenetic inhibition of neuronal activity. Thus, CUL3 is critical to neural development, neurotransmission, and excitation-inhibition (E-I) balance. Our study provides novel insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms of ASD and SCZ.
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- Zhaoqi Dong
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- The Laboratory of Vector Biology and Control, College of Engineering, Beijing Normal University (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519085, China
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Prion acute synaptotoxicity is largely driven by protease-resistant PrPSc species. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1007214. [PMID: 30089152 PMCID: PMC6101418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Although misfolding of normal prion protein (PrPC) into abnormal conformers (PrPSc) is critical for prion disease pathogenesis our current understanding of the underlying molecular pathophysiology is rudimentary. Exploiting an electrophysiology paradigm, herein we report that at least modestly proteinase K (PK)-resistant PrPSc (PrPres) species are acutely synaptotoxic. Brief exposure to ex vivo PrPSc from two mouse-adapted prion strains (M1000 and MU02) prepared as crude brain homogenates (cM1000 and cMU02) and cell lysates from chronically M1000-infected RK13 cells (MoRK13-Inf) caused significant impairment of hippocampal CA1 region long-term potentiation (LTP), with the LTP disruption approximating that reported during the evolution of murine prion disease. Proof of PrPSc (especially PrPres) species as the synaptotoxic agent was demonstrated by: significant rescue of LTP following selective immuno-depletion of total PrP from cM1000 (dM1000); modestly PK-treated cM1000 (PK+M1000) retaining full synaptotoxicity; and restoration of the LTP impairment when employing reconstituted, PK-eluted, immuno-precipitated M1000 preparations (PK+IP-M1000). Additional detailed electrophysiological analyses exemplified by impairment of post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) suggest possible heightened pre-synaptic vulnerability to the acute synaptotoxicity. This dysfunction correlated with cumulative insufficiency of replenishment of the readily releasable pool (RRP) of vesicles during repeated high-frequency stimulation utilised for induction of LTP. Broadly comparable results with LTP and PTP impairment were obtained utilizing hippocampal slices from PrPC knockout (PrPo/o) mice, with cM1000 serial dilution assessments revealing similar sensitivity of PrPo/o and wild type (WT) slices. Size fractionation chromatography demonstrated that synaptotoxic PrP correlated with PK-resistant species >100kDa, consistent with multimeric PrPSc, with levels of these species >6 ng/ml appearing sufficient to induce synaptic dysfunction. Biochemical analyses of hippocampal slices manifesting acute synaptotoxicity demonstrated reduced levels of multiple key synaptic proteins, albeit with noteworthy differences in PrPo/o slices, while such changes were absent in hippocampi demonstrating rescued LTP through treatment with dM1000. Our findings offer important new mechanistic insights into the synaptic impairment underlying prion disease, enhancing prospects for development of targeted effective therapies. Misfolding of the normal prion protein (PrPC) into disease-associated conformations (PrPSc) is the critical initiating step for prion diseases. Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, progressive failure of brain synapses is considered a primary deleterious event underpinning prion disease evolution. Our current understanding of the underlying mechanisms associated with synaptic failure is rudimentary contributing to difficulties in developing effective treatments. Herein we report the use of an electrophysiology paradigm that allowed us to demonstrate that at least modestly proteinase K (PK)-resistant PrPSc species from two mouse-adapted prion strains (M1000 and MU02) are directly synaptotoxic causing significant acute impairment of hippocampal CA1 region long-term potentiation (LTP). Of note, the LTP disruption approximated that reported in prion animal models. Additional detailed analyses provided novel pathophysiological insights suggesting possible heightened pre-synaptic vulnerability to the acute synaptotoxicity through impairment of replenishment of the readily releasable pool of neurotransmitter vesicles, while biochemical analyses demonstrated reduced levels of multiple key pre-and post-synaptic proteins. Broadly similar acute synaptic dysfunction and dose-response susceptibility were observed in slices from mice not expressing PrPC albeit with minor but noteworthy differences in electrophysiological and biochemical findings. Our study offers important new mechanistic insights into the synaptic impairment underlying prion disease, enhancing prospects for development effective therapies.
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Grünewald B, Lange MD, Werner C, O'Leary A, Weishaupt A, Popp S, Pearce DA, Wiendl H, Reif A, Pape HC, Toyka KV, Sommer C, Geis C. Defective synaptic transmission causes disease signs in a mouse model of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. eLife 2017; 6:28685. [PMID: 29135436 PMCID: PMC5724993 DOI: 10.7554/elife.28685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL or Batten disease) caused by mutations in the CLN3 gene is the most prevalent inherited neurodegenerative disease in childhood resulting in widespread central nervous system dysfunction and premature death. The consequences of CLN3 mutation on the progression of the disease, on neuronal transmission, and on central nervous network dysfunction are poorly understood. We used Cln3 knockout (Cln3Δex1-6) mice and found increased anxiety-related behavior and impaired aversive learning as well as markedly affected motor function including disordered coordination. Patch-clamp and loose-patch recordings revealed severely affected inhibitory and excitatory synaptic transmission in the amygdala, hippocampus, and cerebellar networks. Changes in presynaptic release properties may result from dysfunction of CLN3 protein. Furthermore, loss of calbindin, neuropeptide Y, parvalbumin, and GAD65-positive interneurons in central networks collectively support the hypothesis that degeneration of GABAergic interneurons may be the cause of supraspinal GABAergic disinhibition.
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- Benedikt Grünewald
- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Integrated Research and Treatment Center-Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology I, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Hans-Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Integrated Research and Treatment Center-Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Dynamin 1- and 3-Mediated Endocytosis Is Essential for the Development of a Large Central Synapse In Vivo. J Neurosci 2017; 36:6097-115. [PMID: 27251629 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3804-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED Dynamin is a large GTPase crucial for endocytosis and sustained neurotransmission, but its role in synapse development in the mammalian brain has received little attention. We addressed this question using the calyx of Held (CH), a large nerve terminal in the auditory brainstem in mice. Tissue-specific ablation of different dynamin isoforms bypasses the early lethality of conventional knock-outs and allows us to examine CH development in a native brain circuit. Individual gene deletion of dynamin 1, a primary dynamin isoform in neurons, as well as dynamin 2 and 3, did not affect CH development. However, combined tissue-specific knock-out of both dynamin 1 and 3 (cDKO) severely impaired CH formation and growth during the first postnatal week, and the phenotypes were exacerbated by further additive conditional knock-out of dynamin 2. The developmental defect of CH in cDKO first became evident on postnatal day 3 (P3), a time point when CH forms and grows abruptly. This is followed by a progressive loss of postsynaptic neurons and increased glial infiltration late in development. However, early CH synaptogenesis before protocalyx formation was not altered in cDKO. Functional maturation of synaptic transmission in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body in cDKO was impeded during development and accompanied by an increase in the membrane excitability of medial nucleus of the trapezoid body neurons. This study provides compelling genetic evidence that CH formation requires dynamin 1- and 3-mediated endocytosis in vivo, indicating a critical role of dynamin in synaptic development, maturation, and subsequent maintenance in the mammalian brain. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Synaptic development has been increasingly implicated in numerous brain disorders. Dynamin plays a crucial role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and synaptic transmission at nerve terminals, but its potential role in synaptic development in the native brain circuitry is unclear. Using the calyx of Held, a giant nerve terminal in the mouse brainstem, we evaluated the role of dynamin in this process by using tissue-specific knock-out (KO) of three different dynamin isoforms (dynamin 1, 2, and 3) individually and in combination. Our data demonstrated that dynamin is required for the formation, functional maturation, and subsequent survival of the calyx of Held. This study highlights the important role of dynamin-mediated endocytosis in the development of central synapses in the mammalian brain.
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Agoglia AE, Holstein SE, Small AT, Spanos M, Burrus BM, Hodge CW. Comparison of the adolescent and adult mouse prefrontal cortex proteome. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178391. [PMID: 28570644 PMCID: PMC5453624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by unique behavioral phenotypes (increased novelty seeking, risk taking, sociability and impulsivity) and increased risk for destructive behaviors, impaired decision making and psychiatric illness. Adaptive and maladaptive adolescent traits have been associated with development of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain region that mediates regulatory control of behavior. However, the molecular changes that underlie brain development and behavioral vulnerability have not been fully characterized. Using high-throughput 2D DIGE spot profiling with identification by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, we identified 62 spots in the PFC that exhibited age-dependent differences in expression. Identified proteins were associated with diverse cellular functions, including intracellular signaling, synaptic plasticity, cellular organization and metabolism. Separate Western blot analyses confirmed age-related changes in DPYSL2, DNM1, STXBP1 and CFL1 in the mPFC and expanded these findings to the dorsal striatum, nucleus accumbens, motor cortex, amygdala and ventral tegmental area. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) identified functional interaction networks enriched with proteins identified in the proteomics screen, linking age-related alterations in protein expression to cellular assembly and development, cell signaling and behavior, and psychiatric illness. These results provide insight into potential molecular components of adolescent cortical development, implicating structural processes that begin during embryonic development as well as plastic adaptations in signaling that may work in concert to bring the cortex, and other brain regions, into maturity.
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- Abigail E. Agoglia
- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Curriculum in Neurobiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Curriculum in Neurobiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Xie Z, Long J, Liu J, Chai Z, Kang X, Wang C. Molecular Mechanisms for the Coupling of Endocytosis to Exocytosis in Neurons. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:47. [PMID: 28348516 PMCID: PMC5346583 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neuronal communication and brain function mainly depend on the fundamental biological events of neurotransmission, including the exocytosis of presynaptic vesicles (SVs) for neurotransmitter release and the subsequent endocytosis for SV retrieval. Neurotransmitters are released through the Ca2+- and SNARE-dependent fusion of SVs with the presynaptic plasma membrane. Following exocytosis, endocytosis occurs immediately to retrieve SV membrane and fusion machinery for local recycling and thus maintain the homeostasis of synaptic structure and sustained neurotransmission. Apart from the general endocytic machinery, recent studies have also revealed the involvement of SNARE proteins (synaptobrevin, SNAP25 and syntaxin), synaptophysin, Ca2+/calmodulin, and members of the synaptotagmin protein family (Syt1, Syt4, Syt7 and Syt11) in the balance and tight coupling of exo-endocytosis in neurons. Here, we provide an overview of recent progress in understanding how these neuron-specific adaptors coordinate to ensure precise and efficient endocytosis during neurotransmission.
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- Zhenli Xie
- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking UniversityBeijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking UniversityBeijing, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking UniversityBeijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking UniversityBeijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking UniversityBeijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking UniversityBeijing, China; College of Life Sciences, Liaocheng UniversityLiaocheng, China; Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education of China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical UniversityLuzhou, China
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- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking UniversityBeijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Molecular Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking UniversityBeijing, China
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Romani P, Papi A, Ignesti M, Soccolini G, Hsu T, Gargiulo G, Spisni E, Cavaliere V. Dynamin controls extracellular level of Awd/Nme1 metastasis suppressor protein. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2016; 389:1171-1182. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-016-1268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kim JY, Kim N, Zheng Z, Lee JE, Yenari MA. 70-kDa Heat Shock Protein Downregulates Dynamin in Experimental Stroke: A New Therapeutic Target? Stroke 2016; 47:2103-11. [PMID: 27387989 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.012763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The 70-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp70) protects brain cells in models of cerebral ischemia. Proteomic screening of mice subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion identified dynamin as a major downregulated protein in Hsp70-overexpressing mice (Hsp70 transgenic mice). Dynamin-1 is expressed in neurons and participates in neurotransmission, but also transports the death receptor Fas to the cell surface, where it can be bound by its ligand and lead to apoptosis. METHODS Mice were subjected to distal middle cerebral artery occlusion. Neuro-2a cells were subjected to oxygen glucose deprivation. Hsp70 transgenic and Hsp70-deficient (Hsp70 knockout) mice were compared with wild-type mice for histological and behavioral outcomes. Some mice and neuro-2a cell cultures were given dynasore, a dynamin inhibitor. RESULTS Hsp70 transgenic mice had better outcomes, whereas Hsp70 knockout mice had worse outcomes compared with wild-type mice. This correlated with decreased and increased dynamin expression, respectively. Dynamin colocalized to neurons and Fas, with higher Fas levels and increased caspase-8 expression. Hsp70 induction in neuro-2a cells was protected from oxygen glucose deprivation, while downregulating dynamin and Fas expression. Further, dynamin inhibition was found to be neuroprotective. CONCLUSIONS Dynamin may facilitate Fas-mediated apoptotic death in the brain, and Hsp70 may protect by preventing this trafficking. Dynamin should be explored as a new therapeutic target for neuroprotection.
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- Jong Youl Kim
- From the Department of Neurology, UCSF and the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA (J.Y.K., N.K., Z.Z., M.A.Y.); and Department of Anatomy, BK21 Plus Project for Medical Science and Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK (J.E.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, UCSF and the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA (J.Y.K., N.K., Z.Z., M.A.Y.); and Department of Anatomy, BK21 Plus Project for Medical Science and Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK (J.E.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, UCSF and the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA (J.Y.K., N.K., Z.Z., M.A.Y.); and Department of Anatomy, BK21 Plus Project for Medical Science and Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK (J.E.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, UCSF and the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA (J.Y.K., N.K., Z.Z., M.A.Y.); and Department of Anatomy, BK21 Plus Project for Medical Science and Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK (J.E.L.)
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- From the Department of Neurology, UCSF and the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center, CA (J.Y.K., N.K., Z.Z., M.A.Y.); and Department of Anatomy, BK21 Plus Project for Medical Science and Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK (J.E.L.).
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Mahapatra S, Lou X. Dynamin-1 deletion enhances post-tetanic potentiation and quantal size after tetanic stimulation at the calyx of Held. J Physiol 2016; 595:193-206. [PMID: 27229184 DOI: 10.1113/jp271937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS Post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) is attributed mainly to an increase in release probability (Pr ) and/or readily-releasable pool (RRP) in many synapses, but the role of endocytosis in PTP is unknown. Using the calyx of Held synapse from tissue-specific dynamin-1 knockout (cKO) mice (P16-20), we report that cKO synapses show enhanced PTP compared to control. We found significant increases in both spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (spEPSC) amplitude and RRP size (estimated by a train of 30 APs at 100 Hz) in cKO over control during PTP. Actin depolymerization blocks the increase in spEPSC amplitude in both control and cKO, and it abolishes the enhancement of PTP in cKO. PTP is sensitive to the PKC inhibitor GF109203X in both control and cKO. We conclude that an activity-dependent quantal size increase contributes to the enhancement of PTP in cKO over control and an altered endocytosis affects short-term plasticity through quantal size changes. ABSTRACT High-frequency stimulation leads to post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) at many types of synapses. Previous studies suggest that PTP results primarily from a protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent increase in release probability (Pr ) and/or readily-releasable pool (RRP) of synaptic vesicles (SVs), but the role of SV endocytosis in PTP is unknown. Using the mature calyx of Held (P16-20), we report that tissue-specific ablation of dynamin-1 (cKO), an endocytic protein crucial for SV regeneration, enhances PTP in cKO over control. To explore the mechanism of this enhancement, we estimated the changes in paired-pulse ratios (PPRs) and RRP size during PTP. RRP was estimated by the back-extrapolation of cumulative EPSC amplitudes during a train of 30 action potentials at 100 Hz (termed RRPtrain ). We found an increase in RRPtrain during PTP in both control and cKO, but no significant changes in the PPR. Moreover, the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (spEPSCs) increased during PTP in both control and cKO; however, the spEPSC amplitude in cKO during PTP was significantly larger than in control. Actin depolymerization reagent latrunculin-B (Lat-B) abolished the activity-dependent increase in spEPSC amplitude in both control and cKO, but selectively blocked the enhancement of PTP in cKO, without affecting PTP in control. PKC inhibitor GF109203X nearly abolished PTP in both control and cKO. These data suggest that the quantal size increase contributes to the enhancement of PTP in dynamin-1 cKO, and this change depends on strong synaptic activity and actin polymerization.
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- Satyajit Mahapatra
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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Tissue-specific dynamin-1 deletion at the calyx of Held decreases short-term depression through a mechanism distinct from vesicle resupply. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E3150-8. [PMID: 27185948 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1520937113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Dynamin is a large GTPase with a crucial role in synaptic vesicle regeneration. Acute dynamin inhibition impairs neurotransmitter release, in agreement with the protein's established role in vesicle resupply. Here, using tissue-specific dynamin-1 knockout [conditional knockout (cKO)] mice at a fast central synapse that releases neurotransmitter at high rates, we report that dynamin-1 deletion unexpectedly leads to enhanced steady-state neurotransmission and consequently less synaptic depression during brief periods of high-frequency stimulation. These changes are also accompanied by increased transmission failures. Interestingly, synaptic vesicle resupply and several other synaptic properties remain intact, including basal neurotransmission, presynaptic Ca(2+) influx, initial release probability, and postsynaptic receptor saturation and desensitization. However, acute application of Latrunculin B, a reagent known to induce actin depolymerization and impair bulk and ultrafast endocytosis, has a stronger effect on steady-state depression in cKO than in control and brings the depression down to a control level. The slow phase of presynaptic capacitance decay following strong stimulation is impaired in cKO; the rapid capacitance changes immediately after strong depolarization are also different between control and cKO and sensitive to Latrunculin B. These data raise the possibility that, in addition to its established function in regenerating synaptic vesicles, the endocytosis protein dynamin-1 may have an impact on short-term synaptic depression. This role comes into play primarily during brief high-frequency stimulation.
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Ubiquitin-Synaptobrevin Fusion Protein Causes Degeneration of Presynaptic Motor Terminals in Mice. J Neurosci 2015; 35:11514-31. [PMID: 26290230 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5288-14.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Protein aggregates containing ubiquitin (Ub) are commonly observed in neurodegenerative disorders, implicating the involvement of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) in their pathogenesis. Here, we aimed to generate a mouse model for monitoring UPS function using a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-based substrate that carries a "noncleavable" N-terminal ubiquitin moiety (Ub(G76V)). We engineered transgenic mice expressing a fusion protein, consisting of the following: (1) Ub(G76V), GFP, and a synaptic vesicle protein synaptobrevin-2 (Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2); (2) GFP-Syb2; or (3) Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syntaxin1, all under the control of a neuron-specific Thy-1 promoter. As expected, Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2, GFP-Syb2, and Ub(G76V)-GFP-Sytaxin1 were highly expressed in neurons, such as motoneurons and motor nerve terminals of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Surprisingly, Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2 mice developed progressive adult-onset degeneration of motor nerve terminals, whereas GFP-Syb2 and Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syntaxin1 mice were normal. The degeneration of nerve terminals in Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2 mice was preceded by a progressive impairment of synaptic transmission at the NMJs. Biochemical analyses demonstrated that Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2 interacted with SNAP-25 and Syntaxin1, the SNARE partners of synaptobrevin. Ultrastructural analyses revealed a marked reduction in synaptic vesicle density, accompanying an accumulation of tubulovesicular structures at presynaptic nerve terminals. These morphological defects were largely restricted to motor nerve terminals, as the ultrastructure of motoneuron somata appeared to be normal at the stages when synaptic nerve terminals degenerated. Furthermore, synaptic vesicle endocytosis and membrane trafficking were impaired in Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2 mice. These findings indicate that Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2 may compete with endogenous synaptobrevin, acting as a gain-of-function mutation that impedes SNARE function, resulting in the depletion of synaptic vesicles and degeneration of the nerve terminals. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Degeneration of motor nerve terminals occurs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients as well as in mouse models of ALS, leading to progressive paralysis. What causes a motor nerve terminal to degenerate remains unknown. Here we report on transgenic mice expressing a ubiquitinated synaptic vesicle protein (Ub(G76V)-GFP-Syb2) that develop progressive degeneration of motor nerve terminals. These mice may serve as a model for further elucidating the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of presynaptic nerve terminal degeneration.
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Fan F, Ji C, Wu Y, Ferguson SM, Tamarina N, Philipson LH, Lou X. Dynamin 2 regulates biphasic insulin secretion and plasma glucose homeostasis. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:4026-41. [PMID: 26413867 DOI: 10.1172/jci80652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Alterations in insulin granule exocytosis and endocytosis are paramount to pancreatic β cell dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. Here, using temporally controlled gene ablation specifically in β cells in mice, we identified an essential role of dynamin 2 GTPase in preserving normal biphasic insulin secretion and blood glucose homeostasis. Dynamin 2 deletion in β cells caused glucose intolerance and substantial reduction of the second phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS); however, mutant β cells still maintained abundant insulin granules, with no signs of cell surface expansion. Compared with control β cells, real-time capacitance measurements demonstrated that exocytosis-endocytosis coupling was less efficient but not abolished; clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) was severely impaired at the step of membrane fission, which resulted in accumulation of clathrin-coated endocytic intermediates on the plasma membrane. Moreover, dynamin 2 ablation in β cells led to striking reorganization and enhancement of actin filaments, and insulin granule recruitment and mobilization were impaired at the later stage of GSIS. Together, our results demonstrate that dynamin 2 regulates insulin secretory capacity and dynamics in vivo through a mechanism depending on CME and F-actin remodeling. Moreover, this study indicates a potential pathophysiological link between endocytosis and diabetes mellitus.
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Cheng J, Xiong Z, Duffney LJ, Wei J, Liu A, Liu S, Chen GJ, Yan Z. Methylphenidate exerts dose-dependent effects on glutamate receptors and behaviors. Biol Psychiatry 2014; 76:953-62. [PMID: 24832867 PMCID: PMC4194277 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Methylphenidate (MPH), a psychostimulant drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, produces the effects of increasing alertness and improving attention. However, misuse of MPH has been associated with an increased risk of aggression and psychosis. We sought to determine the molecular mechanism underlying the complex actions of MPH. METHODS Adolescent (4-week-old) rats were given one injection of MPH at different doses. The impact of MPH on glutamatergic signaling in pyramidal neurons of prefrontal cortex was measured. Behavioral changes induced by MPH were also examined in parallel. RESULTS Administration of low-dose (.5 mg/kg) MPH selectively potentiated N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) via adrenergic receptor activation, whereas high-dose (10 mg/kg) MPH suppressed both NMDAR-mediated and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptor-mediated EPSCs. The dual effects of MPH on EPSCs were associated with bidirectional changes in the surface level of glutamate receptor subunits. Behavioral tests also indicated that low-dose MPH facilitated prefrontal cortex-mediated temporal order recognition memory and attention. Animals injected with high-dose MPH exhibited significantly elevated locomotive activity. Inhibiting the function of synaptosomal-associated protein 25, a key SNARE protein involved in NMDAR exocytosis, blocked the increase of NMDAR-mediated EPSCs by low-dose MPH. In animals exposed to repeated stress, administration of low-dose MPH effectively restored NMDAR function and temporal order recognition memory via a mechanism dependent on synaptosomal-associated protein 25. CONCLUSIONS These results provide a potential mechanism underlying the cognitive-enhancing effects of low-dose MPH as well as the psychosis-inducing effects of high-dose MPH.
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- Jia Cheng
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA,Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York; Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Synaptic vesicle recycling is one of the best-studied cellular pathways. Many of the proteins involved are known, and their interactions are becoming increasingly clear. However, as for many other pathways, it is still difficult to understand synaptic vesicle recycling as a whole. While it is generally possible to point out how synaptic reactions take place, it is not always easy to understand what triggers or controls them. Also, it is often difficult to understand how the availability of the reaction partners is controlled: how the reaction partners manage to find each other in the right place, at the right time. I present here an overview of synaptic vesicle recycling, discussing the mechanisms that trigger different reactions, and those that ensure the availability of reaction partners. A central argument is that synaptic vesicles bind soluble cofactor proteins, with low affinity, and thus control their availability in the synapse, forming a buffer for cofactor proteins. The availability of cofactor proteins, in turn, regulates the different synaptic reactions. Similar mechanisms, in which one of the reaction partners buffers another, may apply to many other processes, from the biogenesis to the degradation of the synaptic vesicle.
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- Silvio O Rizzoli
- Department of Neuro- and Sensory Physiology, University Medical Center Göttingen European Neuroscience Institute, Göttingen, Germany
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Samasilp P, Lopin K, Chan SA, Ramachandran R, Smith C. Syndapin 3 modulates fusion pore expansion in mouse neuroendocrine chromaffin cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 306:C831-43. [PMID: 24500282 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00291.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Adrenal neuroendocrine chromaffin cells receive excitatory synaptic input from the sympathetic nervous system and secrete hormones into the peripheral circulation. Under basal sympathetic tone, modest amounts of freely soluble catecholamine are selectively released through a restricted fusion pore formed between the secretory granule and the plasma membrane. Upon activation of the sympathoadrenal stress reflex, elevated stimulation drives fusion pore expansion, resulting in increased catecholamine secretion and facilitating release of copackaged peptide hormones. Thus regulated expansion of the secretory fusion pore is a control point for differential hormone release of the sympathoadrenal stress response. Previous work has shown that syndapin 1 deletion alters transmitter release and that the dynamin 1-syndapin 1 interaction is necessary for coupled endocytosis in neurons. Dynamin has also been shown to be involved in regulation of fusion pore expansion in neuroendocrine chromaffin cells through an activity-dependent association with syndapin. However, it is not known which syndapin isoform(s) contributes to pore dynamics in neuroendocrine cells. Nor is it known at what stage of the secretion process dynamin and syndapin associate to modulate pore expansion. Here we investigate the expression and localization of syndapin isoforms and determine which are involved in mediating fusion pore expansion. We show that all syndapin isoforms are expressed in the adrenal medulla. Mutation of the SH3 dynamin-binding domain of all syndapin isoforms shows that fusion pore expansion and catecholamine release are limited specifically by mutation of syndapin 3. The mutation also disrupts targeting of syndapin 3 to the cell periphery. Syndapin 3 exists in a persistent colocalized state with dynamin 1.
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- Prattana Samasilp
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and
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Oline SN, Burger RM. Short-term synaptic depression is topographically distributed in the cochlear nucleus of the chicken. J Neurosci 2014; 34:1314-24. [PMID: 24453322 PMCID: PMC3898291 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3073-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In the auditory system, sounds are processed in parallel frequency-tuned circuits, beginning in the cochlea. Activity of auditory nerve fibers reflects this frequency-specific topographic pattern, known as tonotopy, and imparts frequency tuning onto their postsynaptic target neurons in the cochlear nucleus. In birds, cochlear nucleus magnocellularis (NM) neurons encode the temporal properties of acoustic stimuli by "locking" discharges to a particular phase of the input signal. Physiological specializations exist in gradients corresponding to the tonotopic axis in NM that reflect the characteristic frequency (CF) of their auditory nerve fiber inputs. One feature of NM neurons that has not been investigated across the tonotopic axis is short-term synaptic plasticity. NM offers a rather homogeneous population of neurons with a distinct topographical distribution of synaptic properties that is ideal for the investigation of specialized synaptic plasticity. Here we demonstrate for the first time that short-term synaptic depression (STD) is expressed topographically, where unitary high CF synapses are more robust with repeated stimulation. Correspondingly, high CF synapses drive spiking more reliably than their low CF counterparts. We show that postsynaptic AMPA receptor desensitization does not contribute to the observed difference in STD. Further, rate of recovery from depression, a presynaptic property, does not differ tonotopically. Rather, we show that another presynaptic feature, readily releasable pool (RRP) size, is tonotopically distributed and inversely correlated with vesicle release probability. Mathematical model results demonstrate that these properties of vesicle dynamics are sufficient to explain the observed tonotopic distribution of STD.
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- Stefan N. Oline
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
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Hua Y, Woehler A, Kahms M, Haucke V, Neher E, Klingauf J. Blocking endocytosis enhances short-term synaptic depression under conditions of normal availability of vesicles. Neuron 2014; 80:343-9. [PMID: 24139039 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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It is commonly thought that clathrin-mediated endocytosis is the rate-limiting step of synaptic transmission in small CNS boutons with limited capacity for synaptic vesicles, causing short-term depression during high rates of synaptic transmission. Here, we show by analyzing synaptopHluorin fluorescence that 200 action potentials evoke the same cumulative amount of vesicle fusion, irrespective of the frequency of stimulation (5-40 Hz), implying the absence of vesicle reuse, since the method used (alkaline-trapping) measures only first-round exocytosis. After blocking all slow or specifically clathrin-mediated endocytosis, however, the same stimulation patterns cause a rapid stimulation-frequency-dependent release depression. This form of depression does not reflect insufficient vesicle supply, but appears to be the result of slow clearance of vesicular components from the release site. Our findings uncover an important yet overlooked role of endocytic proteins for release site clearance in addition to their well-characterized role in endocytosis itself.
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- Yunfeng Hua
- Department of Membrane Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Cellular Biophysics, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Bourne JN, Chirillo MA, Harris KM. Presynaptic ultrastructural plasticity along CA3→CA1 axons during long-term potentiation in mature hippocampus. J Comp Neurol 2013; 521:3898-912. [PMID: 23784793 PMCID: PMC3838200 DOI: 10.1002/cne.23384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In area CA1 of the mature hippocampus, synaptogenesis occurs within 30 minutes after the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP); however, by 2 hours many small dendritic spines are lost, and those remaining have larger synapses. Little is known, however, about associated changes in presynaptic vesicles and axonal boutons. Axons in CA1 stratum radiatum were evaluated with 3D reconstructions from serial section electron microscopy at 30 minutes and 2 hours after induction of LTP by theta-burst stimulation (TBS). The frequency of axonal boutons with a single postsynaptic partner was decreased by 33% at 2 hours, corresponding perfectly to the 33% loss specifically of small dendritic spines (head diameters <0.45 μm). Docked vesicles were reduced at 30 minutes and then returned to control levels by 2 hours following induction of LTP. By 2 hours there were fewer small synaptic vesicles overall in the presynaptic vesicle pool. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis was used as a marker of local activity, and axonal boutons containing clathrin-coated pits showed a more pronounced decrease in presynaptic vesicles at both 30 minutes and 2 hours after induction of LTP relative to control values. Putative transport packets, identified as a cluster of less than 10 axonal vesicles occurring between synaptic boutons, were stable at 30 minutes but markedly reduced by 2 hours after the induction of LTP. APV blocked these effects, suggesting that the loss of axonal boutons and presynaptic vesicles was dependent on N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor activation during LTP. These findings show that specific presynaptic ultrastructural changes complement postsynaptic ultrastructural plasticity during LTP.
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- Jennifer N Bourne
- Center for Learning and Memory, Section of Neurobiology, Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 78712; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045
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Recent evidence suggests that endocytosis, not exocytosis, can be rate limiting for neurotransmitter release at excitatory CNS synapses during sustained activity and therefore may be a principal determinant of synaptic fatigue. At low stimulation frequencies, the probability of synaptic release is linked to the probability of synaptic retrieval such that evoked release results in proportional retrieval even for release of single synaptic vesicles. The exact mechanism by which the retrieval rates are coupled to release rates, known as compensatory endocytosis, remains unknown. Here we show that inactivation of presynaptic myosin II (MII) decreases the probability of synaptic retrieval. To be able to differentiate between the presynaptic and postsynaptic functions of MII, we developed a live cell substrate patterning technique to create defined neural circuits composed of small numbers of embryonic mouse hippocampal neurons and physically isolated from the surrounding culture. Acute application of blebbistatin to inactivate MII in circuits strongly inhibited evoked release but not spontaneous release. In circuits incorporating both control and MIIB knock-out cells, loss of presynaptic MIIB function correlated with a large decrease in the amplitude of evoked release. Using activity-dependent markers FM1-43 and horseradish peroxidase, we found that MII inactivation greatly slowed vesicular replenishment of the recycling pool but did not impede synaptic release. These results indicate that MII-driven tension or actin dynamics regulate the major pathway for synaptic vesicle retrieval. Changes in retrieval rates determine the size of the recycling pool. The resulting effect on release rates, in turn, brings about changes in synaptic strength.
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Regulation of glutamate receptor internalization by the spine cytoskeleton is mediated by its PKA-dependent association with CPG2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E4548-56. [PMID: 24191017 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1318860110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A key neuronal mechanism for adjusting excitatory synaptic strength is clathrin-mediated endocytosis of postsynaptic glutamate receptors (GluRs). The actin cytoskeleton is critical for clathrin-mediated endocytosis, yet we lack a mechanistic understanding of its interaction with the endocytic process and how it may be regulated. Here we show that F-actin in dendritic spines physically binds the synaptic nuclear envelope 1 gene product candidate plasticity gene 2 (CPG2) in a PKA-dependent manner, and that this association is required for synaptic GluR internalization. Mutating two PKA sites on CPG2 disrupts its cytoskeletal association, attenuating GluR endocytosis and affecting the efficacy of synaptic transmission in vivo. These results identify CPG2 as an F-actin binding partner that functionally mediates interaction of the spine cytoskeleton with postsynaptic endocytosis. Further, the regulation of CPG2/F-actin association by PKA provides a gateway for cellular control of synaptic receptor internalization through second messenger signaling pathways. Recent identification of human synaptic nuclear envelope 1 as a risk locus for bipolar disorder suggests that CPG2 could play a role in synaptic dysfunction underlying neuropsychiatric disease.
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Park RJ, Shen H, Liu L, Liu X, Ferguson SM, De Camilli P. Dynamin triple knockout cells reveal off target effects of commonly used dynamin inhibitors. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:5305-12. [PMID: 24046449 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.138578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dynamin, which is encoded by three genes in mammals, is a GTPase implicated in endocytic membrane fission. Dynamin 1 and 3 are predominantly expressed in brain, whereas dynamin 2 is ubiquitously expressed. With the goal of assessing the impact of the lack of dynamin on cell physiology, we previously generated and characterized dynamin 1 and 2 double knockout (DKO) fibroblasts. These DKO cells were unexpectedly viable in spite of a severe impairment of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. As low-level expression of the dynamin 3 gene in these cells could not be excluded, we have now engineered dynamin 1, 2 and 3 triple KO (TKO) fibroblasts. These cells did not reveal any additional defects beyond what was previously observed in DKO fibroblasts. Surprisingly, although fluid-phase endocytosis and peripheral membrane ruffling were not impaired by the lack of all three dynamins, two structurally similar, widely used dynamin inhibitors, dynasore and Dyngo-4a, robustly inhibited these two processes both in wild-type and TKO cells. Dynamin TKO cells will be useful tools for the further exploration of dynamin-dependent processes and the development of more specific dynamin inhibitors.
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- Ryan J Park
- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Tanifuji S, Funakoshi-Tago M, Ueda F, Kasahara T, Mochida S. Dynamin isoforms decode action potential firing for synaptic vesicle recycling. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:19050-9. [PMID: 23687302 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.445874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Presynaptic nerve terminals must maintain stable neurotransmission via synaptic vesicle membrane recycling despite encountering wide fluctuations in the number and frequency of incoming action potentials (APs). However, the molecular mechanism linking variation in neuronal activity to vesicle trafficking is unknown. Here, we combined genetic knockdown and direct physiological measurements of synaptic transmission from paired neurons to show that three isoforms of dynamin, an essential endocytic protein, work individually to match vesicle reuse pathways, having distinct rate and time constants with physiological AP frequencies. Dynamin 3 resupplied the readily releasable pool with slow kinetics independently of the AP frequency but acted quickly, within 20 ms of the incoming AP. Under high-frequency firing, dynamin 1 regulated recycling to the readily releasable pool with fast kinetics in a slower time window of greater than 50 ms. Dynamin 2 displayed a hybrid response between the other isoforms. Collectively, our findings show how dynamin isoforms select appropriate vesicle reuse pathways associated with specific neuronal firing patterns.
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- Shota Tanifuji
- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, Japan
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Chung C, Raingo J. Vesicle dynamics: how synaptic proteins regulate different modes of neurotransmission. J Neurochem 2013; 126:146-54. [PMID: 23517499 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Central synapses operate neurotransmission in several modes: synchronous/fast neurotransmission (neurotransmitters release is tightly coupled to action potentials and fast), asynchronous neurotransmission (neurotransmitter release is slower and longer lasting), and spontaneous neurotransmission (where small amounts of neurotransmitter are released without being evoked by an action potential). A substantial body of evidence from the past two decades suggests that seemingly identical synaptic vesicles possess distinct propensities to fuse, thus selectively serving different modes of neurotransmission. In efforts to better understand the mechanism(s) underlying the different modes of synaptic transmission, many research groups found that synaptic vesicles used in different modes of neurotransmission differ by a number of synaptic proteins. Synchronous transmission with higher temporal fidelity to stimulation seems to require synaptotagmin 1 and complexin for its Ca²⁺ sensitivity, RIM proteins for closer location of synaptic vesicles (SV) to the voltage operated calcium channels (VGCC), and dynamin for SV retrieval. Asynchronous release does not seem to require functional synaptotagmin 1 as a calcium sensor or complexins, but the activity of dynamin is indispensible for its maintenance. On the other hand, the control of spontaneous neurotransmission remains less clear as deleting a number of essential synaptic proteins does not abolish this type of synaptic vesicle fusion. VGCC distance from the SV seems to have little control on spontaneous transmission, while there is an involvement of functional synaptic proteins including synaptotagmins and complexin. Recently, presynaptic deficits have been proposed to contribute to a number of pathological conditions including cognitive and mental disorders. In this review, we evaluate recent advances in understanding the regulatory mechanisms of synaptic vesicle dynamics and in understanding how different molecular substrates maintain selective modes of neurotransmission. We also highlight the implications of these studies in understanding pathological conditions.
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- ChiHye Chung
- Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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Holloway ZG, Velayos-Baeza A, Howell GJ, Levecque C, Ponnambalam S, Sztul E, Monaco AP. Trafficking of the Menkes copper transporter ATP7A is regulated by clathrin-, AP-2-, AP-1-, and Rab22-dependent steps. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:1735-48, S1-8. [PMID: 23596324 PMCID: PMC3667726 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-08-0625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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ATP7A mediates copper absorption and feeds cuproenzymes in the trans-Golgi network. To regulate copper homeostasis, ATP7A cycles between the TGN and plasma membrane. The roles of clathrin, adaptor complexes, lipid rafts, and Rab22a are assessed in an attempt to decipher the regulatory proteins involved in ATP7A cycling. The transporter ATP7A mediates systemic copper absorption and provides cuproenzymes in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) with copper. To regulate metal homeostasis, ATP7A constitutively cycles between the TGN and plasma membrane (PM). ATP7A trafficking to the PM is elevated in response to increased copper load and is reversed when copper concentrations are lowered. Molecular mechanisms underlying this trafficking are poorly understood. We assess the role of clathrin, adaptor complexes, lipid rafts, and Rab22a in an attempt to decipher the regulatory proteins involved in ATP7A cycling. While RNA interference (RNAi)–mediated depletion of caveolin 1/2 or flotillin had no effect on ATP7A localization, clathrin heavy chain depletion or expression of AP180 dominant-negative mutant not only disrupted clathrin-regulated pathways, but also blocked PM-to-TGN internalization of ATP7A. Depletion of the μ subunits of either adaptor protein-2 (AP-2) or AP-1 using RNAi further provides evidence that both clathrin adaptors are important for trafficking of ATP7A from the PM to the TGN. Expression of the GTP-locked Rab22aQ64L mutant caused fragmentation of TGN membrane domains enriched for ATP7A. These appear to be a subdomain of the mammalian TGN, showing only partial overlap with the TGN marker golgin-97. Of importance, ATP7A remained in the Rab22aQ64L-generated structures after copper treatment and washout, suggesting that forward trafficking out of this compartment was blocked. This study provides evidence that multiple membrane-associated factors, including clathrin, AP-2, AP-1, and Rab22, are regulators of ATP7A trafficking.
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- Zoe G Holloway
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
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Amphiphysin I but not dynamin I nor synaptojanin mRNA expression increased after repeated methamphetamine administration in the rat cerebrum and cerebellum. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2012; 120:1039-52. [PMID: 23224692 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0931-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Dopamine increases/decreases synaptic vesicle recycling and in schizophrenia the proteins/mRNA is decreased. We isolated cDNA clone, similar to amphiphysin 1 (vesicle protein) mRNA from the neocortex of rats injected repeatedly with methamphetamine using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) differential display. This clone is highly homologous to the 3' region of the human amphiphysin gene. PCR extension study using a primer specific for the rat amphiphysin 1 gene and a primer located within the clone revealed that it is the 3' UTR region of the rat amphiphysin 1 gene. Furthermore, in situ hybridization revealed that amphiphysin 1 mRNA is expressed in the cerebrum, medial thalamus, hippocampus and cerebellum. In the cerebellum, amphiphysin mRNA expression was confined to upper granule cell layer. Repeated methamphetamine administration increased amphiphysin I mRNA expression in both anterior part of the cerebrum, and the cerebellum. However, the repeated administration did not alter mRNA expression of the other vesicle proteins, synaptotagmin I, synapsin I, synaptojanin and dynamin I, we conclude that the repeated administration selectively increased amphiphysin 1 mRNA expression. Thus, amphiphysin 1 does not work as synaptic recycling, but it is suggested, as a part of pathogenesis of brain tissue injury (under Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ devoid environment) in repeated methamphetamine-injected states, the gene regulate actin-asssembly, learning, cell stress signaling and cell polarity.
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Neurons can sustain high rates of synaptic transmission without exhausting their supply of synaptic vesicles. This property relies on a highly efficient local endocytic recycling of synaptic vesicle membranes, which can be reused for hundreds, possibly thousands, of exo-endocytic cycles. Morphological, physiological, molecular, and genetic studies over the last four decades have provided insight into the membrane traffic reactions that govern this recycling and its regulation. These studies have shown that synaptic vesicle endocytosis capitalizes on fundamental and general endocytic mechanisms but also involves neuron-specific adaptations of such mechanisms. Thus, investigations of these processes have advanced not only the field of synaptic transmission but also, more generally, the field of endocytosis. This article summarizes current information on synaptic vesicle endocytosis with an emphasis on the underlying molecular mechanisms and with a special focus on clathrin-mediated endocytosis, the predominant pathway of synaptic vesicle protein internalization.
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- Yasunori Saheki
- Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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