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Neurexin mediates the assembly of presynaptic terminals

Dean, Camin and Scholl, Francisco G. and Choih, Jenny and DeMaria, Shannon and Berger, James and Isacoff, Ehud and Scheiffele, Peter. (2003) Neurexin mediates the assembly of presynaptic terminals. Nature Neuroscience, 6 (7). pp. 708-716.

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Abstract

Neurexins are a large family of proteins that act as neuronal cell-surface receptors. The function and localization of the various neurexins, however, have not yet been clarified. Beta-neurexins are candidate receptors for neuroligin-1, a postsynaptic membrane protein that can trigger synapse formation at axon contacts. Here we report that neurexins are concentrated at synapses and that purified neuroligin is sufficient to cluster neurexin and to induce presynaptic differentiation. Oligomerization of neuroligin is required for its function, and we find that beta-neurexin clustering is sufficient to trigger the recruitment of synaptic vesicles through interactions that require the cytoplasmic domain of neurexin. We propose a two-step model in which postsynaptic neuroligin multimers initially cluster axonal neurexins. In response to this clustering, neurexins nucleate the assembly of a cytoplasmic scaffold to which the exocytotic apparatus is recruited.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Neurobiology > Cell Biology (Scheiffele)
UniBasel Contributors:Scheiffele, Peter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Nature America
ISSN:1097-6256
e-ISSN:1546-1726
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:03 Nov 2017 11:14
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:23

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