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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30497
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DAF-2; insulin signaling; OGT-1; presynaptic formation; synaptogenesis
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This study discovered that the nutrient sensor OGT-1 regulates synaptic development in neurons, while the insulin receptor DAF-2 plays an upstream regulatory role in this process. The study revealed a novel mechanism for synaptic development and provided a potential link between synaptic development and insulin-related neurological disorders.
The formation and maintenance of synapses are precisely regulated, and the misregulation often leads to neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative disorders. Besides intrinsic genetically encoded signaling pathways, synaptic structure and function are also regulated by extrinsic factors, such as nutrients. O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT), a nutrient sensor, is abundant in the nervous system and required for synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. However, whether OGT is involved in synaptic development and the mechanism underlying the process are largely unknown. In this study, we found that OGT-1, the OGT homolog in C. elegans, regulates the presynaptic assembly in AIY interneurons. The insulin receptor DAF-2 acts upstream of OGT-1 to promote the presynaptic assembly by positively regulating the expression of ogt-1. This insulin-OGT-1 axis functions most likely by regulating neuronal activity. In this study, we elucidated a novel mechanism for synaptic development, and provided a potential link between synaptic development and insulin-related neurological disorders.
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