کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2198965 | 1099418 | 2009 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Gamma-protocadherins (Pcdh-γs) are good candidates to mediate specificity in synaptogenesis but their role in cell-cell interactions is a matter of debate. We proposed that Pcdh-γs modify preformed synapses via trafficking of Pcdh-γs-containing organelles, insertion into synaptic membranes and homophilic transcellular interaction. Here we provide evidence in support of this model. We show for the first time that Pcdh-γs have homophilic properties and that they accumulate at dendro-dendritic and axo-dendritic interfaces during neuronal development. Pcdh-γs are maintained in a substantial mobile intracellular pool in dendrites and cytoplasmic deletion shifts the molecule to the surface and reduces the number and velocity of the mobile packets. We monitored Pcdh-γ temporal and spatial dynamics in transport organelles. Pcdh-γ organelles bud and fuse with stationary clusters near synapses. These results suggest that Pcdh-γ-mediated cell-cell interactions in synapse development or maintenance are tightly regulated by control of intracellular trafficking via the cytoplasmic domain.
Journal: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience - Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 344–353