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ArticleCell reports2025

Loss of the proton-activated chloride channel in neurons impairs AMPA receptor endocytosis and LTD via endosomal hyper-acidification.

Kevin H Chen, Junhua Yang, Bian Liu, Chaohua Jiang, Nicholas Koylass, Zhe Zhang, Shuying Sun, Richard Huganir, Zhaozhu Qiu

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Proton-activated chloride channel 1 is essential for innate host defense against bacterial sepsis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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9 authors.

Kevin H ChenDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Junhua YangDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Bian LiuSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Chaohua JiangDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Nicholas KoylassDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Zhe ZhangDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Shuying SunDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Richard HuganirSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Zhaozhu QiuDepartment of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: zhaozhu@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Molecular Identity and Physiological Function of Novel Chloride ChannelsR35GM124824 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Zhaozhu Qiu · 2017 to 2026
$4.8M
Validation of a new large-pore channel as a novel target for neuropathic painRF1NS134549 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Yun Guan, Zhaozhu Qiu · 2023 to 2026
$3.4M
The Dynamic AMPA Receptor Interactome During Plasticity and LearningR37NS036715 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard L Huganir · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Cell Swelling-Activated Chloride Channel in Ischemic StrokeR01NS118014 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI QIU, ZHAOZHU · 2020 to 2024
$2.6M
Spinning disk confocal for a core facilityS10OD034393 · OD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KUO, SCOT CHARLES · 2023 to 2023
$600k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124824NIH HHS S10 OD034393NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS118014NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS036715NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS134549
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) are forms of synaptic plasticity, thought to be the molecular basis of learning and memory, dependent on dynamic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) trafficking. Alteration of endosomal pH negatively affects synaptic transmission and neural development, but it is unclear how pH is involved in AMPAR trafficking. We show that the proton-activated chloride (PAC) channel localizes to early and recycling endosomes in neurons and prevents endosome hyper-acidification. Loss of PAC reduces AMPAR endocytosis during chemical LTD in primary neurons, while basal trafficking and LTP are unaffected. Pyramidal neuron-specific PAC knockout mice have impaired hippocampal LTD, but not LTP, and perform poorly in the Morris water maze reversal test, exhibiting impaired behavioral adaptation. We conclude that proper maintenance of endosomal pH by PAC in neurons is important during LTD to regulate AMPAR trafficking in a manner critical for animal physiology and behavior.

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Chloride ChannelsEndocytosisEndosomesLong-Term Synaptic DepressionNeuronsReceptors, AMPAAnimalsHippocampusHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLong-Term PotentiationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutChloride ChannelsReceptors, AMPAacidificationAMPARbiological sciencesCP: Cell biologyCP: NeuroscienceendosomeLTDneurosciencePACTMEM206

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PMID39946237
PMCPMC11938102

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