title: Zipcode binding protein 1 regulates the development of dendritic arbors in hippocampal neurons.
abstract: The pattern of dendritic branching, together with the density of synapses and receptor composition, defines the electrical properties of a neuron. The development of the dendritic arbor and its additional stabilization are highly orchestrated at the molecular level and are guided by intrinsic mechanisms and extracellular information. Although protein translation is known to contribute to these processes, the role of its local component has not been fully explored. For local translation, mRNAs are transported to dendrites in their dormant form as ribonucleoparticles (RNPs). We hypothesized that disturbing spatial mRNA distribution via RNP targeting may result in severe underdevelopment of the dendritic arbor. Zipcode binding protein 1 (ZBP1) controls β-actin mRNA transport and translation in dendrites. We showed that proper cellular levels of ZBP1, its ability to engage in mRNA binding, and Src-dependent release of mRNA cargo from ZBP1 are vital for dendritic arbor development in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Moreover, β-actin overexpression significantly alleviated the effects of ZBP1 knockdown. These results suggest that ZBP1-dependent dendritic mRNA transport contributes to proper dendritic branching.
authors.affiliation: International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perycz
authors.forename: Anna S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Urbanska
authors.forename: Pawel S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Krawczyk
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parobczak
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaworski
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000235:genetics; D019556:COS Cells; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003712:Dendrites / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; C498634:Igf2bp1 protein, rat; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; C485184:enhanced green fluorescent protein; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D014443:Tyrosine