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ArticleNeuron2013

The small GTPase Arf1 modulates Arp2/3-mediated actin polymerization via PICK1 to regulate synaptic plasticity.

Daniel L Rocca, Mascia Amici, Anna Antoniou, Elena Blanco Suarez, Nagaraj Halemani, Kai Murk, Jennifer McGarvey, Nadia Jaafari, Jack R Mellor, Graham L Collingridge and 1 more

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Article in Neuron, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel L RoccaSchool of Biochemistry, Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, Medical Sciences Building and Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Mascia Amici
Anna Antoniou
Elena Blanco Suarez
Nagaraj Halemani
Kai Murk
Jennifer McGarvey
Nadia Jaafari
Jack R Mellor
Graham L Collingridge
Jonathan G Hanley
University of Bristol · GBSeoul National University · KR

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H014284/1Medical Research Council G0501455Medical Research Council G0601813Medical Research Council MC_G1000734Wellcome Trust 089703
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inhibition of Arp2/3-mediated actin polymerization by PICK1 is a central mechanism to AMPA receptor (AMPAR) internalization and long-term depression (LTD), although the signaling pathways that modulate this process in response to NMDA receptor (NMDAR) activation are unknown. Here, we define a function for the GTPase Arf1 in this process. We show that Arf1-GTP binds PICK1 to limit PICK1-mediated inhibition of Arp2/3 activity. Expression of mutant Arf1 that does not bind PICK1 leads to reduced surface levels of GluA2-containing AMPARs and smaller spines in hippocampal neurons, which occludes subsequent NMDA-induced AMPAR internalization and spine shrinkage. In organotypic slices, NMDAR-dependent LTD of AMPAR excitatory postsynaptic currents is abolished in neurons expressing mutant Arf1. Furthermore, NMDAR stimulation downregulates Arf1 activation and binding to PICK1 via the Arf-GAP GIT1. This study defines Arf1 as a critical regulator of actin dynamics and synaptic function via modulation of PICK1.

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Actin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsADP-Ribosylation Factor 1AnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCytoskeletal ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansNeuronal PlasticityNuclear ProteinsOrgan Culture TechniquesPolymerizationRatsActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsADP-Ribosylation Factor 1Carrier ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPICK1 protein, rat

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PMID23889934
PMCPMC3725416
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