Journal
NEURON
Volume 55, Issue 6, Pages 859-873Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.08.005
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- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS039313, NS39313, R01 NS059867, R01 NS039313-08] Funding Source: Medline
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NF-kappa B signaling has been implicated in neurodegenerative disease, epilepsy, and neuronal plasticity. However, the cellular and molecular activity of NF-kappa B signaling within the nervous system remains to be clearly defined. Here, we show that the NF-kappa B and I kappa B homologs Dorsal and Cactus surround postsynaptic glutamate receptor (GluR) clusters at the Drosophila NMJ. We then show that mutations in dorsal, cactus, and IRAK/pelle kinase specifically impair GluR levels, assayed immunohistochemically and electrophysiologically, without affecting NMJ growth, the size of the postsynaptic density, or homeostatic plasticity. Additional genetic experiments support the conclusion that cactus functions in concert with, rather than in opposition to, dorsal and pelle in this process. Finally, we provide evidence that Dorsal and Cactus act posttranscriptionally, outside the nucleus, to control GluR density. Based upon our data we speculate that Dorsal, Cactus, and Pelle could function together, locally at the postsynaptic density, to specify GluR levels.
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