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Kauwe G, Pareja-Navarro KA, Yao L, Chen JH, Wong I, Saloner R, Cifuentes H, Nana AL, Shah S, Li Y, Le D, Spina S, Grinberg LT, Seeley WW, Kramer JH, Sacktor TC, Schilling B, Gan L, Casaletto KB, Tracy TE. KIBRA repairs synaptic plasticity and promotes resilience to tauopathy-related memory loss. J Clin Invest 2024; 134:e169064. [PMID: 38299587 PMCID: PMC10836803 DOI: 10.1172/jci169064] [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: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Synaptic plasticity is obstructed by pathogenic tau in the brain, representing a key mechanism that underlies memory loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies. Here, we found that reduced levels of the memory-associated protein KIdney/BRAin (KIBRA) in the brain and increased KIBRA protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with cognitive impairment and pathological tau levels in disease. We next defined a mechanism for plasticity repair in vulnerable neurons using the C-terminus of the KIBRA protein (CT-KIBRA). We showed that CT-KIBRA restored plasticity and memory in transgenic mice expressing pathogenic human tau; however, CT-KIBRA did not alter tau levels or prevent tau-induced synapse loss. Instead, we found that CT-KIBRA stabilized the protein kinase Mζ (PKMζ) to maintain synaptic plasticity and memory despite tau-mediated pathogenesis. Thus, our results distinguished KIBRA both as a biomarker of synapse dysfunction and as the foundation for a synapse repair mechanism to reverse cognitive impairment in tauopathy.
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- Grant Kauwe
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, Califoria, USA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, Califoria, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- The Robert F. Furchgott Center of Neural and Behavioral Science, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Anesthesiology, and Neurology, State University of New York Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer Disease Research Institute, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California, USA
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Lemieux SP, Lev-Ram V, Tsien RY, Ellisman MH. Perineuronal nets and the neuronal extracellular matrix can be imaged by genetically encoded labeling of HAPLN1 in vitro and in vivo. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.29.569151. [PMID: 38076839 PMCID: PMC10705503 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.29.569151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
Neuronal extracellular matrix (ECM) and a specific form of ECM called the perineuronal net (PNN) are important structures for central nervous system (CNS) integrity and synaptic plasticity. PNNs are distinctive, dense extracellular structures that surround parvalbumin (PV)-positive inhibitory interneurons with openings at mature synapses. Enzyme-mediated PNN disruption can erase established memories and re-open critical periods in animals, suggesting that PNNs are important for memory stabilization and conservation. Here, we characterized the structure and distribution of several ECM/PNN molecules around neurons in culture, brain slice, and whole mouse brain. While specific lectins are well-established as PNN markers and label a distinct, fenestrated structure around PV neurons, we show that other CNS neurons possess similar extracellular structures assembled around hyaluronic acid, suggesting a PNN-like structure of different composition that is more widespread. We additionally report that genetically encoded labeling of hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 (HAPLN1) reveals a PNN-like structure around many neurons in vitro and in vivo. Our findings add to our understanding of neuronal extracellular structures and describe a new mouse model for monitoring live ECM dynamics.
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- Sakina P. Lemieux
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Biological Systems, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0647
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Kauwe G, Pareja-Navarro KA, Yao L, Chen JH, Wong I, Saloner R, Cifuentes H, Nana AL, Shah S, Li Y, Le D, Spina S, Grinberg LT, Seeley WW, Kramer JH, Sacktor TC, Schilling B, Gan L, Casaletto KB, Tracy TE. KIBRA repairs synaptic plasticity and promotes resilience to tauopathy-related memory loss. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.12.543777. [PMID: 37398236 PMCID: PMC10312627 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.12.543777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
Abstract
Synaptic plasticity is obstructed by pathogenic tau in the brain, representing a key mechanism that underlies memory loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies. Here, we define a mechanism for plasticity repair in vulnerable neurons using the C-terminus of the KIdney/BRAin (KIBRA) protein (CT-KIBRA). We show that CT-KIBRA restores plasticity and memory in transgenic mice expressing pathogenic human tau; however, CT-KIBRA did not alter tau levels or prevent tau-induced synapse loss. Instead, we find that CT-KIBRA binds to and stabilizes protein kinase Mζ (PKMζ) to maintain synaptic plasticity and memory despite tau-mediated pathogenesis. In humans we find that reduced KIBRA in brain and increased KIBRA in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with cognitive impairment and pathological tau levels in disease. Thus, our results distinguish KIBRA both as a novel biomarker of synapse dysfunction in AD and as the foundation for a synapse repair mechanism to reverse cognitive impairment in tauopathy.
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- Grant Kauwe
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA USA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
- Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
- Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- The Robert F. Furchgott Center of Neural and Behavioral Science, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Anesthesiology, and Neurology, State University of New York Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY USA
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- Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer Disease Research Institute, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA USA
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Lev-Ram V, Lemieux SP, Deerinck TJ, Bushong EA, Toyama BH, Perez A, Pritchard DR, Park SKR, McClatchy DB, Savas JN, Taylor SS, Ellisman MH, Yates J, Tsien RY. Do perineuronal nets stabilize the engram of a synaptic circuit? BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.09.536164. [PMID: 37066274 PMCID: PMC10104172 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.09.536164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
Perineuronal nets (PNN), a specialized form of ECM (?), surround numerous neurons in the CNS and allow synaptic connectivity through holes in its structure. We hypothesis that PNNs serve as gatekeepers that guard and protect synaptic territory, and thus may stabilize an engram circuit. We present high-resolution, and 3D EM images of PNN- engulfed neurons showing that synapses occupy the PNN holes, and that invasion of other cellular components are rare. PNN constituents are long-lived and can be eroded faster in an enriched environment, while synaptic proteins have high turnover rate. Preventing PNN erosion by using pharmacological inhibition of PNN-modifying proteases or MMP9 knockout mice allowed normal fear memory acquisition but diminished remote-memory stabilization, supporting the above hypothesis. Significance In this multidisciplinary work, we challenge the hypothesis that the pattern of holes in the perineuronal nets (PNN) hold the code for very-long-term memories. The scope of this work might lead us closer to the understanding of how we can vividly remember events from childhood to death bed. We postulate that the PNN holes hold the code for the engram. To test this hypothesis, we used three independent experimental strategies; high-resolution 3D electron microscopy, Stable Isotop Labeling in Mammals (SILAM) for proteins longevity, and pharmacologically and genetically interruption of memory consolidation in fear conditioning experiments. All of these experimental results did not dispute the PNN hypothesis.
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The Roles of Par3, Par6, and aPKC Polarity Proteins in Normal Neurodevelopment and in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. J Neurosci 2022; 42:4774-4793. [PMID: 35705493 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0059-22.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Normal neural circuits and functions depend on proper neuronal differentiation, migration, synaptic plasticity, and maintenance. Abnormalities in these processes underlie various neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders. Neural development and maintenance are regulated by many proteins. Among them are Par3, Par6 (partitioning defective 3 and 6), and aPKC (atypical protein kinase C) families of evolutionarily conserved polarity proteins. These proteins perform versatile functions by forming tripartite or other combinations of protein complexes, which hereafter are collectively referred to as "Par complexes." In this review, we summarize the major findings on their biophysical and biochemical properties in cell polarization and signaling pathways. We next summarize their expression and localization in the nervous system as well as their versatile functions in various aspects of neurodevelopment, including neuroepithelial polarity, neurogenesis, neuronal migration, neurite differentiation, synaptic plasticity, and memory. These versatile functions rely on the fundamental roles of Par complexes in cell polarity in distinct cellular contexts. We also discuss how cell polarization may correlate with subcellular polarization in neurons. Finally, we review the involvement of Par complexes in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. While emerging evidence indicates that Par complexes are essential for proper neural development and maintenance, many questions on their in vivo functions have yet to be answered. Thus, Par3, Par6, and aPKC continue to be important research topics to advance neuroscience.
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Huertas MA, Newton AJH, McDougal RA, Sacktor TC, Shouval HZ. Conditions for Synaptic Specificity during the Maintenance Phase of Synaptic Plasticity. eNeuro 2022; 9:ENEURO.0064-22.2022. [PMID: 35443991 PMCID: PMC9087736 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0064-22.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Activity-dependent modifications of synaptic efficacies are a cellular substrate of learning and memory. Experimental evidence shows that these modifications are synapse specific and that the long-lasting effects are associated with the sustained increase in concentration of specific proteins like PKMζ However, such proteins are likely to diffuse away from their initial synaptic location and spread out to neighboring synapses, potentially compromising synapse specificity. In this article, we address the issue of synapse specificity during memory maintenance. Assuming that the long-term maintenance of synaptic plasticity is accomplished by a molecular switch, we carry out analytical calculations and perform simulations using the reaction-diffusion package in NEURON to determine the limits of synapse specificity during maintenance. Moreover, we explore the effects of the diffusion and degradation rates of proteins and of the geometrical characteristics of dendritic spines on synapse specificity. We conclude that the necessary conditions for synaptic specificity during maintenance require that molecular switches reside in dendritic spines. The requirement for synaptic specificity when the molecular switch resides in spines still imposes strong limits on the diffusion and turnover of rates of maintenance molecules, as well as on the morphologic properties of synaptic spines. These constraints are quite general and apply to most existing models suggested for maintenance. The parameter values can be experimentally evaluated, and if they do not fit the appropriate predicted range, the validity of this class of maintenance models would be challenged.
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- Marco A Huertas
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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- Yale Center for Medical Informatics, New Haven, CT 06520
- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203
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- Yale Center for Medical Informatics, New Haven, CT 06520
- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, Anesthesiology, and Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
- Department Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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Kaushik M, Kaushik P, Parvez S. Memory related molecular signatures: The pivots for memory consolidation and Alzheimer's related memory decline. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 76:101577. [PMID: 35104629 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Age-related cognitive decline is the major cause of concern due to its 70% more incidence than dementia cases worldwide. Moreover, aging is also the major risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), associated with progressive memory loss. Approx. 13 million people will have Alzheimer-related memory decline by 2050. Learning and memory is the fundamental process of brain functions. However, the mechanism for the same is still under investigation. Thus, it is critical to understand the process of memory consolidation in the brain and extrapolate its understanding to the memory decline mechanism. Research on learning and memory has identified several molecular signatures such as Protein kinase M zeta (PKMζ), Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB) and Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) crucial for the maintenance and stabilization of long-term memory in the brain. Interestingly, memory decline in AD has also been linked to the abnormality in expressing these memory-related molecular signatures. Hence, in the present consolidated review, we explored the role of these memory-related molecular signatures in long-term memory consolidation. Additionally, the effect of amyloid-beta toxicity on these molecular signatures is discussed in detail.
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- Medha Kaushik
- Department of Toxicology, School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Chemical & Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Hsieh C, Tsokas P, Grau-Perales A, Lesburguères E, Bukai J, Khanna K, Chorny J, Chung A, Jou C, Burghardt NS, Denny CA, Flores-Obando RE, Hartley BR, Rodríguez Valencia LM, Hernández AI, Bergold PJ, Cottrell JE, Alarcon JM, Fenton AA, Sacktor TC. Persistent increases of PKMζ in memory-activated neurons trace LTP maintenance during spatial long-term memory storage. Eur J Neurosci 2021; 54:6795-6814. [PMID: 33540466 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
PKMζ is an autonomously active PKC isoform crucial for the maintenance of synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term memory. Unlike other kinases that are transiently stimulated by second messengers, PKMζ is persistently activated through sustained increases in protein expression of the kinase. Therefore, visualizing increases in PKMζ expression during long-term memory storage might reveal the sites of its persistent action and thus the location of memory-associated LTP maintenance in the brain. Using quantitative immunohistochemistry validated by the lack of staining in PKMζ-null mice, we examined the amount and distribution of PKMζ in subregions of the hippocampal formation of wild-type mice during LTP maintenance and spatial long-term memory storage. During LTP maintenance in hippocampal slices, PKMζ increases in the pyramidal cell body and stimulated dendritic layers of CA1 for at least 2 hr. During spatial memory storage, PKMζ increases in CA1 pyramidal cells for at least 1 month, paralleling the persistence of the memory. During the initial expression of the memory, we tagged principal cells with immediate-early gene Arc promoter-driven transcription of fluorescent proteins. The subset of memory-tagged CA1 cells selectively increases expression of PKMζ during memory storage, and the increase persists in dendritic compartments within stratum radiatum for 1 month, indicating long-term storage of information in the CA3-to-CA1 pathway. We conclude that persistent increases in PKMζ trace the molecular mechanism of LTP maintenance and thus the sites of information storage within brain circuitry during long-term memory.
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- Changchi Hsieh
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Systems Neuroscience, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc, New York State Psychiatric Institute Kolb Research Annex, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Zhang Y, Cao H, Qiu X, Xu D, Chen Y, Barnes GN, Tu Y, Gyabaah AT, Gharbal AHAA, Peng C, Cai J, Cai X. Neuroprotective Effects of Adenosine A1 Receptor Signaling on Cognitive Impairment Induced by Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia in Mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:202. [PMID: 32733207 PMCID: PMC7363980 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a breathing disorder associated with cognitive impairment. However, the mechanisms leading to cognitive deficits in OSAHS remain uncertain. In this study, a mouse model of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) exposures were applied for simulating the deoxygenation-reoxygenation events occurring in OSAHS. The conventional adenosine A1 receptor gene (A1R) knockout mice and the A1R agonist CCPA- or antagonist DPCPX-administrated mice were utilized to determine the precise function of A1R signaling in the process of OSAHS-relevant cognitive impairment. We demonstrated that CIH induced morphological changes and apoptosis in hippocampal neurons. Further, CIH blunted hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and resulted in learning/memory impairment. Disruption of adenosine A1R exacerbated morphological, cellular, and functional damage induced by CIH. In contrast, activation of adenosine A1R signaling reduced morphological changes and apoptosis of hippocampal neurons, promoted LTP, and enhanced learning and memory. A1Rs may up-regulate protein kinase C (PKC) and its subtype PKC-ζ through the activation of Gα(i) improve spatial learning and memory disorder induced by CIH in mice. Taken together, A1R signaling plays a neuroprotective role in CIH-induced cognitive dysfunction and pathological changes in the hippocampus.
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- Yichun Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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aPKC in neuronal differentiation, maturation and function. Neuronal Signal 2019; 3:NS20190019. [PMID: 32269838 PMCID: PMC7104321 DOI: 10.1042/ns20190019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The atypical Protein Kinase Cs (aPKCs)—PRKCI, PRKCZ and PKMζ—form a subfamily within the Protein Kinase C (PKC) family. These kinases are expressed in the nervous system, including during its development and in adulthood. One of the aPKCs, PKMζ, appears to be restricted to the nervous system. aPKCs are known to play a role in a variety of cellular responses such as proliferation, differentiation, polarity, migration, survival and key metabolic functions such as glucose uptake, that are critical for nervous system development and function. Therefore, these kinases have garnered a lot of interest in terms of their functional role in the nervous system. Here we review the expression and function of aPKCs in neural development and in neuronal maturation and function. Despite seemingly paradoxical findings with genetic deletion versus gene silencing approaches, we posit that aPKCs are likely candidates for regulating many important neurodevelopmental and neuronal functions, and may be associated with a number of human neuropsychiatric diseases.
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Cohen LD, Ziv NE. Neuronal and synaptic protein lifetimes. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2019; 57:9-16. [PMID: 30677713 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neuronal proteostasis is uniquely challenged by the extraordinary architecture of neurons, the vast number of synapses they form, and the need to precisely preserve function at individual synapses. Quantitative information on protein lifetimes can provide clues as to how these challenges are met. Advances in proteomics and mass spectrometry, which now enable comprehensive lifetime estimations for thousands of proteins, suggest that neuronal and synaptic protein lifetimes are unusually long, with half-lives typically ranging from days to weeks, even months and beyond for certain protein families. Half-lives in vivo are several-fold longer than those in cell culture, tend to cluster for proteins belonging to multimolecular complexes, are affected by developmental stage, and possibly by environmental conditions and activity levels.
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- Laurie D Cohen
- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Institute and Network Biology Research Laboratories, Fishbach Building, Technion City, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Institute and Network Biology Research Laboratories, Fishbach Building, Technion City, Haifa, 32000, Israel.
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What does LTP tell us about the roles of CaMKII and PKMζ in memory? Mol Brain 2018; 11:77. [PMID: 30593289 PMCID: PMC6309091 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-018-0420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In “Criteria for identifying the molecular basis of the engram (CaMKII, PKMζ),” Lisman proposes that elucidating the mechanism of LTP maintenance is key to understanding memory storage. He suggests three criteria for a maintenance mechanism to evaluate data on CaMKII and PKMζ as memory storage molecules: necessity, occlusion, and erasure. Here we show that when the criteria are tested, the results reveal important differences between the molecules. Inhibiting PKMζ reverses established, protein synthesis-dependent late-LTP, without affecting early-LTP or baseline synaptic transmission. In contrast, blocking CaMKII has two effects: 1) inhibiting CaMKII activity blocks LTP induction but not maintenance, and 2) disrupting CaMKII interactions with NMDARs in the postsynaptic density (PSD) depresses both early-LTP and basal synaptic transmission equivalently. To identify a maintenance mechanism, we propose a fourth criterion — persistence. PKMζ increases for hours during LTP maintenance in hippocampal slices, and for over a month in specific brain regions during long-term memory storage in conditioned animals. In contrast, increased CaMKII activity lasts only minutes following LTP induction, and CaMKII translocation to the PSD in late-LTP or memory has not been reported. Lastly, do the PKMζ and CaMKII models integrate the many other signaling molecules important for LTP? Activity-dependent PKMζ synthesis is regulated by many of the signaling molecules that induce LTP, including CaMKII, providing a plausible mechanism for new gene expression in the persistent phosphorylation by PKMζ maintaining late-LTP and memory. In contrast, CaMKII autophosphorylation and translocation do not appear to require new protein synthesis. Therefore, the cumulative evidence supports a core role for PKMζ in late-LTP and long-term memory maintenance, and separate roles for CaMKII in LTP induction and for the maintenance of postsynaptic structure and synaptic transmission in a mechanism distinct from late-LTP.
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Hastings MH, Qiu A, Zha C, Farah CA, Mahdid Y, Ferguson L, Sossin WS. The zinc fingers of the small optic lobes calpain bind polyubiquitin. J Neurochem 2018; 146:429-445. [PMID: 29808476 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The small optic lobes (SOL) calpain is a highly conserved member of the calpain family expressed in the nervous system. A dominant negative form of the SOL calpain inhibited consolidation of one form of synaptic plasticity, non-associative facilitation, in sensory-motor neuronal cultures in Aplysia, presumably by inhibiting cleavage of protein kinase Cs (PKCs) into constitutively active protein kinase Ms (PKMs) (Hu et al. 2017a). SOL calpains have a conserved set of 5-6 N-terminal zinc fingers. Bioinformatic analysis suggests that these zinc fingers could bind to ubiquitin. In this study, we show that both the Aplysia and mouse SOL calpain (also known as Calpain 15) zinc fingers bind ubiquitinated proteins, and we confirm that Aplysia SOL binds poly- but not mono- or diubiquitin. No specific zinc finger is required for polyubiquitin binding. Neither polyubiquitin nor calcium was sufficient to induce purified Aplysia SOL calpain to autolyse or to cleave the atypical PKC to PKM in vitro. In Aplysia, over-expression of the atypical PKC in sensory neurons leads to an activity-dependent cleavage event and an increase in nuclear ubiquitin staining. Activity-dependent cleavage is partially blocked by a dominant negative SOL calpain, but not by a dominant negative classical calpain. The cleaved PKM was stabilized by the dominant negative classical calpain and destabilized by a dominant negative form of the PKM stabilizing protein KIdney/BRAin protein. These studies provide new insight into SOL calpain's function and regulation. Open Data: Materials are available on https://cos.io/our-services/open-science-badges/ https://osf.io/93n6m/.
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- Margaret H Hastings
- Department of Psychology, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Tague EP, Dotson HL, Tunney SN, Sloas DC, Ngo JT. Chemogenetic control of gene expression and cell signaling with antiviral drugs. Nat Methods 2018; 15:519-522. [PMID: 29967495 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-018-0042-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We developed a method in which the NS3 cis-protease from hepatitis C virus can be used as a ligand-inducible connection to control the function and localization of engineered proteins in mammalian cells. To demonstrate the versatility of this approach, we designed drug-sensitive transcription factors and transmembrane signaling proteins, the activities of which can be tightly and reversibly controlled through the use of clinically tested antiviral protease inhibitors.
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- Elliot P Tague
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Helfer P, Shultz TR. Coupled feedback loops maintain synaptic long-term potentiation: A computational model of PKMzeta synthesis and AMPA receptor trafficking. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006147. [PMID: 29813048 PMCID: PMC5993340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In long-term potentiation (LTP), one of the most studied types of neural plasticity, synaptic strength is persistently increased in response to stimulation. Although a number of different proteins have been implicated in the sub-cellular molecular processes underlying induction and maintenance of LTP, the precise mechanisms remain unknown. A particular challenge is to demonstrate that a proposed molecular mechanism can provide the level of stability needed to maintain memories for months or longer, in spite of the fact that many of the participating molecules have much shorter life spans. Here we present a computational model that combines simulations of several biochemical reactions that have been suggested in the LTP literature and show that the resulting system does exhibit the required stability. At the core of the model are two interlinked feedback loops of molecular reactions, one involving the atypical protein kinase PKMζ and its messenger RNA, the other involving PKMζ and GluA2-containing AMPA receptors. We demonstrate that robust bistability-stable equilibria both in the synapse's potentiated and unpotentiated states-can arise from a set of simple molecular reactions. The model is able to account for a wide range of empirical results, including induction and maintenance of late-phase LTP, cellular memory reconsolidation and the effects of different pharmaceutical interventions.
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- Peter Helfer
- Department of Psychology and Integrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Yu NK, Uhm H, Shim J, Choi JH, Bae S, Sacktor TC, Hohng S, Kaang BK. Increased PKMζ activity impedes lateral movement of GluA2-containing AMPA receptors. Mol Brain 2017; 10:56. [PMID: 29202853 PMCID: PMC5716381 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-017-0334-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Protein kinase M zeta (PKMζ), a constitutively active, atypical protein kinase C isoform, maintains a high level of expression in the brain after the induction of learning and long-term potentiation (LTP). Further, its overexpression enhances long-term memory and LTP. Thus, multiple lines of evidence suggest a significant role for persistently elevated PKMζ levels in long-term memory. The molecular mechanisms of how synaptic properties are regulated by the increase in PKMζ, however, are still largely unknown. The α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor (AMPAR) mediates most of the fast glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the brain and is known to be critical for the expression of synaptic plasticity and memory. Importance of AMPAR trafficking has been implicated in PKMζ-mediated cellular processes, but the detailed mechanisms, particularly in terms of regulation of AMPAR lateral movement, are not well understood. In the current study, using a single-molecule live imaging technique, we report that the overexpression of PKMζ in hippocampal neurons immobilized GluA2-containing AMPARs, highlighting a potential novel mechanism by which PKMζ may regulate memory and synaptic plasticity.
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- Nam-Kyung Yu
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,National Center for Creative Research Initiatives, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.,Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. .,National Center for Creative Research Initiatives, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. .,Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Biophysics and Chemical Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. .,Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institute of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Gobbo F, Marchetti L, Jacob A, Pinto B, Binini N, Pecoraro Bisogni F, Alia C, Luin S, Caleo M, Fellin T, Cancedda L, Cattaneo A. Activity-dependent expression of Channelrhodopsin at neuronal synapses. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1629. [PMID: 29158498 PMCID: PMC5696361 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01699-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence points to the importance of dendritic spines in the formation and allocation of memories, and alterations of spine number and physiology are associated to memory and cognitive disorders. Modifications of the activity of subsets of synapses are believed to be crucial for memory establishment. However, the development of a method to directly test this hypothesis, by selectively controlling the activity of potentiated spines, is currently lagging. Here we introduce a hybrid RNA/protein approach to regulate the expression of a light-sensitive membrane channel at activated synapses, enabling selective tagging of potentiated spines following the encoding of a novel context in the hippocampus. This approach can be used to map potentiated synapses in the brain and will make it possible to re-activate the neuron only at previously activated synapses, extending current neuron-tagging technologies in the investigation of memory processes.
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- Francesco Gobbo
- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, Italy.,Center for Nanotechnology Innovation @NEST, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy.,Dulbecco Telethon Institute, via Varese 16b, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Bio@SNS, Scuola Normale Superiore, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
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Abstract
Elucidating the molecular mechanisms that maintain long-term memory is a fundamental goal of neuroscience. Accumulating evidence suggests that persistent signaling by the atypical protein kinase C (PKC) isoform protein kinase Mζ (PKMζ) might maintain synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term memory. However, the role of PKMζ has been challenged by genetic data from PKMζ-knockout mice showing intact LTP and long-term memory. Moreover, the PKMζ inhibitor peptide ζ inhibitory peptide (ZIP) reverses LTP and erases memory in both wild-type and knockout mice. Data from four papers using additional isoform-specific genetic approaches have helped to reconcile these conflicting findings. First, a PKMζ-antisense approach showed that LTP and long-term memory in PKMζ-knockout mice are mediated through a compensatory mechanism that depends on another ZIP-sensitive atypical isoform, PKCι/λ. Second, short hairpin RNAs decreasing the amounts of individual atypical isoforms without inducing compensation disrupted memory in different temporal phases. PKCι/λ knockdown disrupted short-term memory, whereas PKMζ knockdown specifically erased long-term memory. Third, conditional PKCι/λ knockout induced compensation by rapidly activating PKMζ to preserve short-term memory. Fourth, a dominant-negative approach in the model system Aplysia revealed that multiple PKCs form PKMs to sustain different types of long-term synaptic facilitation, with atypical PKM maintaining synaptic plasticity similar to LTP. Thus, under physiological conditions, PKMζ is the principal PKC isoform that maintains LTP and long-term memory. PKCι/λ can compensate for PKMζ, and because other isoforms could also maintain synaptic facilitation, there may be a hierarchy of compensatory mechanisms maintaining memory if PKMζ malfunctions.
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- Todd Charlton Sacktor
- Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology, Anesthesiology, and Neurology, Robert F. Furchgott Center for Neural and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95615, USA.
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eIF4B phosphorylation at Ser504 links synaptic activity with protein translation in physiology and pathology. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10563. [PMID: 28874824 PMCID: PMC5585320 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11096-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuronal physiology requires activity-driven protein translation, a process in which translation initiation factors are key players. We focus on eukaryotic initiation factor 4B (eIF4B), a regulator of protein translation, whose function in neurons is undetermined. We show that neuronal activity affects eIF4B phosphorylation and identify Ser504 as a phosphorylation site regulated by casein kinases and sensitive to the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors. Ser504 phosphorylation increases eIF4B recruitment to the pre-initiation complex and influences eIF4B localization at synapses. Moreover, Ser504 phosphorylation modulates the translation of protein kinase Mζ. Therefore, by sensing synaptic activity, eIF4B could adjust translation to neuronal needs, promoting adaptive changes in synaptic plasticity. We also show that Ser504 phosphorylation is increased in vivo in a rat model of epilepsy during epileptogenesis i.e. when translation drives maladaptive synaptic changes. We propose eIF4B as a mediator between neuronal activity and translation, with relevance in the control of synaptic plasticity.
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Maintaining synaptic integrity and function depends on the continuous removal and degradation of aged or damaged proteins. Synaptic protein degradation has received considerable attention in the context of synaptic plasticity and growing interest in relation to neurodegenerative and other disorders. Conversely, less attention has been given to constitutive, ongoing synaptic protein degradation and the roles canonical degradation pathways play in these processes. Here we briefly review recent progress on this topic and new experimental approaches which have expedited such progress and highlight several emerging principles. These include the realization that synaptic proteins typically have unusually long lifetimes, as might be expected from the remote locations of most synaptic sites; the possibility that degradation pathways can change with time from synthesis, cellular context, and physiological input; and that degradation pathways, other than ubiquitin-proteasomal-mediated degradation, might play key roles in constitutive protein degradation at synaptic sites. Finally, we point to the importance of careful experimental design and sufficiently sensitive techniques for studying synaptic protein degradation, which bring into account their slow turnover rates and complex life cycles.
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- Laurie D Cohen
- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Institute and Network Biology Research Laboratories, Technion City, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Rappaport Institute and Network Biology Research Laboratories, Technion City, Haifa, 32000, Israel
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Borodinova AA, Zuzina AB, Balaban PM. Role of atypical protein kinases in maintenance of long-term memory and synaptic plasticity. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 82:243-256. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297917030026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Adams SR, Mackey MR, Ramachandra R, Palida Lemieux SF, Steinbach P, Bushong EA, Butko MT, Giepmans BNG, Ellisman MH, Tsien RY. Multicolor Electron Microscopy for Simultaneous Visualization of Multiple Molecular Species. Cell Chem Biol 2016; 23:1417-1427. [PMID: 27818300 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Electron microscopy (EM) remains the primary method for imaging cellular and tissue ultrastructure, although simultaneous localization of multiple specific molecules continues to be a challenge for EM. We present a method for obtaining multicolor EM views of multiple subcellular components. The method uses sequential, localized deposition of different lanthanides by photosensitizers, small-molecule probes, or peroxidases. Detailed view of biological structures is created by overlaying conventional electron micrographs with pseudocolor lanthanide elemental maps derived from distinctive electron energy-loss spectra of each lanthanide deposit via energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy. This results in multicolor EM images analogous to multicolor fluorescence but with the benefit of the full spatial resolution of EM. We illustrate the power of this methodology by visualizing hippocampal astrocytes to show that processes from two astrocytes can share a single synapse. We also show that polyarginine-based cell-penetrating peptides enter the cell via endocytosis, and that newly synthesized PKMζ in cultured neurons preferentially localize to the postsynaptic membrane.
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- Stephen R Adams
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Ahmed SM, Macara IG. Mechanisms of polarity protein expression control. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2016; 42:38-45. [PMID: 27092866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Polarity is a universal feature of cells during division and often at other stages of the cell cycle or after post-mitotic differentiation. A conserved machinery, present in all animals, initiates and maintains polarity. Multi-cellular animals organize themselves with respect to the axes of symmetry of the organism through the process of planar cell polarity, but many tissues also express a cell-intrinsic form of polarity, for instance to segregate the apical and basolateral membranes of epithelial cells. Although the genes and proteins involved in apical-basal polarity have been known for many years, the regulation of their expression remains ill-defined. Maintenance of the correct expression levels is essential for normal cell lineage allocation, tissue morphogenesis and cell survival. Here we summarize what is known about the transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of polarity protein expression, and discuss areas that remain to be understood.
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- Syed Mukhtar Ahmed
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37240, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
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The Role of Proteases in Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity: Putting Together Small Pieces of a Complex Puzzle. Neurochem Res 2015; 41:156-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-015-1752-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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