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AKAP150-Anchored Calcineurin Regulates Synaptic Plasticity by Limiting Synaptic Incorporation of Ca2+-Permeable AMPA Receptors

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Abstract

AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are tetrameric ion channels assembled from GluA1–GluA4 subunits that mediate the majority of fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the brain. In the hippocampus, most synaptic AMPARs are composed of GluA1/2 or GluA2/3 with the GluA2 subunit preventing Ca 2+influx. However, a small number of Ca 2+-permeable GluA1 homomeric receptors reside in extrasynaptic locations where they can be rapidly recruited to synapses during synaptic plasticity. Phosphorylation of GluA1 S845 by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) primes extrasynaptic receptors for synaptic insertion in response to NMDA receptor Ca 2+signaling during long-term potentiation (LTP), while phosphatases dephosphorylate S845 and remove synaptic and extrasynaptic GluA1 during long-term depression (LTD). PKA and the Ca 2+-activated phosphatase calcineurin (CaN) are targeted to GluA1 through binding to A-kinase anchoring protein 150 (AKAP150) in a complex with PSD-95, but we do not understand how the opposing activities of these enzymes are balanced to control plasticity. Here, we generated AKAP150ΔPIX knock-in mice to selectively disrupt CaN anchoring in vivo. We found that AKAP150ΔPIX mice lack LTD but express enhanced LTP at CA1 synapses. Accordingly, basal GluA1 S845 phosphorylation is elevated in AKAP150ΔPIX hippocampus, and LTD-induced dephosphorylation and removal of GluA1, AKAP150, and PSD-95 from synapses are impaired. In addition, basal synaptic activity of GluA2-lacking AMPARs is increased in AKAP150ΔPIX mice and pharmacologic antagonism of these receptors restores normal LTD and inhibits the enhanced LTP. Thus, AKAP150-anchored CaN opposes PKA phosphorylation of GluA1 to restrict synaptic incorporation of Ca 2+-permeable AMPARs both basally and during LTP and LTD.

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AKAP150-anchored calcineurin is required for hippocampal LTD and constrains LTP by dephosphorylating GluA1 S845 and limiting synaptic incorporation of Ca2+-permeable, GluA2-lacking AMPA receptors. AKAP150ΔPIX knock-in mice lacking CaN anchoring show absent LTD, enhanced LTP, elevated basal S845 phosphorylation, and increased AMPAR rectification that is rescued or blocked by the Ca2+-permeable AMPAR antagonist IEM1460.

Key findings

  • AKAP150ΔPIX mice lack LTD at CA1 synapses: 1 Hz LFS fEPSP slope was WT 77 ± 1% vs. ΔPIX 112 ± 9% (p = 0.01); stronger 1 Hz paired-pulse LTD was also impaired (WT 64 ± 7% vs. ΔPIX 90 ± 8%, p = 0.036).
  • LTP was enhanced with 1 × 100 Hz HFS: WT 134 ± 17% vs. ΔPIX 192 ± 16% (p = 0.018), with no difference using 50 Hz; relative depotentiation was similar (WT 73 ± 3%, ΔPIX 79 ± 4%, p = 0.228).
  • Basal GluA1 S845 phosphorylation was elevated in ΔPIX hippocampus (pS845/GluA1: WT 0.8 ± 0.2 vs. ΔPIX 1.4 ± 0.2, p = 0.027), and NMDA-cLTD failed to remove GluA1, PSD-95, and AKAP150 from synapses in ΔPIX cultured neurons.
  • ΔPIX CA1 neurons showed increased GluA2-lacking Ca2+-permeable AMPAR activity: AMPA EPSC rectification index was WT 1.5 ± 0.2 vs. ΔPIX 5.3 ± 0.8 (p = 0.003); IEM1460 restored LTD (ΔPIX 112 ± 9% to 83 ± 4%, p = 0.014) and blocked enhanced LTP (ΔPIX 192 ± 16% to 106 ± 10%, p = 0.003).

Methods

  • Generated AKAP150ΔPIX knock-in mice by homologous recombination deleting 21 bp encoding 655-PIAIIIT-661, the CaN anchoring motif, and inserting a C-terminal myc tag; used WT littermates, mostly 2–3 week old mice, and cultured postnatal day 0–2 hippocampal neurons.
  • Combined extracellular field recordings in acute hippocampal slices for LTP/LTD/depotentiation; whole-cell voltage-clamp for sEPSC/mEPSC/sIPSC/mIPSC, AMPA/NMDA ratios, and AMPAR rectification with intracellular spermine; biochemistry including fractionation, immunoprecipitation, and immunoblotting for pS845/GluA1; immunohistochemistry, Golgi staining, and imaging.
  • Statistical comparisons used one-way ANOVA with Dunnet’s post hoc, two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc, or Student’s t-test; significance was p < 0.05, with data as mean ± SEM.

Limitations

  • The paper does not include a dedicated limitations section. It notes that AMPA/NMDA ratio measurements without intracellular polyamines may underestimate changes in AMPAR subunit composition because endogenous polyamines can dialyze out during whole-cell recording.
  • The paper discusses age-dependent differences, noting that findings in ~2–3 week old mice may not generalize to older ages, since prior studies show age-dependent roles for AKAP150-anchored PKA and GluA2-lacking AMPARs in LTP.
  • Evident from the text: experiments used mice on a mixed C57Bl6/129 background and young animals, and no behavioral or cognitive outcomes are reported, so learning/memory effects are not tested here.

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The C-terminal myc epitope tag introduced into AKAP150ΔPIX does not alter AKAP150 function or the phenotype.

    “inserts a C-terminal myc epitope tag”
    “Expression of AKAP150ΔPIX protein in homozygous mice was confirmed by immunoblotting to detect the engineered C-terminal myc tag”
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    The role of AKAP150-anchored CaN in regulating LTP or LTD in vivo and the underlying mechanisms are not sufficiently understood.

    “However, we do not know if AKAP150-anchored CaN regulates LTP or LTD in vivo or understand the underlying mechanisms in sufficient detail.”
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    IEM1460 selectively blocks Ca2+-permeable AMPARs without affecting other synaptic receptors.

    “we applied IEM1460, an extracellular polyamine blocker of Ca2+-permeable AMPARs”
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Authors
Sanderson, J. L., Gorski, J. A., Gibson, E. S., Lam, P., Freund, R. K., Chick, W. S., & Dell'Acqua, M. L.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2012-10-24
Volume
32
Issue
43
Pages
15036-15052
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1998026266
Cited by
137
References
76
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FWCI
5.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (submittedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • National Institutes of Health (T32AA007464, UL1 RR025780, P30NS048154, NS040701)
  • Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado (P30 NS048154)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32AA007464)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS-048154, NS040701, R01NS040701)
  • National Center for Research Resources (#UL1 RR025780)
  • Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (UL1-RR025780)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
AKAP150, calcineurin, AMPA receptors, GluR1, GluA2, synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation, long-term depression, protein kinase A, extrasynaptic receptors, PSD-95, Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors, hippocampus
MeSH terms
Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein, Action Potentials, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Biophysics, Calcium, Cells, Cultured, Electric Stimulation, Female, Hippocampus, Male, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Mutation, Neuronal Plasticity, Neurons, Phosphorylation, Quinoxalines, Serine, Subcellular Fractions, Synapses, Tetrodotoxin, N-Methylaspartate, Silver Staining, Receptors, AMPA, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, Calcineurin, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Sodium Channel Blockers, Immunoprecipitation, Dendritic Spines, Mice, Guanylate Kinases, A Kinase Anchor Proteins, In Vitro Techniques

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