title: Dynein light chain regulates axonal trafficking and synaptic levels of Bassoon.
abstract: Bassoon and the related protein Piccolo are core components of the presynaptic cytomatrix at the active zone of neurotransmitter release. They are transported on Golgi-derived membranous organelles, called Piccolo-Bassoon transport vesicles (PTVs), from the neuronal soma to distal axonal locations, where they participate in assembling new synapses. Despite their net anterograde transport, PTVs move in both directions within the axon. How PTVs are linked to retrograde motors and the functional significance of their bidirectional transport are unclear. In this study, we report the direct interaction of Bassoon with dynein light chains (DLCs) DLC1 and DLC2, which potentially link PTVs to dynein and myosin V motor complexes. We demonstrate that Bassoon functions as a cargo adapter for retrograde transport and that disruption of the Bassoon-DLC interactions leads to impaired trafficking of Bassoon in neurons and affects the distribution of Bassoon and Piccolo among synapses. These findings reveal a novel function for Bassoon in trafficking and synaptic delivery of active zone material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, D-39118 Magdeburg, Germany. afejtova@ifn-magdeburg.de
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fejtova
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davydova
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bischof
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lazarevic
authors.forename: Wilko D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Altrock
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romorini
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schöne
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zuschratter
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kreutz
authors.forename: Craig C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Noam E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: Eckart D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Gundelfinger
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport / Q000502:physiology*; D001369:Axons / Q000378:metabolism*; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004398:Dyneins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D024701:Myosin Type V / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism*; D013572:Synaptic Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: C113688:Bsn protein, rat; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; C405514:Pclo protein, rat; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D024701:Myosin Type V; D004398:Dyneins