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ArticleeLife2022

Dynamics and nanoscale organization of the postsynaptic endocytic zone at excitatory synapses.

Lisa Ae Catsburg, Manon Westra, Annemarie Ml van Schaik, Harold D MacGillavry

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Article in eLife, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nanoscale Spatial Organization of ARC High- and Low-Order Assemblies at Excitatory Synapses.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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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.

Lisa Ae CatsburgCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6870-3149
Manon WestraCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4027-1115
Annemarie Ml van SchaikCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Harold D MacGillavryCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6153-3586
Utrecht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

At postsynaptic sites of neurons, a prominent clathrin-coated structure, the endocytic zone (EZ), controls the trafficking of glutamate receptors and is essential for synaptic plasticity. Despite its importance, little is known about how this clathrin structure is organized to mediate endocytosis. We used live-cell and super-resolution microscopy to reveal the dynamic organization of this poorly understood clathrin structure in rat hippocampal neurons. We found that a subset of endocytic proteins only transiently appeared at postsynaptic sites. In contrast, other proteins were persistently enriched and partitioned at the edge of the EZ. We found that uncoupling the EZ from the synapse led to the loss of most of these components, while disrupting interactions with the actin cytoskeleton or membrane did not alter EZ positioning. Finally, we found that plasticity-inducing stimuli promoted the reorganization of the EZ. We conclude that the EZ is a stable, highly organized molecular platform where components are differentially recruited and positioned to orchestrate the endocytosis of synaptic receptors.

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AnimalsClathrinEndocytosisHippocampusNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsRatsRats, WistarReceptors, GlutamateSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionClathrinReceptors, Glutamatecell biologyclathrindendriteneuronneuroscienceratsuper-resolution microscopysynapse

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PMID35072626
PMCPMC8813055
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