The EHD protein Past1 controls postsynaptic membrane elaboration and synaptic function.
The EHD protein Past1 controls postsynaptic membrane elaboration and synaptic function.
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DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e15-02-0093
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发表时间:
2015-09-15
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Rodal AA
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作者:
Koles K;Messelaar EM;Feiger Z;Yu CJ;Frank CA;Rodal AA
The conserved C-terminal EHD protein Past1 is required for postsynaptic membrane remodeling and synaptic transmission at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Past1 activity defines distinct synaptic microdomains of the BAR-domain proteins Syndapin and Amphiphysin, suggesting a new mechanism for elaboration of the postsynaptic membrane reticulum. Membranes form elaborate structures that are highly tailored to their specialized cellular functions, yet the mechanisms by which these structures are shaped remain poorly understood. Here, we show that the conserved membrane-remodeling C-terminal Eps15 Homology Domain (EHD) protein Past1 is required for the normal assembly of the subsynaptic muscle membrane reticulum (SSR) at the Drosophila melanogaster larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ). past1 mutants exhibit altered NMJ morphology, decreased synaptic transmission, reduced glutamate receptor levels, and a deficit in synaptic homeostasis. The membrane-remodeling proteins Amphiphysin and Syndapin colocalize with Past1 in distinct SSR subdomains and collapse into Amphiphysin-dependent membrane nodules in the SSR of past1 mutants. Our results suggest a mechanism by which the coordinated actions of multiple lipid-binding proteins lead to the elaboration of increasing layers of the SSR and uncover new roles for an EHD protein at synapses.