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ArticleCell reports2017

Capture of Dense Core Vesicles at Synapses by JNK-Dependent Phosphorylation of Synaptotagmin-4.

Vinita Bharat, Michael Siebrecht, Katja Burk, Saheeb Ahmed, Carsten Reissner, Mahdokht Kohansal-Nodehi, Vicky Steubler, Markus Zweckstetter, Jonathan T Ting, Camin Dean

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Article in Cell reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Vinita BharatTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Michael SiebrechtTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Katja BurkTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Saheeb AhmedTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Carsten ReissnerInstitute of Anatomy and Molecular Neurobiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Mahdokht Kohansal-NodehiNeurobiology Department, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Vicky SteublerTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Markus ZweckstetterGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, 37075 Göttingen, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Jonathan T TingAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Camin DeanTrans-synaptic Signaling Group, European Neuroscience Institute, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: c.dean@eni-g.de.
European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen · DEAllen Institute · USGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEMax Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEUniversity of Münster · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delivery of neurotrophins and neuropeptides via long-range trafficking of dense core vesicles (DCVs) from the cell soma to nerve terminals is essential for synapse modulation and circuit function. But the mechanism by which transiting DCVs are captured at specific sites is unknown. Here, we discovered that Synaptotagmin-4 (Syt4) regulates the capture and spatial distribution of DCVs in hippocampal neurons. We found that DCVs are highly mobile and undergo long-range translocation but switch directions only at the distal ends of axons, revealing a circular trafficking pattern. Phosphorylation of serine 135 of Syt4 by JNK steers DCV trafficking by destabilizing Syt4-Kif1A interaction, leading to a transition from microtubule-dependent DCV trafficking to capture at en passant presynaptic boutons by actin. Furthermore, neuronal activity increased DCV capture via JNK-dependent phosphorylation of the S135 site of Syt4. Our data reveal a mechanism that ensures rapid, site-specific delivery of DCVs to synapses.

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AnimalsAxonsDrosophila melanogasterMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMicrotubulesNerve EndingsNeuronsNeuropeptidesPhosphorylationPresynaptic TerminalsRats, WistarSecretory VesiclesSynaptotagminsNeuropeptidesSynaptotagminsSyt4 protein, rat

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PMID29166604
PMCPMC5714612
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