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Neuronal Pentraxin 1 Negatively Regulates Excitatory Synapse Density and Synaptic Plasticity

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Figueiro-Silva, Joana, Gruart, Agnès, Clayton, Kevin Bernard, Podlesniy, Petar, Abad, Maria Alba, Gasull, Xavier, Delgado-García, José María, Trullas, Ramon·2015·The Journal of Neuroscience

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In mature neurons, the number of synapses is determined by a neuronal activity-dependent dynamic equilibrium between positive and negative regulatory factors. We hypothesized that neuronal pentraxin (NP1), a proapoptotic protein induced by low neuronal activity, could be a negative regulator of synapse density because it is found in dystrophic neurites in Alzheimer's disease-affected brains. Here, we report that knockdown of NP1 increases the number of excitatory synapses and neuronal excitability in cultured rat cortical neurons and enhances excitatory drive and long-term potentiation in the hippocampus of behaving mice. Moreover, we found that NP1 regulates the surface expression of the Kv7.2 subunit of the Kv7 family of potassium channels that control neuronal excitability. Furthermore, pharmacological activation of Kv7 channels prevents, whereas inhibition mimics, the increase in synaptic proteins evoked by the knockdown of NP1. These results indicate that NP1 negatively regulates excitatory synapse number by modulating neuronal excitability and show that NP1 restricts excitatory synaptic plasticity.

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Figueiro-Silva, J., Gruart, A., Clayton, K. B., Podlesniy, P., Abad, M. A., Gasull, X., Delgado-García, J. M., & Trullas, R.
Affiliations
  • Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ES)
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2015-04-08
Volume
35
Issue
14
Pages
5504-5521
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2077160832
Cited by
53
References
55
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation, neuronal excitability, Kv7 channels, pro-apoptotic proteins, Alzheimer's disease, cortical neurons, hippocampus, synaptic proteins
MeSH terms
Pentraxins, Animals, C-Reactive Protein, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Hippocampus, Humans, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Nerve Net, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neuronal Plasticity, Neurons, Synapses, Wakefulness, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Receptors, AMPA, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, Mice, Rats, GABA-A Receptor Antagonists

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