Medical Journals

Integrins Control Dendritic Spine Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons Through Nmda Receptor and Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Ii-mediated Actin Reorganization.

Authors:
  • Shi Yang
  • Ethell Iryna M

From: Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California 92521-0121, USA.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience

  • Publish Date: Feb 2006
  • ISSN: 1529-2401
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 6
  • Pages: 1813-22
  • Medium: Internet
  • Language: English
  • Citation (JAMA): Shi Yang, Ethell Iryna M, et al. Integrins Control Dendritic Spine Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons Through Nmda Receptor and Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Ii-mediated Actin Reorganization.. J. Neurosci. Feb 2006;26:1813-22

Abstract

The formation of dendritic spines during development and their structural plasticity in the adult brain are critical aspects of synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity. Many different factors and proteins have been shown to control dendritic spine development and remodeling (Ethell and Pasquale, 2005). The extracellular matrix (ECM) components and their cell surface receptors, integrins, have been found in the vicinity of synapses and shown to regulate synaptic efficacy and play an important role in long-term potentiation (Bahr et al., 1997; Chavis and Westbrook, 2001; Chan et al., 2003; Lin et al., 2003; Bernard-Trifilo et al., 2005). Although molecular mechanisms by which integrins affect synaptic efficacy have begun to emerge, their role in structural plasticity is poorly understood. Here, we show that integrins are involved in spine remodeling in cultured hippocampal neurons. The treatment of 14 d in vitro hippocampal neurons with arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD)-containing peptide, an established integrin ligand, induced elongation of existing dendritic spines and promoted formation of new filopodia. These effects were also accompanied by integrin-dependent actin reorganization and synapse remodeling, which were partially inhibited by function-blocking antibodies against beta1 and beta3 integrins. This actin reorganization was blocked with the NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonist MK801 [(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine hydrogen maleate]. The Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) inhibitor KN93 (N-[2-[N-(4-chlorocinnamyl)-N-methylaminomethyl]phenyl]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide) also suppressed RGD-induced actin reorganization and synapse remodeling. Our findings show that integrins control ECM-mediated spine remodeling in hippocampal neurons through NMDAR/CaMKII-dependent actin reorganization.

Mesh Headings (Keywords): Actins, Animals, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Cells, Cultured, Dendrites, Hippocampus, Integrins, Mice, Neuronal Plasticity, Neurons, Oligopeptides, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Spinal Cord


Check for Full Text / PubMed Unique Identifier (PMID): 16467530


This abstract is part of PubMed, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed includes more than 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles. See Copyright and Disclaimers.

Linked medical terms appearing on this page are added by Healia to help readers find more information and are not part of the original PubMed document.

The data herein was last updated on July 8th, 2008 and may not reflect the most current and accurate data available from NLM.


Advertisements

About | Privacy Policy | Business Solutions | Advertise | Contact | Add Healia to your site

©2012. Healia / Meredith Corporation  

Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. All content on this Web site, including medical opinion and any other health-related information, is for informational purposes only and should not be used for a specific diagnosis or individual treatment plan for any situation. Use of this site and the information contained herein does not create a doctor-patient relationship. Always seek the direct advice of your doctor in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others.