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ArticleNeuron2004

CPG2: a brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors.

Jeffrey R Cottrell, Erzsebet Borok, Tamas L Horvath, Elly Nedivi

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Article in Neuron, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffrey R CottrellThe Picower Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Erzsebet Borok
Tamas L Horvath
Elly Nedivi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USYale University · US

Funding

A Molecular Genetic Analysis of Cortical PlasticityR01EY011894 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI NEDIVI, ELLY · 2003 to 2016
$5.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term maintenance and modification of synaptic strength involve the turnover of neurotransmitter receptors. Glutamate receptors are constitutively and acutely internalized, presumptively through clathrin-mediated receptor endocytosis. Here, we show that cpg2 is a brain-specific splice variant of the syne-1 gene that encodes a protein specifically localized to a postsynaptic endocytotic zone of excitatory synapses. RNAi-mediated CPG2 knockdown increases the number of postsynaptic clathrin-coated vesicles, some of which traffic NMDA receptors, disrupts the constitutive internalization of glutamate receptors, and inhibits the activity-induced internalization of synaptic AMPA receptors. Manipulating CPG2 levels also affects dendritic spine size, further supporting a function in regulating membrane transport. Our results suggest that CPG2 is a key component of a specialized postsynaptic endocytic mechanism devoted to the internalization of synaptic proteins, including glutamate receptors. The activity dependence and distribution of cpg2 expression further suggest that it contributes to the capacity for postsynaptic plasticity inherent to excitatory synapses.

Indexed as

AnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBrainCells, CulturedClathrin-Coated VesiclesEndocytosisHumansIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsReceptors, AMPACpg2 protein, ratNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate

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PMID15541315
PMCPMC3065105
OpenAlexW1964826832

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