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ArticleNature communications2023

mGluR5 is transiently confined in perisynaptic nanodomains to shape synaptic function.

Nicky Scheefhals, Manon Westra, Harold D MacGillavry

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicky ScheefhalsCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584, CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9889-0958
Manon WestraCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584, CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4027-1115
Harold D MacGillavryCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584, CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands. h.d.macgillavry@uu.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-6153-3586
Utrecht University · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The unique perisynaptic distribution of postsynaptic metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) at excitatory synapses is predicted to directly shape synaptic function, but mechanistic insight into how this distribution is regulated and impacts synaptic signaling is lacking. We used live-cell and super-resolution imaging approaches, and developed molecular tools to resolve and acutely manipulate the dynamic nanoscale distribution of mGluR5. Here we show that mGluR5 is dynamically organized in perisynaptic nanodomains that localize close to, but not in the synapse. The C-terminal domain of mGluR5 critically controlled perisynaptic confinement and prevented synaptic entry. We developed an inducible interaction system to overcome synaptic exclusion of mGluR5 and investigate the impact on synaptic function. We found that mGluR5 recruitment to the synapse acutely increased synaptic calcium responses. Altogether, we propose that transient confinement of mGluR5 in perisynaptic nanodomains allows flexible modulation of synaptic function.

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Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5SynapsesAnimalsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5

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PMID36646691
PMCPMC9842668
OpenAlexW4316507601

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