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ArticleCommunications biology2021

The presynaptic glycine transporter GlyT2 is regulated by the Hedgehog pathway in vitro and in vivo.

Andrés de la Rocha-Muñoz, Enrique Núñez, Anjali Amrapali Vishwanath, Sergio Gómez-López, Dhanasak Dhanasobhon, Nelson Rebola, Beatriz López-Corcuera, Jaime de Juan-Sanz, Carmen Aragón

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A New GlyT2 Variant Associated with Hyperekplexia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrés de la Rocha-Muñoz *Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Enrique Núñez *Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Anjali Amrapali VishwanathSorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Sergio Gómez-LópezCentro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4982-8995
Dhanasak DhanasobhonSorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Nelson RebolaSorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Beatriz López-CorcueraCentro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Jaime de Juan-SanzSorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France. jaime.dejuansanz@icm-institute.org.ORCID 0000-0002-1212-5623
Carmen AragónCentro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa", Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The identity of a glycinergic synapse is maintained presynaptically by the activity of a surface glycine transporter, GlyT2, which recaptures glycine back to presynaptic terminals to preserve vesicular glycine content. GlyT2 loss-of-function mutations cause Hyperekplexia, a rare neurological disease in which loss of glycinergic neurotransmission causes generalized stiffness and strong motor alterations. However, the molecular underpinnings controlling GlyT2 activity remain poorly understood. In this work, we identify the Hedgehog pathway as a robust controller of GlyT2 expression and transport activity. Modulating the activation state of the Hedgehog pathway in vitro in rodent primary spinal cord neurons or in vivo in zebrafish embryos induced a selective control in GlyT2 expression, regulating GlyT2 transport activity. Our results indicate that activation of Hedgehog reduces GlyT2 expression by increasing its ubiquitination and degradation. This work describes a new molecular link between the Hedgehog signaling pathway and presynaptic glycine availability.

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AnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHedgehog ProteinsRatsRats, WistarSignal TransductionZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHedgehog ProteinsSlc6a5 protein, ratSLC6A5 protein, zebrafishZebrafish Proteins

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PMID34663888
PMCPMC8523746
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