RRC ID 46519
著者 Thompson-Peer KL, Bai J, Hu Z, Kaplan JM.
タイトル HBL-1 patterns synaptic remodeling in C. elegans.
ジャーナル Neuron
Abstract During development, circuits are refined by the dynamic addition and removal of synapses; however, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that dictate where and when synaptic refinement occurs. Here we describe transcriptional mechanisms that pattern remodeling of C. elegans neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). The embryonic GABAergic DD motor neurons remodel their synapses, whereas the later born VD neurons do not. This specificity is mediated by differential expression of a transcription factor (HBL-1), which is expressed in DD neurons but is repressed in VDs by UNC-55/COUP-TF. DD remodeling is delayed in hbl-1 mutants whereas precocious remodeling is observed in mutants lacking the microRNA mir-84, which inhibits hbl-1 expression. Mutations increasing and decreasing circuit activity cause corresponding changes in hbl-1 expression, and corresponding shifts in the timing of DD plasticity. Thus, convergent regulation of hbl-1 expression defines a genetic mechanism that patterns activity-dependent synaptic remodeling across cell types and across developmental time.
巻・号 73(3)
ページ 453-65
公開日 2012-2-9
DOI 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.11.025
PII S0896-6273(12)00029-3
PMID 22325199
PMC PMC3278716
MeSH Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Behavior, Animal Body Patterning / genetics* Caenorhabditis elegans / anatomy & histology Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / physiology DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism* Embryo, Nonmammalian Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / genetics* Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics Motor Neurons / physiology* Mutation / genetics Neuromuscular Junction / embryology Neuromuscular Junction / genetics* Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / physiology Transcription Factors / genetics Transcription Factors / metabolism* gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / metabolism
IF 14.415
引用数 26
WOS 分野 NEUROSCIENCES
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線虫 tm1304