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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2014

Secretory Carrier Membrane Protein (SCAMP) deficiency influences behavior of adult flies.

JiaLin C Zheng, Chook Teng Tham, Kathleen Keatings, Steven Fan, Angela Yen-Chun Liou, Yuka Numata, Douglas Allan, Masayuki Numata

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

JiaLin C ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Chook Teng ThamDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Kathleen KeatingsDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Steven FanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Angela Yen-Chun LiouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Yuka NumataDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Douglas AllanDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Masayuki NumataDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secretory Carrier Membrane Proteins (SCAMPs) are a group of tetraspanning integral membrane proteins evolutionarily conserved from insects to mammals and plants. Mammalian genomes contain five SCAMP genes SCAMP1-SCAMP5 that regulate membrane dynamics, most prominently membrane-depolarization and Ca(2+)-induced regulated secretion, a key mechanism for neuronal and neuroendocrine signaling. However, the biological role of SCAMPs has remained poorly understood primarily owing to the lack of appropriate model organisms and behavior assays. Here we generate Drosophila Scamp null mutants and show that they exhibit reduced lifespan and behavioral abnormalities including impaired climbing, deficiency in odor associated long-term memory, and a susceptibility to heat-induced seizures. Neuron-specific restoration of Drosophila Scamp rescues all Scamp null behavioral phenotypes, indicating that the phenotypes are due to loss of neuronal Scamp. Remarkably, neuronal expression of human SCAMP genes rescues selected behavioral phenotypes of the mutants, suggesting the conserved function of SCAMPs across species. The newly developed Drosophila mutants present the first evidence that genetic depletion of SCAMP at the organismal level leads to varied behavioral abnormalities, and the obtained results indicate the importance of membrane dynamics in neuronal functions in vivo.

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