期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 29, 期 4, 页码 1017-1033出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5528-08.2009
关键词
GluR1; dendritic spines; synaptopodin; spine apparatus; LTP; glutamate uncaging
资金
- German - Israeli Foundation [827/04]
- Israel Science Foundation [768/06]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DE 551/8-1]
The spine apparatus is an essential component of dendritic spines of cortical and hippocampal neurons, yet its functions are still enigmatic. Synaptopodin (SP), an actin-binding protein, is tightly associated with the spine apparatus and it may play a role in synaptic plasticity, but it has not yet been linked mechanistically to synaptic functions. We studied endogenous and transfected SP in dendritic spines of cultured hippocampal neurons and found that spines containing SP generate larger responses to flash photolysis of caged glutamate than SP-negative ones. An NMDA-receptor-mediated chemical long-term potentiation caused the accumulation of GFP-GluR1 in spine heads of control but not of shRNA-transfected, SP-deficient neurons. SP is linked to calcium stores, because their pharmacological blockade eliminated SP-related enhancement of glutamate responses, and release of calcium from stores produced an SP-dependent increase of GluR1 in spines. Thus, SP plays a crucial role in the calcium store-associated ability of neurons to undergo long-term plasticity.
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