SUMOylation and phosphorylation of GluK2 regulate kainate receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity

Sophie E. L. Chamberlain, Maria Inmaculada Gonzalez, Kevin A. Wilkinson, Filip A. Konopacki, S Kantamneni, Jeremy M. Henley, Jack R. Mellor*

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Abstract

Phosphorylation or SUMOylation of the kainate receptor (KAR) subunit GluK2 have both individually been shown to regulate KAR surface expression. However, it is unknown whether phosphorylation and SUMOylation of GluK2 are important for activity-dependent KAR synaptic plasticity. We found that protein kinase C-mediated phosphorylation of GluK2 at serine 868 promotes GluK2 SUMOylation at lysine 886 and that both of these events are necessary for the internalization of GluK2-containing KARs that occurs during long-term depression of KAR-mediated synaptic transmission at rat hippocampal mossy fiber synapses.

Conversely, phosphorylation of GluK2 at serine 868 in the absence of SUMOylation led to an increase in KAR surface expression by facilitating receptor recycling between endosomal compartments and the plasma membrane. Our results suggest a role for the dynamic control of synaptic SUMOylation in the regulation of KAR synaptic transmission and plasticity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)845-852
Number of pages8
JournalNature Neuroscience
Volume15
Issue number6
Early online date22 Apr 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

Keywords

  • PROTEIN-KINASE-C
  • DIFFERENTIAL REGULATION
  • SURFACE EXPRESSION
  • CELL BIOLOGY
  • TRANSMISSION
  • MEMBRANE
  • GLUR6
  • SUMO
  • AMPA
  • MECHANISMS

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