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γCaMKII Shuttles Ca2+/CaM to the Nucleus to Trigger CREB Phosphorylation and Gene Expression

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Ma, Huan, Groth, Rachel D., Cohen, Samuel M., Emery, John F., Li, Boxing, Hoedt, Esthelle, Zhang, Guoan, Neubert, Thomas A., Tsien, Richard W.·2014·Cell

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SUMMARY Activity-dependent CREB phosphorylation and gene expression are critical for long-term neuronal plasticity. Local signaling at CaV1 channels triggers these events but how information is relayed onward to the nucleus remains unclear. Here we report a novel mechanism that mediates long-distance communication within cells: a shuttle that transports Ca2+/calmodulin from the surface membrane to the nucleus. We show that the shuttle protein is γCaMKII, that its phosphorylation at Thr287 by βCaMKII protects the Ca2+/CaM signal, and that CaN triggers its nuclear translocation. Both βCaMKII and CaN act in close proximity to CaV1 channels, supporting their dominance, while γCaMKII operates as a carrier, not as a kinase. Upon arrival within the nucleus, Ca2+/CaM activates CaMKK and its substrate CaMKIV, the CREB kinase. This mechanism resolves longstanding puzzles about CaM/CaMK-dependent signaling to the nucleus. The significance of the mechanism is emphasized by dysregulation of CaV1, γCaMKII, βCaMKII and CaN in multiple neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Authors
Ma, H., Groth, R. D., Cohen, S. M., Emery, J. F., Li, B., Hoedt, E., Zhang, G., Neubert, T. A., & Tsien, R. W.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-10
Volume
159
Issue
2
Pages
281-294
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W2148129999
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277
References
18
FWCI
8.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Ma, H., Groth, R. D., Cohen, S. M., Emery, J. F., Li, B., Hoedt, E., Zhang, G., Neubert, T. A., & Tsien, R. W. (2014). γCaMKII Shuttles Ca2+/CaM to the Nucleus to Trigger CREB Phosphorylation and Gene Expression. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.019

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