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Activation of CaMKII in single dendritic spines during long-term potentiation

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Lee, Seok-Jin R., Escobedo-Lozoya, Yasmin, Szatmari, Erzsebet M., Yasuda, Ryohei·2009·Nature

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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) plays a central part in long-term potentiation (LTP), which underlies some forms of learning and memory. Here we monitored the spatiotemporal dynamics of CaMKII activation in individual dendritic spines during LTP using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, in combination with two-photon glutamate uncaging. Induction of LTP and associated spine enlargement in single spines triggered transient ( approximately 1 min) CaMKII activation restricted to the stimulated spines. CaMKII in spines was specifically activated by NMDA receptors and L-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels, presumably by nanodomain Ca(2+) near the channels, in response to glutamate uncaging and depolarization, respectively. The high degree of compartmentalization and channel specificity of CaMKII signalling allow stimuli-specific spatiotemporal patterns of CaMKII signalling and may be important for synapse-specificity of synaptic plasticity.

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  • Spine CaMKII activity as monitored with FRET imaging during LTP only remained elevated for ∼1 min after the induction of LTP, suggesting that conformational changes associated with CaMKII activation due to either Ca2+/CaM or autophosphorylation are transient.

    “Second, spine CaMKII activity as monitored with fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging (188) during LTP only remained elevated for ∼1 min after the induction of LTP, suggesting that conformational changes associated with CaMKII activation due to either Ca2+/CaM or autophosphorylation are transient.”

    From Synaptic memory and CaMKII (2023) · cites this paper as [188]

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  • The NMDA receptor-CaMKII-Cdc42-Pak pathway constitutes the spine-specific signal transduction spanning the time scale from sub-second to more than 30 min to cause sustained structural and functional spine plasticity.

    “the NMDA receptor-CaMKII-Cdc42-Pak pathway (red line in Fig. 4k) constitutes the spine specific signal transduction spanning the time scale from sub-second to more than 30 min to cause sustained structural and functional spine plasticity”

    From Local, persistent activation of Rho GTPases during plasticity of single dendritic spines (2011) · cites this paper as [13]

    The section ‘CaMKII activation during structural plasticity of dendritic spines’ (page unavailable) reports NMDA-receptor-dependent, spine-restricted CaMKII activation and spine enlargement lasting more than 30 minutes. It does not establish a Cdc42–Pak pathway, a sub-second-to-30-minute signaling cascade, or that this pathway causes sustained functional as well as structural plasticity. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • CaMKII activation is restricted to spines and decays rapidly with a time constant of ~10 s.

    “CaMKII activation is restricted to spines, and decays rapidly with a time constant of ~10 s13.”

    From Local, persistent activation of Rho GTPases during plasticity of single dendritic spines (2011) · cites this paper as [13]

    The Discussion says CaMKII activation is largely restricted to the stimulated spine during LTP. However, the Mechanisms of spine specific CaMKII activation section reports two inactivation time constants, 6 and 45 s, rather than a single time constant of approximately 10 s. The claim captures rapid, spine-specific activation but oversimplifies its decay kinetics. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • C3 and Wasp inhibited synaptic potentiation induced by pairing postsynaptic depolarization (0 mV) and 2-photon glutamate uncaging, suggesting Rho and Cdc42 are important for functional plasticity as well as structural plasticity of spines.

    “C3 and Wasp also inhibited synaptic potentiation induced by pairing postsynaptic depolarization (0 mV) and 2-photon glutamate uncaging (Supplementary Fig. 10)13,14, suggesting that Rho and Cdc42 are important for the functional plasticity as well as the structural plasticity of spines.”

    From Local, persistent activation of Rho GTPases during plasticity of single dendritic spines (2011) · cites this paper as [13]

    The section “CaMKII activation during pairing-induced LTP” (page unavailable) reports synaptic potentiation induced by pairing 0 mV postsynaptic depolarization with two-photon glutamate uncaging. Our copy does not report that C3 or Wasp inhibited this potentiation, or draw the claimed conclusion about Rho and Cdc42. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • The spine volume increased rapidly by ~300% following glutamate uncaging (transient phase) and relaxed to an elevated level of 70-80% for more than 30 min (sustained phase).

    “The spine volume increased rapidly by ~300% following glutamate uncaging (transient phase) and relaxed to an elevated level of 70–80% for more than 30 min (sustained phase) (Figs. 1d, 2d)12–14.”

    From Local, persistent activation of Rho GTPases during plasticity of single dendritic spines (2011) · cites this paper as [13]

    The section “CaMKII activation during structural plasticity of dendritic spines” (page not provided) supports a rapid increase after glutamate uncaging followed by enlargement lasting more than 30 minutes. It reports 376 ± 68% initially and 104 ± 21% afterward, rather than the claimed ~300% and 70–80%. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Lee, S.-J. R., Escobedo-Lozoya, Y., Szatmari, E. M., & Yasuda, R.
Affiliations
Duke Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Yasuda, Ryohei
Venue
Nature
Published
2009-03
Volume
458
Issue
7236
Pages
299-304
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2046033738
Cited by
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22.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Autism Speaks (AS1398)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH08004, R01MH080047)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
CaMKII, long-term potentiation, dendritic spines, NMDA receptor, L-type calcium channels, calcium signaling, synaptic plasticity, glutamate uncaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging
MeSH terms
Animals, Calcium, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Chelating Agents, Enzyme Activation, Fluorescence, Hippocampus, Humans, Kinetics, Synapses, Time Factors, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, Long-Term Potentiation, Photons, Glutamic Acid, Calcium Channels, L-Type, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Dendritic Spines, Rats, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, Synaptic Potentials

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