title: Mechanistic basis of MAGUK-organized complexes in synaptic development and signalling.
abstract: Membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUKs) are a family of scaffold proteins that are highly enriched in synapses and are responsible for organizing the numerous protein complexes required for synaptic development and plasticity. Mutations in genes encoding MAGUKs and their interacting proteins can cause a broad spectrum of human psychiatric disorders. Here, we review MAGUK-mediated synaptic protein complex formation and regulation by focusing on findings from recent biochemical and structural investigations. These mechanistic-based studies show that the formation of MAGUK-organized complexes is often directly regulated by protein phosphorylation, suggesting a close connection between neuronal activity and the assembly of dynamic protein complexes in synapses.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.|National Center for Protein Science Shanghai, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 333 Haike Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 201210, China.
authors.forename: Jinwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.|Center of Systems Biology and Human Health, School of Science and Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Mingjie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051528:Guanylate Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D051528:Guanylate Kinases