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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Postsynaptic δ1 glutamate receptor assembles and maintains hippocampal synapses via Cbln2 and neurexin.

Wucheng Tao, Javier Díaz-Alonso, Nengyin Sheng, Roger A Nicoll

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. 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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41citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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41 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wucheng TaoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Javier Díaz-AlonsoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Nengyin ShengDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.
Roger A NicollDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 Roger.Nicoll@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Synaptic Plasticity Regulated by Stargazin-like gamma-8R01MH070957 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NICOLL, ROGER A · 2004 to 2019
$6.3M
The synaptic cleft and glutamate receptor traffickingR01MH117139 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NICOLL, ROGER A · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH070957NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH117139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The δ1 glutamate receptor (GluD1) was cloned decades ago and is widely expressed in many regions of the brain. However, its functional roles in these brain circuits remain unclear. Here, we find that GluD1 is required for both excitatory synapse formation and maintenance in the hippocampus. The action of GluD1 is absent in the Cbln2 knockout mouse. Furthermore, the GluD1 actions require the presence of presynaptic neurexin 1β carrying the splice site 4 insert (+S4). Together, our findings demonstrate that hippocampal synapse assembly and maintenance require a tripartite molecular complex in which the ligand Cbln2 binds with presynaptic neurexin 1β (+S4) and postsynaptic GluD1. We provide evidence that this mechanism may apply to other forebrain synapses, where GluD1 is widely expressed.

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AnimalsBrainCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGlutamate DehydrogenaseHippocampusMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesNeuronsProtein PrecursorsRatsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, GlutamateCalcium-Binding ProteinsCbln2 protein, mouseGluD1 protein, mouseGlutamate Dehydrogenaseglutamate receptor delta 1Nerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesNrxn1 protein, mouseNrxn1 protein, ratProtein PrecursorsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, GlutamateCbln2GluD1hippocampusneurexinsynapse

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PMID29784783
PMCPMC6003362
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