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AMPA receptor stimulation increases alpha5beta1 integrin surface expression, adhesive function and signaling.

Ching-Yi Lin1, Gary Lynch, Christine M Gall

  • 1Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4292, USA.

Journal of Neurochemistry
|July 8, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Activation of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-proprionate (AMPA) receptors increases surface expression of alpha5beta1 integrins. This novel mechanism coordinates synaptic activity with integrin signaling for synaptic potentiation stabilization.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Integrin proteins are crucial for stabilizing hippocampal long-term potentiation.
  • The precise mechanisms of integrin involvement in synaptic transmission remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-proprionate (AMPA) receptor activation enhances the surface expression of alpha5beta1 integrin.
  • To explore the functional consequences of this enhanced integrin expression in synaptic potentiation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized surface protein biotinylation assays in COS7 cells and neuronal preparations (dissociated neurons, hippocampal slices).
  • Assessed cell adhesion to fibronectin and anti-alpha5 substrates.
  • Investigated the role of calcium, protein kinase C, exocytosis, NMDA receptors, and L-type calcium channels.

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Main Results:

  • AMPA receptor activation increased membrane insertion and surface levels of alpha5 and beta1 integrin subunits.
  • Enhanced integrin surface expression correlated with increased cell adhesion and tyrosine kinase signaling.
  • This process required calcium, was inhibited by protein kinase C and exocytosis inhibitors, and depended on NMDA receptor and L-type calcium channel activity in neurons.

Conclusions:

  • Glutamate receptor activation, specifically AMPA receptors, is demonstrated to increase integrin surface expression and function.
  • This represents a novel mechanism linking synaptic activity to integrin signaling pathways.
  • This pathway likely plays a role in the stabilization of synaptic potentiation.