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Stochastic RNA editing of the Complexin C-terminus within single neurons regulates neurotransmitter release

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Brija, Elizabeth A., Guan, Zhuo, Jetti, Suresh K., Littleton, J. Troy·2023·Cell Reports
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113152PMC PMC10591831

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Neurotransmitter release requires assembly of the SNARE complex fusion machinery, with multiple SNARE-binding proteins regulating when and where synaptic vesicle fusion occurs. The presynaptic protein Complexin (Cpx) controls spontaneous and evoked neurotransmitter release by modulating SNARE complex zippering. Although the central SNARE-binding helix is essential, post-translational modifications to Cpx's C-terminal membrane-binding amphipathic helix regulate its ability to control synaptic vesicle fusion. Here, we demonstrate that RNA editing of the Cpx C-terminus modifies its ability to clamp SNARE-mediated fusion and alters presynaptic output. RNA editing of Cpx across single neurons is stochastic, generating up to eight edit variants that fine tune neurotransmitter release by altering the subcellular localization and clamping properties of the protein. Similar stochastic editing rules for other synaptic genes were observed, indicating editing variability at single adenosines and across multiple mRNAs generates unique synaptic proteomes within the same population of neurons to fine tune presynaptic output.

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Metadata

Authors
Brija, E. A., Guan, Z., Jetti, S. K., & Littleton, J. T.
Affiliations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Littleton, J. Troy
ORCID
Venue
Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-09
Volume
42
Issue
9
Pages
113152
ISSN
2211-1247 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113152
PMC
PMC10591831
OpenAlex
W4386818208
Cited by
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en
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  • Cell Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • NINDS (NS40296)
  • Indiana University
  • National Science Foundation (1122374)
  • JPB Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (P40OD018537)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
RNA editing, complexin, SNARE complex, synaptic vesicle fusion, neurotransmitter release, presynaptic proteins, single neurons, synaptic proteome, subcellular localization

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