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ArticleScientific reports2016

Two proteolytic fragments of menin coordinate the nuclear transcription and postsynaptic clustering of neurotransmitter receptors during synaptogenesis between Lymnaea neurons.

Angela M Getz, Frank Visser, Erin M Bell, Fenglian Xu, Nichole M Flynn, Wali Zaidi, Naweed I Syed

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Angela M GetzDepartment of Cell Biology &Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Frank VisserDepartment of Physiology &Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Erin M BellDepartment of Cell Biology &Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Fenglian XuDepartment of Physiology &Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Nichole M FlynnDepartment of Cell Biology &Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Wali ZaidiDepartment of Cell Biology &Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Naweed I SyedDepartment of Cell Biology &Anatomy, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Children's Hospital · CASaint Louis University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synapse formation and plasticity depend on nuclear transcription and site-specific protein targeting, but the molecular mechanisms that coordinate these steps have not been well defined. The MEN1 tumor suppressor gene, which encodes the protein menin, is known to induce synapse formation and plasticity in the CNS. This synaptogenic function has been conserved across evolution, however the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unidentified. Here, using central neurons from the invertebrate Lymnaea stagnalis, we demonstrate that menin coordinates subunit-specific transcriptional regulation and synaptic clustering of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) during neurotrophic factor (NTF)-dependent excitatory synaptogenesis, via two proteolytic fragments generated by calpain cleavage. Whereas menin is largely regarded as a nuclear protein, our data demonstrate a novel cytoplasmic function at central synapses. Furthermore, this study identifies a novel synaptogenic mechanism in which a single gene product coordinates the nuclear transcription and postsynaptic targeting of neurotransmitter receptors through distinct molecular functions of differentially localized proteolytic fragments.

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AnimalsLymnaeaNeuronsProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, NeurotransmitterSynapsesTranscription, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptors, Neurotransmitter

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PMID27538741
PMCPMC4990912
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