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Myosin Vb mobilizes recycling endosomes and AMPA receptors for postsynaptic plasticity.

Zhiping Wang, Jeffrey G Edwards, Nathan Riley, D William Provance, Ryan Karcher, Xiang-Dong Li, Ian G Davison, Mitsuo Ikebe, John A Mercer, Julie A Kauer and 1 more

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Article in Cell, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 262 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiping WangDepartment of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Jeffrey G Edwards
Nathan Riley
D William Provance
Ryan Karcher
Xiang-Dong Li
Ian G Davison
Mitsuo Ikebe
John A Mercer
Julie A Kauer
Michael D Ehlers
Brown University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMcLaughlin Research Institute · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Synaptic Targeting of NMDA ReceptorsR01NS039402 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI EHLERS, MICHAEL D · 2000 to 2009
$3.3M
Signaling Mechanisms for AMPA Receptor TraffickingR01MH064748 · NIMH · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI YASUDA, RYOHEI · 2002 to 2011
$2.3M
The Endocytic Machinery of Dendritic SpinesR01NS047574 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI EHLERS, MICHAEL D · 2005 to 2010
$2.0M
Molecular Targets of A-beta-Induced Synaptic DysfunctionR01AG024492 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI EHLERS, MICHAEL D · 2004 to 2008
$1.4M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIA NIH HHS R01 AG024492NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH064748NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS039402NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS047574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Learning-related plasticity at excitatory synapses in the mammalian brain requires the trafficking of AMPA receptors and the growth of dendritic spines. However, the mechanisms that couple plasticity stimuli to the trafficking of postsynaptic cargo are poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that myosin Vb (MyoVb), a Ca2+-sensitive motor, conducts spine trafficking during long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic strength. Upon activation of NMDA receptors and corresponding Ca2+ influx, MyoVb associates with recycling endosomes (REs), triggering rapid spine recruitment of endosomes and local exocytosis in spines. Disruption of MyoVb or its interaction with the RE adaptor Rab11-FIP2 abolishes LTP-induced exocytosis from REs and prevents both AMPA receptor insertion and spine growth. Furthermore, induction of tight binding of MyoVb to actin using an acute chemical genetic strategy eradicates LTP in hippocampal slices. Thus, Ca2+-activated MyoVb captures and mobilizes REs for AMPA receptor insertion and spine growth, providing a mechanistic link between the induction and expression of postsynaptic plasticity.

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Long-Term PotentiationNeuronal PlasticityAnimalsCalciumCell LineDendritesDendritic SpinesEndosomesHippocampusHumansMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMyosin Type VNeuronsrab11 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding ProteinsCalciumMyosin Type Vrab11 GTP-Binding Proteinsrab GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, AMPA

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PMID18984164
PMCPMC2585749
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