title: Dynein interacts with the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM180) to tether dynamic microtubules and maintain synaptic density in cortical neurons.
abstract: Cytoplasmic dynein is well characterized as an organelle motor, but dynein also acts to tether and stabilize dynamic microtubule plus-ends in vitro. Here we identify a novel and direct interaction between dynein and the 180-kDa isoform of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). Optical trapping experiments indicate that dynein bound to beads via the NCAM180 interaction domain can tether projecting microtubule plus-ends. Live cell assays indicate that the NCAM180-dependent recruitment of dynein to the cortex leads to the selective stabilization of microtubules projecting to NCAM180 patches at the cell periphery. The dynein-NCAM180 interaction also enhances cell-cell adhesion in heterologous cell assays. Dynein and NCAM180 co-precipitate from mouse brain extract and from synaptosomal fractions, consistent with an endogenous interaction in neurons. Thus, we examined microtubule dynamics and synaptic density in primary cortical neurons. We find that depletion of NCAM, inhibition of the dynein-NCAM180 interaction, or dampening of microtubule dynamics with low dose nocodazole all result in significantly decreased in synaptic density. Based on these observations, we propose a working model for the role of dynein at the synapse, in which the anchoring of the motor to the cortex via binding to an adhesion molecule mediates the tethering of dynamic microtubule plus-ends to potentiate synaptic stabilization.
authors: From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and.
authors: Eran
authors: E
authors: Perlson
authors: Adam G
authors: AG
authors: Hendricks
authors: Jacob E
authors: JE
authors: Lazarus
authors: Keren
authors: K
authors: Ben-Yaakov
authors: Tal
authors: T
authors: Gradus
authors: Mariko
authors: M
authors: Tokito
authors: Erika L F
authors: EL
authors: Holzbaur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D056445:Cytoplasmic Dyneins / Q000737:chemistry; D004398:Dyneins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism*; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D019006:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules; D056445:Cytoplasmic Dyneins; D004398:Dyneins
keywords: Cytoskeleton; Dynamic Instability; Dynein; Microtubules; NCAM; Synapses; Synaptosomes
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