Mutations in Membrin/GOSR2 Reveal Stringent Secretory Pathway Demands of Dendritic Growth and Synaptic Integrity
Praschberger R, Lowe SA, Malintan NT, Giachello CNG, Patel N, Houlden H, Kullmann DM, Baines RA, Usowicz MM, Krishnakumar SS, Hodge JJL, Rothman JE, Jepson JEC. Mutations in Membrin/GOSR2 Reveal Stringent Secretory Pathway Demands of Dendritic Growth and Synaptic Integrity. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 97-109. PMID: 28978487, PMCID: PMC5640804, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDendritesDrosophila melanogasterFemaleFibroblastsGene ExpressionGenetic Association StudiesGolgi ApparatusHumansMaleMembrane FusionMutationMyoclonic Epilepsies, ProgressivePhenotypePrimary Cell CultureQb-SNARE ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSecretory PathwaySynapsesYoung AdultConceptsMembrane fusionGolgi membrane fusionProgressive myoclonus epilepsyGenotype-phenotype relationshipsPresynaptic cytoskeletonEssential proteinsDrosophila modelMembrinMutationsPathogenic mutationsSynaptic functionProteinMyoclonus epilepsyExplanatory basisCytoskeletonGrowthSynaptic integrityPathway deficitsNervous systemMulti-layered strategySnareFusionFragmentationKv1.1 channelopathy abolishes presynaptic spike width modulation by subthreshold somatic depolarization
Vivekananda U, Novak P, Bello OD, Korchev YE, Krishnakumar SS, Volynski KE, Kullmann DM. Kv1.1 channelopathy abolishes presynaptic spike width modulation by subthreshold somatic depolarization. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 2395-2400. PMID: 28193892, PMCID: PMC5338558, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608763114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic depolarizationPotassium channelsAction potentialsPresynaptic potassium channelsPrimary hippocampal culturesSubthreshold membrane potential fluctuationsHeterozygous mouse modelEpisodic ataxia type 1Distinct potassium channelsSubthreshold modulationAxon transectionSmall boutonsCalcium influxHippocampal culturesMouse modelSynaptic boutonsKv1.1 subunitsMembrane potential fluctuationsNeurotransmitter releaseIntact axonsType 1Genetic deletionAtaxia type 1Further prolongationPresynaptic spikes