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ArticleScientific reports2016

Receptor tyrosine kinase EphA7 is required for interneuron connectivity at specific subcellular compartments of granule cells.

Simone Beuter, Ziv Ardi, Omer Horovitz, Jennifer Wuchter, Stefanie Keller, Rinki Saha, Kuldeep Tripathi, Rachel Anunu, Orli Kehat, Martin Kriebel and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Simone BeuterDept. Molecular Biology, Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
Ziv ArdiSagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Omer HorovitzThe Institute for the Study of Affective Neuroscience (ISAN), University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Jennifer WuchterDept. Molecular Biology, Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
Stefanie KellerDept. Molecular Biology, Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
Rinki SahaSagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Kuldeep TripathiSagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Rachel AnunuSagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Orli KehatThe Institute for the Study of Affective Neuroscience (ISAN), University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Martin KriebelDept. Molecular Biology, Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
Gal Richter-LevinSagol Department of Neurobiology, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31095, Israel.
Hansjürgen VolkmerDept. Molecular Biology, Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Markwiesenstr. 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
University of Haifa · ILUniversity of Tübingen · DECarmel (Israel) · ILNatural and Medical Sciences Institute · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal transmission is regulated by the local circuitry which is composed of principal neurons targeted at different subcellular compartments by a variety of interneurons. However, mechanisms that contribute to the subcellular localisation and maintenance of GABAergic interneuron terminals are poorly understood. Stabilization of GABAergic synapses depends on clustering of the postsynaptic scaffolding protein gephyrin and its interaction with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor collybistin. Lentiviral knockdown experiments in adult rats indicated that the receptor tyrosine kinase EphA7 is required for the stabilisation of basket cell terminals on proximal dendritic and somatic compartments of granular cells of the dentate gyrus. EphA7 deficiency and concomitant destabilisation of GABAergic synapses correlated with impaired long-term potentiation and reduced hippocampal learning. Reduced GABAergic innervation may be explained by an impact of EphA7 on gephyrin clustering. Overexpression or ephrin stimulation of EphA7 induced gephyrin clustering dependent on the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) which is an interaction partner of gephyrin. Gephyrin interactions with mTOR become released after mTOR activation while enhanced interaction with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor collybistin was observed in parallel. In conclusion, EphA7 regulates gephyrin clustering and the maintenance of inhibitory synaptic connectivity via mTOR signalling.

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AnimalsCarrier ProteinsDendritesDentate GyrusFemaleGABAergic NeuronsGene Knockdown TechniquesMembrane ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, EphA7Signal TransductionSynapsesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesCarrier ProteinsEPHA7 protein, ratgephyrinMembrane ProteinsmTOR protein, ratReceptor, EphA7TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMCPMC4942821
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