ArticleScientific reports2018
Synaptic localisation of SRF coactivators, MKL1 and MKL2, and their role in dendritic spine morphology.
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- SRF in Neurochemistry: Overview of Recent Advances in Research on the Nervous System.Neurochemical research · 2022Review
- Editorial: Bidirectional Communication Between Synapses and Nucleus in Brain Physiology and Disease.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022Article
- MKL1 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis via the COMPASS complex and NF-κB signaling.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Regulation of Dendritic Synaptic Morphology and Transcription by the SRF Cofactor MKL/MRTF.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2021Review
- SRF and SRFΔ5 Splicing Isoform Recruit Corepressor LSD1/KDM1A Modifying Structural Neuroplasticity and Environmental Stress Response.Molecular neurobiology · 2020Article
- Loss of serum response factor in mature neurons in the dentate gyrus alters the morphology of dendritic spines and hippocampus-dependent behavioral tasks.Brain structure & function · 2019Article
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Abstract
The megakaryoblastic leukaemia (MKL) family are serum response factor (SRF) coactivators, which are highly expressed in the brain. Accordingly, MKL plays important roles in dendritic morphology, neuronal migration, and brain development. Further, nucleotide substitutions in the MKL1 and MKL2 genes are found in patients with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder, respectively. Thus, studies on the precise synaptic localisation and function of MKL in neurons are warranted. In this study, we generated and tested new antibodies that specifically recognise endogenously expressed MKL1 and MKL2 proteins in neurons. Using these reagents, we biochemically and immunocytochemically show that MKL1 and MKL2 are localised at synapses. Furthermore, shRNA experiments revealed that postsynaptic deletion of MKL1 or MKL2 reduced the percentage of mushroom- or stubby-type spines in cultured neurons. Taken together, our findings suggest that MKL1 and MKL2 are present at synapses and involved in dendritic spine maturation. This study may, at least in part, contribute to better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying MKL-mediated synaptic plasticity and neurological disorders.
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