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Tröger J, Seemann E, Heintzmann R, Kessels MM, Qualmann B. Spinal Cord Synaptic Plasticity by GlyRβ Release from Receptor Fields and Syndapin I-Dependent Uptake. J Neurosci 2022; 42:6706-6723. [PMID: 35879097 PMCID: PMC9436020 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2060-21.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Glycine receptor-mediated inhibitory neurotransmission is key for spinal cord function. Recent observations suggested that by largely elusive mechanisms also glycinergic synapses display synaptic plasticity. We imaged receptor fields at ultrahigh-resolution at freeze-fractured membranes, tracked surface and internalized glycine receptors (GlyR), and studied differential regulations of GlyRβ interactions with the scaffold protein gephyrin and the F-BAR domain protein syndapin I and thereby reveal key principles of this process. S403 phosphorylation of GlyRβ, known to be triggered by synaptic signaling, caused a decoupling from gephyrin scaffolds but simultaneously promoted association of syndapin I with GlyRβ. In line, kainate treatments used to trigger rearrangements of glycine receptors in murine syndapin I KO spinal cords (mixed sex) showed even more severe receptor field fragmentation than already observed in untreated syndapin I KO spinal cords. Syndapin I deficiency furthermore resulted in more dispersed receptors and increased receptor mobility, also pointing out an important contribution of syndapin I to the organization of GlyRβ fields. Strikingly, syndapin I KO also led to a complete disruption of kainate-induced GlyRβ internalization. Accompanying quantitative ultrahigh-resolution studies in dissociated spinal cord neurons proved that the defects in GlyR internalization observed in syndapin I KO spinal cords are neuron-intrinsic defects caused by syndapin I deficiency. Together, our results unveiled important mechanisms organizing and altering glycine receptor fields during both steady state and particularly also as a consequence of kainate-induced synaptic rearrangement - principles organizing and fine-tuning synaptic efficacy and plasticity of glycinergic synapses in the spinal cord.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Initial observations suggested that also glycinergic synapses, key for spinal cord and brainstem functions, may display some form of synaptic plasticity. Imaging receptor fields at ultrahigh-resolution at freeze-fractured membranes, tracking surface and internalized glycine receptors (GlyR) and studying regulations of GlyRβ interactions, we here reveal key principles of these kainate-inducible adaptations. A switch from gephyrin-mediated receptor scaffolding to syndapin I-mediated GlyRβ scaffolding and internalization allows for modulating synaptic receptor availability. In line, kainate-induced GlyRβ internalization was completely disrupted and GlyRβ receptor fields were distorted by syndapin I KO. These results unveiled important mechanisms during both steady-state and kainate-induced alterations of synaptic GlyR fields, principles underlying synaptic efficacy and plasticity of synapses in the spinal cord.
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- Jessica Tröger
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena 07745, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital/Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena 07743, Germany
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Wagner S, Lee C, Rojas L, Specht CG, Rhee J, Brose N, Papadopoulos T. The α3 subunit of GABA A receptors promotes formation of inhibitory synapses in the absence of collybistin. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100709. [PMID: 33901490 PMCID: PMC8141935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Signaling at nerve cell synapses is a key determinant of proper brain function, and synaptic defects—or synaptopathies—are at the basis of many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Collybistin (CB), a brain-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor, is essential for the formation of γ-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) postsynapses in defined regions of the mammalian forebrain, including the hippocampus and basolateral amygdala. This process depends on a direct interaction of CB with the scaffolding protein gephyrin, which leads to the redistribution of gephyrin into submembranous clusters at nascent inhibitory synapses. Strikingly, synaptic clustering of gephyrin and GABAA type A receptors (GABAARs) in several brain regions, including the cerebral cortex and certain thalamic areas, is unperturbed in CB-deficient mice, indicating that the formation of a substantial subset of inhibitory postsynapses must be controlled by gephyrin-interacting proteins other than CB. Previous studies indicated that the α3 subunit of GABAARs (GABAAR-α3) binds directly and with high affinity to gephyrin. Here, we provide evidence (i) that a homooligomeric GABAAR-α3A343W mutant induces the formation of submembranous gephyrin clusters independently of CB in COS-7 cells, (ii) that gephyrin clustering is unaltered in the neuronal subpopulations endogenously expressing the GABAAR-α3 in CB-deficient brains, and (iii) that exogenous expression of GABAAR-α3 partially rescues impaired gephyrin clustering in CB-deficient hippocampal neurons. Our results identify an important role of GABAAR-α3 in promoting gephyrin-mediated and CB-independent formation of inhibitory postsynapses.
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- Sven Wagner
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Diseases and Hormones of the Nervous System (DHNS), Inserm U1195, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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Long-term potentiation of glycinergic synapses by semi-natural stimulation patterns during tonotopic map refinement. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16899. [PMID: 33037263 PMCID: PMC7547119 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Before the onset of hearing, cochlea-generated patterns of spontaneous spike activity drive the maturation of central auditory circuits. In the glycinergic sound localization pathway from the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) to the lateral superior olive (LSO) this spontaneous activity guides the strengthening and silencing of synapses which underlies tonotopic map refinement. However, the mechanisms by which patterned activity regulates synaptic refinement in the MNTB-LSO pathway are still poorly understood. To address this question, we recorded from LSO neurons in slices from prehearing mice while stimulating MNTB afferents with stimulation patterns that mimicked those present in vivo. We found that these semi-natural stimulation patterns reliably elicited a novel form of long-term potentiation (LTP) of MNTB-LSO synapses. Stimulation patterns that lacked the characteristic high-frequency (200 Hz) component of prehearing spike activity failed to elicit potentiation. LTP was calcium dependent, required the activation of both g-protein coupled GABAB and metabotropic glutamate receptors and involved an increase in postsynaptic glycine receptor-mediated currents. Our results provide a possible mechanism linking spontaneous spike bursts to tonotopic map refinement and further highlight the importance of the co-release of GABA and glutamate from immature glycinergic MNTB terminals.
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D'Alessandro R, Meldolesi J. News about non-secretory exocytosis: mechanisms, properties, and functions. J Mol Cell Biol 2020; 11:736-746. [PMID: 30605539 PMCID: PMC6821209 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjy084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The fusion by exocytosis of many vesicles to the plasma membrane induces the discharge to the extracellular space of their abundant luminal cargoes. Other exocytic vesicles, however, do not contain cargoes, and thus, their fusion is not followed by secretion. Therefore, two distinct processes of exocytosis exist, one secretory and the other non-secretory. The present review deals with the knowledge of non-secretory exocytosis developed during recent years. Among such developments are the dual generation of the exocytic vesicles, initially released either from the trans-Golgi network or by endocytosis; their traffic with activation of receptors, channels, pumps, and transporters; the identification of their tethering and soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor complexes that govern membrane fusions; the growth of axons and the membrane repair. Examples of potential relevance of these processes for pathology and medicine are also reported. The developments presented here offer interesting chances for future progress in the field.
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- Scientific Institute San Raffaele and Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, Milan, Italy
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Zhang ZY, Bai HH, Guo Z, Li HL, He YT, Duan XL, Suo ZW, Yang X, He YX, Hu XD. mGluR5/ERK signaling regulated the phosphorylation and function of glycine receptor α1ins subunit in spinal dorsal horn of mice. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000371. [PMID: 31433808 PMCID: PMC6703679 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Inhibitory glycinergic transmission in adult spinal cord is primarily mediated by glycine receptors (GlyRs) containing the α1 subunit. Here, we found that α1ins, a longer α1 variant with 8 amino acids inserted into the intracellular large loop (IL) between transmembrane (TM)3 and TM4 domains, was expressed in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, distributed at inhibitory synapses, and engaged in negative control over nociceptive signal transduction. Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) specifically suppressed α1ins-mediated glycinergic transmission and evoked pain sensitization. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was critical for mGluR5 to inhibit α1ins. By binding to a D-docking site created by the 8-amino–acid insert within the TM3–TM4 loop of α1ins, the active ERK catalyzed α1ins phosphorylation at Ser380, which favored α1ins ubiquitination at Lys379 and led to α1ins endocytosis. Disruption of ERK interaction with α1ins blocked Ser380 phosphorylation, potentiated glycinergic synaptic currents, and alleviated inflammatory and neuropathic pain. These data thus unraveled a novel, to our knowledge, mechanism for the activity-dependent regulation of glycinergic neurotransmission. Activity-dependent phosphorylation of the glycine receptor α1ins subunit by metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and ERK kinase signalling causes endocytosis of α1ins and glycinergic disinhibition in the spinal cord dorsal horn, contributing to pain sensitization.
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- Zi-Yang Zhang
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, PR China
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Morini R, Ferrara S, Perrucci F, Zambetti S, Pelucchi S, Marcello E, Gardoni F, Antonucci F, Matteoli M, Menna E. Lack of the Actin Capping Protein, Eps8, Affects NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor Function and Composition. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:313. [PMID: 30233314 PMCID: PMC6133960 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Actin-based remodeling underlines spine morphogenesis and plasticity and is crucially involved in the processes that constantly reshape the circuitry of the adult brain in response to external stimuli, leading to learning and memory formation and supporting cognitive functions. Hence spine morphology and synaptic strength are tightly linked and indeed abnormalities in spine number and morphology have been described in a number of neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), schizophrenia and intellectual disabilities. We have recently demonstrated that the actin regulating protein, Epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate 8 (Eps8), is essential for spine growth and long term potentiation. Indeed, mice lacking Eps8 display immature filopodia-like spines, which are unable to undergo potentiation, and are impaired in cognitive functions. Furthermore, reduced levels of Eps8 have been found in the brain of a cohort of patients affected by ASD compared to controls. Here we investigated whether the lack of Eps8, which is also part of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex, affects the functional maturation of the postsynaptic compartment. Our results demonstrate that Eps8 knock out mice (Eps8 KO) neurons display altered synaptic expression and subunit composition of NMDA receptors (i.e., increased GluN2B-, decreased GluN2A-containing receptors) and impaired GluN2B to GluN2A subunit shift. Indeed Eps8 KO neurons display increased content of GluN2B containing NMDA receptors both at the synaptic and extrasynaptic level. Furthermore, Eps8 KO neurons display an increased content of extra-synaptic GluN2B-containing receptors, suggesting that also the synaptic targeting of NMDA receptors is affected by the lack of Eps8. These data demonstrate that, besides regulation of spine morphogenesis, Eps8 also regulates the synaptic balance of NMDA receptors subunits GluN2A and GluN2B.
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- Raffaella Morini
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, Neurocenter IRCCS Humanitas, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.,NEUROFARBA, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Psicologia, Area del Farmaco e Salute del Bambino, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Mediche e Medicina Traslazionale, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, Neurocenter IRCCS Humanitas, Milan, Italy.,CNR-Istituto di Neuroscienze (IN), Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Pathology, Neurocenter IRCCS Humanitas, Milan, Italy.,CNR-Istituto di Neuroscienze (IN), Milan, Italy
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Winters BD, Golding NL. Glycinergic Inhibitory Plasticity in Binaural Neurons Is Cumulative and Gated by Developmental Changes in Action Potential Backpropagation. Neuron 2018; 98:166-178.e2. [PMID: 29576388 PMCID: PMC5886803 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Utilization of timing-based sound localization cues by neurons in the medial superior olive (MSO) depends critically on glycinergic inhibitory inputs. After hearing onset, the strength and subcellular location of these inhibitory inputs are dramatically altered, but the cellular processes underlying this experience-dependent refinement are unknown. Here we reveal a form of inhibitory long-term potentiation (iLTP) in MSO neurons that is dependent on spiking and synaptic activation but is not affected by their fine-scale relative timing at higher frequencies prevalent in auditory circuits. We find that iLTP reinforces inhibitory inputs coactive with binaural excitation in a cumulative manner, likely well suited for networks featuring persistent high-frequency activity. We also show that a steep drop in action potential size and backpropagation limits induction of iLTP to the first 2 weeks of hearing. These intrinsic changes would deprive more distal inhibitory synapses of reinforcement, conceivably establishing the mature, soma-biased pattern of inhibition.
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- Bradley D Winters
- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Neuroscience and Center for Learning and Memory, 1 University Station C7000, Austin TX 78712-0248, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Neuroscience and Center for Learning and Memory, 1 University Station C7000, Austin TX 78712-0248, USA.
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Schaefer N, Berger A, van Brederode J, Zheng F, Zhang Y, Leacock S, Littau L, Jablonka S, Malhotra S, Topf M, Winter F, Davydova D, Lynch JW, Paige CJ, Alzheimer C, Harvey RJ, Villmann C. Disruption of a Structurally Important Extracellular Element in the Glycine Receptor Leads to Decreased Synaptic Integration and Signaling Resulting in Severe Startle Disease. J Neurosci 2017; 37:7948-7961. [PMID: 28724750 PMCID: PMC5559766 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0009-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Functional impairments or trafficking defects of inhibitory glycine receptors (GlyRs) have been linked to human hyperekplexia/startle disease and autism spectrum disorders. We found that a lack of synaptic integration of GlyRs, together with disrupted receptor function, is responsible for a lethal startle phenotype in a novel spontaneous mouse mutant shaky, caused by a missense mutation, Q177K, located in the extracellular β8-β9 loop of the GlyR α1 subunit. Recently, structural data provided evidence that the flexibility of the β8-β9 loop is crucial for conformational transitions during opening and closing of the ion channel and represents a novel allosteric binding site in Cys-loop receptors. We identified the underlying neuropathological mechanisms in male and female shaky mice through a combination of protein biochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and both in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology. Increased expression of the mutant GlyR α1Q177K subunit in vivo was not sufficient to compensate for a decrease in synaptic integration of α1Q177Kβ GlyRs. The remaining synaptic heteromeric α1Q177Kβ GlyRs had decreased current amplitudes with significantly faster decay times. This functional disruption reveals an important role for the GlyR α1 subunit β8-β9 loop in initiating rearrangements within the extracellular-transmembrane GlyR interface and that this structural element is vital for inhibitory GlyR function, signaling, and synaptic clustering.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT GlyR dysfunction underlies neuromotor deficits in startle disease and autism spectrum disorders. We describe an extracellular GlyR α1 subunit mutation (Q177K) in a novel mouse startle disease mutant shaky Structural data suggest that during signal transduction, large transitions of the β8-β9 loop occur in response to neurotransmitter binding. Disruption of the β8-β9 loop by the Q177K mutation results in a disruption of hydrogen bonds between Q177 and the ligand-binding residue R65. Functionally, the Q177K change resulted in decreased current amplitudes, altered desensitization decay time constants, and reduced GlyR clustering and synaptic strength. The GlyR β8-β9 loop is therefore an essential regulator of conformational rearrangements during ion channel opening and closing.
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- Natascha Schaefer
- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, and
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, UCL School of Pharmacy, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom, and
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, UCL Birkbeck College, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany
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- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, UCL School of Pharmacy, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany,
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Chow DM, Zuchowski KA, Fetcho JR. In Vivo Measurement of Glycine Receptor Turnover and Synaptic Size Reveals Differences between Functional Classes of Motoneurons in Zebrafish. Curr Biol 2017; 27:1173-1183. [PMID: 28416115 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The interplay between binding and unbinding of synaptic receptor proteins at synapses plays an important role in determining receptor concentration and synaptic strength, with known links between changes in binding kinetics and synaptic plasticity. The regulation of such kinetics may subserve the specific functional requirements of neurons in intact circuits. However, the majority of studies of synaptic turnover kinetics have been performed in cultured neurons outside the context of normal circuits, and synaptic receptor turnover has not been measured at individual synaptic sites in vivo. We quantified the distribution of glycinergic receptor dynamics using fluorescence recovery after photoconversion of synapses in intact zebrafish and correlated recovery kinetics to synaptic volume in two functionally distinct classes of cells: primary and secondary motoneurons. The rate of fluorescence recovery after photoconversion decreased with synaptic volume in both types of motoneurons, with larger synapses having slower recovery. Primary motoneurons had both larger synapses and associated slower recovery times than secondary motoneurons. Our results suggest that synaptic kinetics are regulated in concert with synaptic sizes and reflect the functional role played by neurons within their circuit.
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- Dawnis M Chow
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
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Nakahata Y, Eto K, Murakoshi H, Watanabe M, Kuriu T, Hirata H, Moorhouse AJ, Ishibashi H, Nabekura J. Activation-Dependent Rapid Postsynaptic Clustering of Glycine Receptors in Mature Spinal Cord Neurons. eNeuro 2017; 4:ENEURO.0194-16.2017. [PMID: 28197549 PMCID: PMC5292596 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0194-16.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Inhibitory synapses are established during development but continue to be generated and modulated in strength in the mature nervous system. In the spinal cord and brainstem, presynaptically released inhibitory neurotransmitter dominantly switches from GABA to glycine during normal development in vivo. While presynaptic mechanisms of the shift of inhibitory neurotransmission are well investigated, the contribution of postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptors to this shift is not fully elucidated. Synaptic clustering of glycine receptors (GlyRs) is regulated by activation-dependent depolarization in early development. However, GlyR activation induces hyperpolarization after the first postnatal week, and little is known whether and how presynaptically released glycine regulates postsynaptic receptors in a depolarization-independent manner in mature developmental stage. Here we developed spinal cord neuronal culture of rodents using chronic strychnine application to investigate whether initial activation of GlyRs in mature stage could change postsynaptic localization of GlyRs. Immunocytochemical analyses demonstrate that chronic blockade of GlyR activation until mature developmental stage resulted in smaller clusters of postsynaptic GlyRs that could be enlarged upon receptor activation for 1 h in the mature stage. Furthermore, live cell-imaging techniques show that GlyR activation decreases its lateral diffusion at synapses, and this phenomenon is dependent on PKC, but neither Ca2+ nor CaMKII activity. These results suggest that the GlyR activation can regulate receptor diffusion and cluster size at inhibitory synapses in mature stage, providing not only new insights into the postsynaptic mechanism of shifting inhibitory neurotransmission but also the inhibitory synaptic plasticity in mature nervous system.
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- Yoshihisa Nakahata
- Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Supportive Center for Brain Research, National Institute for Physiological Science, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Tokushima 769-2193, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan
- Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima 411-8540, Japan
- Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima 411-8540, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara 252-0373, Japan
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- Division of Homeostatic Development, Department of Developmental Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan
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Terauchi A, Timmons KM, Kikuma K, Pechmann Y, Kneussel M, Umemori H. Selective synaptic targeting of the excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic organizers FGF22 and FGF7. J Cell Sci 2014; 128:281-92. [PMID: 25431136 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.158337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Specific formation of excitatory and inhibitory synapses is crucial for proper functioning of the brain. Fibroblast growth factor 22 (FGF22) and FGF7 are postsynaptic-cell-derived presynaptic organizers necessary for excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic differentiation, respectively, in the hippocampus. For the establishment of specific synaptic networks, these FGFs must localize to appropriate synaptic locations - FGF22 to excitatory and FGF7 to inhibitory postsynaptic sites. Here, we show that distinct motor and adaptor proteins contribute to intracellular microtubule transport of FGF22 and FGF7. Excitatory synaptic targeting of FGF22 requires the motor proteins KIF3A and KIF17 and the adaptor protein SAP102 (also known as DLG3). By contrast, inhibitory synaptic targeting of FGF7 requires the motor KIF5 and the adaptor gephyrin. Time-lapse imaging shows that FGF22 moves with SAP102, whereas FGF7 moves with gephyrin. These results reveal the basis of selective targeting of the excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic organizers that supports their different synaptogenic functions. Finally, we found that knockdown of SAP102 or PSD95 (also known as DLG4), which impairs the differentiation of excitatory synapses, alters FGF7 localization, suggesting that signals from excitatory synapses might regulate inhibitory synapse formation by controlling the distribution of the inhibitory presynaptic organizer.
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- Akiko Terauchi
- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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- Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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- Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, D-20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, D-20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA
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Sun H, Lu L, Zuo Y, Wang Y, Jiao Y, Zeng WZ, Huang C, Zhu MX, Zamponi GW, Zhou T, Xu TL, Cheng J, Li Y. Kainate receptor activation induces glycine receptor endocytosis through PKC deSUMOylation. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4980. [PMID: 25236484 PMCID: PMC4199113 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Surface expression and regulated endocytosis of glycine receptors (GlyRs) play a critical function in balancing neuronal excitability. SUMOylation (SUMO modification) is of critical importance for maintaining neuronal function in the central nervous system. Here we show that activation of kainate receptors (KARs) causes GlyR endocytosis in a calcium- and protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent manner, leading to reduced GlyR-mediated synaptic activity in cultured spinal cord neurons and the superficial dorsal horn of rat spinal cord slices. This effect requires SUMO1/sentrin-specific peptidase 1 (SENP1)-mediated deSUMOylation of PKC, indicating that the crosstalk between KARs and GlyRs relies on the SUMOylation status of PKC. SENP1-mediated deSUMOylation of PKC is involved in the kainate-induced GlyR endocytosis and thus plays an important role in the anti-homeostatic regulation between excitatory and inhibitory ligand-gated ion channels. Altogether, we have identified a SUMOylation-dependent regulatory pathway for GlyR endocytosis, which may have important physiological implications for proper neuronal excitability. Maintenance of proper membrane excitability is vital to neuronal function and in several neuronal types this relies on a balance between receptor-mediated excitation and inhibition. Here the authors report a crosstalk between excitatory kainate receptors and inhibitory glycine receptors that relies on the SUMOylation status of PKC.
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- Hao Sun
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, The University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 4 N1, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institute of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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The neurotransmitters GABA and glycine mediate fast synaptic inhibition by activating ligand-gated chloride channels--namely, type A GABA (GABA(A)) and glycine receptors. Both types of receptors are anchored postsynaptically by gephyrin, which self-assembles into a scaffold and interacts with the cytoskeleton. Current research indicates that postsynaptic gephyrin clusters are dynamic assemblies that are held together and regulated by multiple protein-protein interactions. Moreover, post-translational modifications of gephyrin regulate the formation and plasticity of GABAergic synapses by altering the clustering properties of postsynaptic scaffolds and thereby the availability and function of receptors and other signalling molecules. Here, we discuss the formation and regulation of the gephyrin scaffold, its role in GABAergic and glycinergic synaptic function and the implications for the pathophysiology of brain disorders caused by abnormal inhibitory neurotransmission.
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Li J, Blankenship ML, Baccei ML. Deficits in glycinergic inhibition within adult spinal nociceptive circuits after neonatal tissue damage. Pain 2013; 154:1129-39. [PMID: 23639821 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 03/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Tissue injury during a critical period of early postnatal development can alter pain sensitivity throughout life. However, the degree to which neonatal tissue damage exerts prolonged effects on synaptic signaling within adult spinal nociceptive circuits remains unknown. Here we provide evidence that a transient surgical injury of the hind paw during the neonatal period compromises inhibitory transmission within the adult mouse superficial dorsal horn (SDH), while the same incision occurring during the third week of life failed to evoke these long-term modifications of the SDH synaptic network. The decrease in phasic inhibitory signaling after early tissue damage reflected a selective reduction in glycine receptor (GlyR)-mediated input onto both GABAergic and presumed glutamatergic neurons within lamina II of the adult SDH. Meanwhile, neonatal incision significantly decreased the density of tonic GlyR-mediated current only in the presumed glutamatergic population during adulthood. These persistent changes in synaptic function following early injury occurred in the absence of significant alterations in the transcription of genes known to be important for glycinergic transmission. These findings suggest that aberrant sensory input during early life has permanent consequences for the functional organization of nociceptive synaptic circuits within the adult spinal cord.
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- Jie Li
- Pain Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Fogarty MJ, Smallcombe KL, Yanagawa Y, Obata K, Bellingham MC, Noakes PG. Genetic deficiency of GABA differentially regulates respiratory and non-respiratory motor neuron development. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56257. [PMID: 23457538 PMCID: PMC3574162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Central nervous system GABAergic and glycinergic synaptic activity switches from postsynaptic excitation to inhibition during the stage when motor neuron numbers are being reduced, and when synaptic connections are being established onto and by motor neurons. In mice this occurs between embryonic (E) day 13 and birth (postnatal day 0). Our previous work on mice lacking glycinergic transmission suggested that altered motor neuron activity levels correspondingly regulated motor neuron survival and muscle innervation for all respiratory and non respiratory motor neuron pools, during this period of development [1]. To determine if GABAergic transmission plays a similar role, we quantified motor neuron number and the extent of muscle innervation in four distinct regions of the brain stem and spinal cord; hypoglossal, phrenic, brachial and lumbar motor pools, in mice lacking the enzyme GAD67. These mice display a 90% drop in CNS GABA levels ( [2]; this study). For respiratory-based motor neurons (hypoglossal and phrenic motor pools), we have observed significant drops in motor neuron number (17% decline for hypoglossal and 23% decline for phrenic) and muscle innervations (55% decrease). By contrast for non-respiratory motor neurons of the brachial lateral motor column, we have observed an increase in motor neuron number (43% increase) and muscle innervations (99% increase); however for more caudally located motor neurons within the lumbar lateral motor column, we observed no change in either neuron number or muscle innervation. These results show in mice lacking physiological levels of GABA, there are distinct regional changes in motor neuron number and muscle innervation, which appear to be linked to their physiological function and to their rostral-caudal position within the developing spinal cord. Our results also suggest that for more caudal (lumbar) regions of the spinal cord, the effect of GABA is less influential on motor neuron development compared to that of glycine.
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- Matthew J Fogarty
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Differential distribution of glycine receptor subtypes at the rat calyx of Held synapse. J Neurosci 2013; 32:17012-24. [PMID: 23175852 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1547-12.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The properties of glycine receptors (GlyRs) depend upon their subunit composition. While the prevalent adult forms of GlyRs are heteromers, previous reports suggested functional α homomeric receptors in mature nervous tissues. Here we show two functionally different GlyRs populations in the rat medial nucleus of trapezoid body (MNTB). Postsynaptic receptors formed α1/β-containing clusters on somatodendritic domains of MNTB principal neurons, colocalizing with glycinergic nerve endings to mediate fast, phasic IPSCs. In contrast, presynaptic receptors on glutamatergic calyx of Held terminals were composed of dispersed, homomeric α1 receptors. Interestingly, the parent cell bodies of the calyces of Held, the globular bushy cells of the cochlear nucleus, expressed somatodendritic receptors (α1/β heteromers) and showed similar clustering and pharmacological profile as GlyRs on MNTB principal cells. These results suggest that specific targeting of GlyR β-subunit produces segregation of GlyR subtypes involved in two different mechanisms of modulation of synaptic strength.
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Terauchi A, Umemori H. Specific sets of intrinsic and extrinsic factors drive excitatory and inhibitory circuit formation. Neuroscientist 2012; 18:271-86. [PMID: 21652588 PMCID: PMC4140556 DOI: 10.1177/1073858411404228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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How are excitatory (glutamatergic) and inhibitory (GABAergic) synapses established? Do distinct molecular mechanisms direct differentiation of glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses? In the brain, glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic connections are formed with specific patterns. To establish such precise synaptic patterns, neurons pass through multiple checkpoints during development, such as cell fate determination, cell migration and localization, axonal guidance and target recognition, and synapse formation. Each stage offers key molecules for neurons/synapses to obtain glutamatergic or GABAergic specificity. Some mechanisms are based on intrinsic systems to induce gene expression, whereas others are based on extrinsic systems mediated by cell-cell or axon-target interactions. Recent studies indicate that specific formation of glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses is controlled by the expression or activation of different sets of molecules during development. In this review, the authors outline stages critical to the determination of glutamatergic or GABAergic specificity and describe molecules that act as determinants of specificities in each stage, with a particular focus on the synapse formation stage. They also discuss possible mechanisms underlying glutamatergic and GABAergic synapse formation via synapse-type specific synaptic organizers.
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- Akiko Terauchi
- Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University
of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200
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- Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University
of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200
- Departments of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan
Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200
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Mixed inhibitory synaptic balance correlates with glutamatergic synaptic phenotype in cerebellar unipolar brush cells. J Neurosci 2012; 32:4632-44. [PMID: 22457509 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5122-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inhibitory synapses display a great diversity through varying combinations of presynaptic GABA and glycine release and postsynaptic expression of GABA and glycine receptor subtypes. We hypothesized that increased flexibility offered by this dual transmitter system might serve to tune the inhibitory phenotype to the properties of afferent excitatory synaptic inputs in individual cells. Vestibulocerebellar unipolar brush cells (UBC) receive a single glutamatergic synapse from a mossy fiber (MF), which makes them an ideal model to study excitatory-inhibitory interactions. We examined the functional phenotypes of mixed inhibitory synapses formed by Golgi interneurons onto UBCs in rat slices. We show that glycinergic IPSCs are present in all cells. An additional GABAergic component of large amplitude is only detected in a subpopulation of UBCs. This GABAergic phenotype is strictly anti-correlated with the expression of type II, but not type I, metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) at the MF synapse. Immunohistochemical stainings and agonist applications show that global UBC expression of glycine and GABA(A) receptors matches the pharmacological profile of IPSCs. Paired recordings of Golgi cells and UBCs confirm the postsynaptic origin of the inhibitory phenotype, including the slow kinetics of glycinergic components. These results strongly suggest the presence of a functional coregulation of excitatory and inhibitory phenotypes at the single-cell level. We propose that slow glycinergic IPSCs may provide an inhibitory tone, setting the gain of the MF to UBC relay, whereas large and fast GABAergic IPSCs may in addition control spike timing in mGluRII-negative UBCs.
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Herweg J, Schwarz G. Splice-specific glycine receptor binding, folding, and phosphorylation of the scaffolding protein gephyrin. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:12645-56. [PMID: 22351777 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.341826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The multimeric scaffolding protein gephyrin forms post-synaptic clusters at inhibitory sites, thereby anchoring inhibitory glycine (GlyR) and subsets of γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors. Gephyrin is composed of three domains, the conserved N-terminal G- and C-terminal E-domain, connected by the central (C-) domain. In this study we investigated the oligomerization, folding and stability, GlyR β-loop binding, and phosphorylation of three gephyrin splice variants (Geph, Geph-C3, Geph-C4) after expression and purification from insect cells (Sf9). In contrast to Escherichia coli-derived trimeric gephyrin, we found that Sf9 gephyrins form hexamers as basic oligomeric form. In the case of Geph and Geph-C4, also high-oligomeric forms (∼900 kDa) were isolated. Partial proteolysis revealed a compact folding of the Gephyrin G and C domain in one complex, whereas a much lower stability for the E domain was found. After GlyR β-loop binding, the stability of the E domain increased in Geph and Geph-C4 significantly. In contrast, the E domain in Geph-C3 is less stable and binds the GlyR β-loop with one order of magnitude lower affinity. Finally, we identified 18 novel phosphorylation sites in gephyrin, of which all except one are located within the C domain. We propose two models for the domain arrangement in hexameric gephyrin based on the oligomerization of either the E or C domains, with the latter being crucial for the regulation of gephyrin clustering.
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- Jens Herweg
- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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Richardson BD, Brozoski TJ, Ling LL, Caspary DM. Targeting inhibitory neurotransmission in tinnitus. Brain Res 2012; 1485:77-87. [PMID: 22405692 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2011] [Revised: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tinnitus perception depends on the presence of its neural correlates within the auditory neuraxis and associated structures. Targeting specific circuits and receptors within the central nervous system in an effort to relieve the perception of tinnitus and its impact on one's emotional and mental state has become a focus of tinnitus research. One approach is to upregulate endogenous inhibitory neurotransmitter levels (e.g., glycine and GABA) and selectively target inhibitory receptors in key circuits to normalize tinnitus pathophysiology. Thus, the basic functional and molecular properties of two major ligand-gated inhibitory receptor systems, the GABA(A) receptor (GABA(A)R) and glycine receptor (GlyR) are described. Also reviewed is the rationale for targeting inhibition, which stems from reported tinnitus-related homeostatic plasticity of inhibitory neurotransmitter systems and associated enhanced neuronal excitability throughout most central auditory structures. However, the putative role of the medial geniculate body (MGB) in tinnitus has not been previously addressed, specifically in terms of its inhibitory afferents from inferior colliculus and thalamic reticular nucleus and its GABA(A)R functional heterogeneity. This heterogeneous population of GABA(A)Rs, which may be altered in tinnitus pathology, and its key anatomical position in the auditory CNS make the MGB a compelling structure for tinnitus research. Finally, some selective compounds, which enhance tonic inhibition, have successfully ameliorated tinnitus in animal studies, suggesting that the MGB and, to a lesser degree, the auditory cortex may be their primary locus of action. These pharmacological interventions are examined in terms of their mechanism of action and why these agents may be effective in tinnitus treatment. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Tinnitus Neuroscience.
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- Ben D Richardson
- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N Rutledge St, Rm. 3234, PO Box 19629, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.
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Homeostatic strengthening of inhibitory synapses is mediated by the accumulation of GABA(A) receptors. J Neurosci 2012; 31:17701-12. [PMID: 22131430 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4476-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity scale synaptic strength according to changes in overall activity to maintain stability in neuronal network function. This study investigated mechanisms of GABAergic homeostatic plasticity. Cultured neurons exposed to depolarizing conditions reacted with an increased firing rate (high activity, HA) that normalized to control levels after 48 h of treatment. HA-treated hippocampal neurons displayed an attenuated response to further changes in depolarization, and the firing rate in HA-treated neurons increased above normalized levels when inhibition was partially reduced back to the level of control neurons. The amplitude and frequency of mIPSCs in hippocampal neurons increased after 48 h of HA, and increases in the size of GABA(A) receptor γ2 subunit clusters and presynaptic GAD-65 puncta were observed. Investigation of the time course of inhibitory homeostasis suggested that accumulation of GABA(A) receptors preceded presynaptic increases in GAD-65 puncta size. Interestingly, the size of GABA(A) receptor γ2 subunit clusters that colocalized with GAD-65 were larger at 12 h, coinciding in time with the increase found in mIPSC amplitude. The rate of internalization of GABA(A) receptors, a process involved in regulating the surface expression of inhibitory receptors, was slower in HA-treated neurons. These data also suggest that increased receptor expression was consolidated with presynaptic changes. HA induced an increase in postsynaptic GABA(A) receptors through a decrease in the rate of internalization, leading to larger synaptically localized receptor clusters that increased GABAergic synaptic strength and contributed to the homeostatic stabilization of neuronal firing rate.
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Expression and subcellular distribution of gephyrin in non-neuronal tissues and cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 137:471-82. [PMID: 22270318 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0914-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Gephyrin is a scaffolding protein required for the accumulation of inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors at neuronal postsynaptic membranes. In non-neuronal tissues, gephyrin is indispensible for the biosynthesis of molybdenum cofactor, the prosthetic group of oxidoreductases including sulfite oxidase and xanthine oxidase. However, the molecular and cellular basis of gephyrin's non-neuronal function is poorly understood; in particular, the roles of its splice variants remain enigmatic. Here, we used cDNA screening as well as Northern and immunoblot analyses to show that mammalian liver contains only a limited number of gephyrin splice variants, with the C3-containing variant being the predominant isoform. Using new and established anti-gephyrin antibodies in immunofluorescence and subcellular fractionation studies, we report that gephyrin localizes to the cytoplasm of both tissue hepatocytes and cultured immortalized cells. These findings were corroborated by RNA interference studies in which the cytosolic distribution was found to be abolished. Finally, by blue-native PAGE we show that cytoplasmic gephyrin is part of a ~600 kDa protein complex of yet unknown composition. Our data suggest that the expression pattern of non-neuronal gephyrin is simpler than indicated by previous evidence. In addition, gephyrin's presence in a cytosolic 600 kDa protein complex suggests that its metabolic and/or other non-neuronal functions are exerted in the cytoplasm and are not confined to a particular subcellular compartment.
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Aymerich MS, López-Azcárate J, Bonaventura J, Navarro G, Fernández-Suárez D, Casadó V, Mayor F, Lluís C, Valencia M, Artieda J, Franco R. Real-time G-protein-coupled receptor imaging to understand and quantify receptor dynamics. ScientificWorldJournal 2011; 11:1995-2010. [PMID: 22125451 PMCID: PMC3217607 DOI: 10.1100/2011/690858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Understanding the trafficking of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their regulation by agonists and antagonists is fundamental to develop more effective drugs. Optical methods using fluorescent-tagged receptors and spinning disk confocal microscopy are useful tools to investigate membrane receptor dynamics in living cells. The aim of this study was to develop a method to characterize receptor dynamics using this system which offers the advantage of very fast image acquisition with minimal cell perturbation. However, in short-term assays photobleaching was still a problem. Thus, we developed a procedure to perform a photobleaching-corrected image analysis. A study of short-term dynamics of the long isoform of the dopamine type 2 receptor revealed an agonist-induced increase in the mobile fraction of receptors with a rate of movement of 0.08 μm/s For long-term assays, the ratio between the relative fluorescence intensity at the cell surface versus that in the intracellular compartment indicated that receptor internalization only occurred in cells co-expressing G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2. These results indicate that the lateral movement of receptors and receptor internalization are not directly coupled. Thus, we believe that live imaging of GPCRs using spinning disk confocal image analysis constitutes a powerful tool to study of receptor dynamics.
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- María S Aymerich
- Área de Neurociencias, CIMA, Universidad de Navarra, Avenida Pío XII 55, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
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Goryachev AB. A common mechanism for protein cluster formation. Small GTPases 2011; 2:143-147. [PMID: 21776415 DOI: 10.4161/sgtp.2.3.15902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 04/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Polarized states on the membranes are characterized by focal accumulation of proteins and lipids at local concentrations far exceeding their levels typically found outside of these dense clusters. Principles of thermodynamics argue that formation and maintenance of such structures require continuous expenditure of cellular energy to combat the effect of molecular diffusion that relentlessly dissipates the clusters in favor of the spatially homogeneous state. Small GTPases are known to play a crucial role in the formation of several such polarized states. Their ability to consume stored energy and convert it into a potentially useful work by cyclically hydrolyzing GTP and coupling to various effectors in a nucleotide-dependent way, makes them eligible candidates to fulfill the requirements for the molecules involved in the mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of polarized states. Consistently, continuous nucleotide cycling of small GTPases has been found required for the emergence of structures in several well characterized cases. Despite this general awareness, the detailed molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In a recent study, not directly involving small GTPases, we proposed a mechanism explaining the emergence and maintenance of the stable cell-polarity landmark that manifests itself as a protein cluster positioned on the plasma membrane at the growing ends of fission yeast cells. Unexpectedly, this study has suggested a number of striking parallels with the mechanisms based on the activity of small GTPases. These findings highlight common design principles of cellular pattern-forming mechanisms that have been mixed and matched in various combinations in the course of evolution to achieve the same desired outcome-tightly controlled in space and time formation of dense protein clusters.
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- Andrew B Goryachev
- Centre for Systems Biology; School of Biological Sciences; The University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh, UK
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Luscher B, Fuchs T, Kilpatrick CL. GABAA receptor trafficking-mediated plasticity of inhibitory synapses. Neuron 2011; 70:385-409. [PMID: 21555068 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Proper developmental, neural cell-type-specific, and activity-dependent regulation of GABAergic transmission is essential for virtually all aspects of CNS function. The number of GABA(A) receptors in the postsynaptic membrane directly controls the efficacy of GABAergic synaptic transmission. Thus, regulated trafficking of GABA(A) receptors is essential for understanding brain function in both health and disease. Here we summarize recent progress in the understanding of mechanisms that allow dynamic adaptation of cell surface expression and postsynaptic accumulation and function of GABA(A) receptors. This includes activity-dependent and cell-type-specific changes in subunit gene expression, assembly of subunits into receptors, as well as exocytosis, endocytic recycling, diffusion dynamics, and degradation of GABA(A) receptors. In particular, we focus on the roles of receptor-interacting proteins, scaffold proteins, synaptic adhesion proteins, and enzymes that regulate the trafficking and function of receptors and associated proteins. In addition, we review neuropeptide signaling pathways that affect neural excitability through changes in GABA(A)R trafficking.
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- Bernhard Luscher
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Bicho CC, Kelly DA, Snaith HA, Goryachev AB, Sawin KE. A catalytic role for Mod5 in the formation of the Tea1 cell polarity landmark. Curr Biol 2010; 20:1752-7. [PMID: 20850323 PMCID: PMC3094757 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Many systems regulating cell polarity involve stable landmarks defined by internal cues [1–5]. In the rod-shaped fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, microtubules regulate polarized vegetative growth via a landmark involving the protein Tea1 [6–9]. Tea1 is delivered to cell tips as packets of molecules associated with growing microtubule ends [10] and anchored at the plasma membrane via a mechanism involving interaction with the membrane protein Mod5 [11, 12]. Tea1 and Mod5 are highly concentrated in clusters at cell tips in a mutually dependent manner, but how the Tea1-Mod5 interaction contributes mechanistically to generating a stable landmark is not understood. Here, we use live-cell imaging, FRAP, and computational modeling to dissect dynamics of the Tea1-Mod5 interaction. Surprisingly, we find that Tea1 and Mod5 exhibit distinctly different turnover rates at cell tips. Our data and modeling suggest that rather than acting simply as a Tea1 receptor or as a molecular “glue” to retain Tea1, Mod5 functions catalytically to stimulate incorporation of Tea1 into a stable tip-associated cluster network. The model also suggests an emergent self-focusing property of the Tea1-Mod5 cluster network, which can increase the fidelity of polarized growth.
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- Claudia C. Bicho
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
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- Centre for Systems Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
- Corresponding author
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
- Corresponding author
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Harvey RJ, Rigo JM. Glycinergic transmission: physiological, developmental and pathological implications. Front Mol Neurosci 2010; 3. [PMID: 20877421 PMCID: PMC2944627 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2010.00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Robert J Harvey
- Department of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy London, UK
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