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Abstract
Synaptic adhesion molecules regulate synapse development and plasticity through mechanisms that include trans-synaptic adhesion and recruitment of diverse synaptic proteins. We found that the immunoglobulin superfamily member 11 (IgSF11), a homophilic adhesion molecule that preferentially expressed in the brain, is a dual-binding partner of the postsynaptic scaffolding protein PSD-95 and AMPA glutamate receptors (AMPARs). IgSF11 required PSD-95 binding for its excitatory synaptic localization. In addition, IgSF11 stabilized synaptic AMPARs, as determined by IgSF11 knockdown-induced suppression of AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission and increased surface mobility of AMPARs, measured by high-throughput, single-molecule tracking. IgSF11 deletion in mice led to the suppression of AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus and long-term potentiation in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. IgSF11 did not regulate the functional characteristics of AMPARs, including desensitization, deactivation or recovery. These results suggest that IgSF11 regulates excitatory synaptic transmission and plasticity through its tripartite interactions with PSD-95 and AMPARs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 84-93 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Nov 2015 |
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THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE STRESS ON GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR TRAFFICKING AND SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS
Cho, K. (Principal Investigator)
4/01/12 → 4/01/15
Project: Research
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Dr Daniel Whitcomb
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience - Senior Lecturer in Translational Neuroscience
- Translational Neuroscience Research Group
Person: Academic , Member