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Ranran Mao1,2, Chunfang Tong1, Jia-Jia Liu1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-plasma membrane (PM) contact sites/junctions play important roles in cell physiology including signal transduction, ion and lipid transfer, and membrane dynamics. However, little is known about the dynamic regulation and functional roles of ER-PM junctions in neurons. Using a split green fluorescent protein-based membrane contact probe, we find that the density of ER-PM contact sites changes dynamically in the dendrites of hippocampal neurons undergoing long-term synaptic potentiation (LTP). We show that the Ca2±-sensing membrane tethering protein Extended Synaptotagmin 1 (E-Syt1) mediates the formation of ER-PM contact sites during LTP. We also show that E-Syt1 is required for neuronal activity-dependent surface expression of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid-type glutamate receptors. These findings implicate ER-PM junctions in the regulation of neurotransmitter receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity.
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