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ArticleEMBO reports2021

Infantile spasms-linked Nedd4-2 mediates hippocampal plasticity and learning via cofilin signaling.

Kwan Young Lee, Jiuhe Zhu, Cathryn A Cutia, Catherine A Christian-Hinman, Justin S Rhodes, Nien-Pei Tsai

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Article in EMBO reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kwan Young LeeDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2890-0580
Jiuhe ZhuDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Cathryn A CutiaNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Catherine A Christian-HinmanDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3475-2166
Justin S RhodesNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Nien-Pei TsaiDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1032-0107
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

AMPA Receptor Ubiquitination and Pathological Synaptic HyperexcitabilityR01NS105615 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI TSAI, NIEN-PEI · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Neural and pituitary mechanisms linking epilepsy to co-morbid reproductive endocrine dysfunctionR01NS105825 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI CHRISTIAN-HINMAN, CATHERINE A · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105615NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105825
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals affected by infantile spasms (IS), such as those carrying mutations in an IS-linked gene, neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated gene 4-like (Nedd4-2), exhibit developmental delays and learning disabilities, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. Using conditional Nedd4-2 knockout mice, we uncover that Nedd4-2 functions to maintain the excitatory synapses in hippocampal neurons and allows for late-phase long-term synaptic potentiation (L-LTP) at Schaffer collateral synapses in the hippocampus. We also find that Nedd4-2 is required for multiple forms of hippocampus-dependent learning and memory. Mechanistically, we show that loss of Nedd4-2 leads to a decrease in actin polymerization caused by reduced phosphorylation of the actin depolymerizing protein cofilin. A cell-permeable peptide promoting phosphorylation of endogenous cofilin in Nedd4-2 knockout neurons restores the number of hippocampal excitatory synapses and hippocampal L-LTP and partially restores hippocampus-dependent learning in mice. Taken together, our results reveal a novel mechanism underlying IS-associated learning disabilities and may provide information for future therapeutic strategies for IS.

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Actin Depolymerizing FactorsSpasms, InfantileAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusHumansInfantLearningLong-Term PotentiationMiceNeuronal PlasticitySynapsesActin Depolymerizing Factorscofilinhippocampus-dependent learninginfantile spasmNedd4-2synaptic plasticity

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PMID34342389
PMCPMC8490988
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