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ArticleCell reports2015

Neurolastin, a Dynamin Family GTPase, Regulates Excitatory Synapses and Spine Density.

Richa Madan Lomash, Xinglong Gu, Richard J Youle, Wei Lu, Katherine W Roche

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Article in Cell reports, 2015. 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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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Richa Madan LomashReceptor Biology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Xinglong GuSynapse and Neural Circuit Research Unit, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Richard J YouleSurgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Wei LuSynapse and Neural Circuit Research Unit, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Katherine W RocheReceptor Biology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: rochek@ninds.nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Subunit-Specific Regulation Of Glutamate ReceptorsZIANS002994 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI ROCHE, KATHERINE · 2009 to 2025
$30.0M
Role of mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseasesZIANS003123 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI YOULE, RICHARD JAMES · 2011 to 2025
$28.8M
The regulation of synaptic transmission and neural circuit functionZIANS003136 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI LU, WEI · 2012 to 2025
$27.0M
Subunit-Specific Regulation Of Glutamate ReceptorsZ01NS002994 · NINDS · NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI ROCHE, KATHERINE W · 2002 to 2008
$2.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 NS002994
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Membrane trafficking and spinogenesis contribute significantly to changes in synaptic strength during development and in various paradigms of synaptic plasticity. GTPases of the dynamin family are key players regulating membrane trafficking. Here, we identify a brain-specific dynamin family GTPase, neurolastin (RNF112/Znf179), with closest homology to atlastin. We demonstrate that neurolastin has functional GTPase and RING domains, making it a unique protein identified with this multi-enzymatic domain organization. We also show that neurolastin is a peripheral membrane protein that localizes to endosomes and affects endosomal membrane dynamics via its RING domain. In addition, neurolastin knockout mice have fewer dendritic spines, and rescue of the wild-type phenotype requires both the GTPase and RING domains. Furthermore, we find fewer functional synapses and reduced paired pulse facilitation in neurolastin knockout mice. Thus, we identify neurolastin as a dynamin family GTPase that affects endosome size and spine density.

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AnimalsDendritesDynaminsEndosomesHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesDynamins

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PMID26212327
PMCPMC4567839
OpenAlexW1695604177

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