GluA2 (GluR2) regulates metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression through N-cadherin-dependent and cofilin-mediated actin reorganization.
The GluA2 (GluR2) subunit is critical for the regulation of AMPA receptor properties and synaptic plasticity, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we demonstrate that GluA2 regulates metabotropic glutamate receptor-dependent long-term depression (mGluR-LTD) through a previously unknown mechanism involving N-cadherin-dependent and cofilin-mediated actin reorganization. We show that GluA2 is indispensable for mGluR-LTD in the hippocampus, and surprisingly this action of GluA2 is mediated by its extracellular domain interaction with N-cadherin. Accordingly, we show that the function of N-cadherin is regulated by and required for mGluR-LTD. Furthermore, we show that the regulatory effect of GluA2/N-cadherin is mediated through activation of Rho GTPase Rac1 and its downstream actin regulator cofilin, and, importantly, the requirement for GluA2/N-cadherin can be overcome by manipulating cofilin. These results provide compelling evidence that the extracellular domain of GluA2 regulates long-lasting synaptic plasticity through a signaling mechanism that is distinct from those used by the other domains of the receptor subunit.
Neurosciences & Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
Zikai
Z
Zhou
Jim
J
Hu
Maria
M
Passafaro
Wei
W
Xie
Zhengping
Z
Jia
D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D056547:CA1 Region, Hippocampal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051338:Cofilin 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D036881:Long-Term Synaptic Depression / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism*; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism*
D000199:Actins; D015820:Cadherins; D051338:Cofilin 1; D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C104722:glutamate receptor ionotropic, AMPA 2
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