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- 고재원 교수, "Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (IF = 9.681)"에 논문 게재
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- 2013.01.31
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- 생명시스템대학
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생화학과 고재원 교수 연구실에서 최근 슬릿트랙 시냅스 접착단백질이 흥분성 및 억제성 시냅스의 생성에 관여함을 증명한 논문을 Proc Natl Acad Sci USA에 1월 24일 온라인 속보판 (Early Edition)에 게재하였습니다.
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/01/18/1209881110.abstract
Slitrks control excitatory and inhibitory synapse formation with LAR receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases
Yeong Shin Yima,1, Younghee Kwonb,1, Jungyong Namc, Hong In Yoona, Kangduk Leeb, Dong Goo Kima, Eunjoon Kimc, Chul Hoon Kima,2, and Jaewon Kob,2
1. aDepartment of Pharmacology, Brain Research Institute, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea;2. bDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea; and3. cCenter for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, KoreaAbstract
The balance between excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs, which is governed by multiple synapse organizers, controls neural circuit functions and behaviors. Slit- and Trk-like proteins (Slitrks) are a family of synapse organizers, whose emerging synaptic roles are incompletely understood. Here, we report that Slitrks are enriched in postsynaptic densities in rat brains. Overexpression of Slitrks promoted synapse formation, whereas RNAi-mediated knockdown of Slitrks decreased synapse density. Intriguingly, Slitrks were required for both excitatory and inhibitory synapse formation in an isoform-dependent manner. Moreover, Slitrks required distinct members of the leukocyte antigen-related receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (LAR-RPTP) family to trigger synapse formation. Protein tyrosine phosphatase σ (PTPσ), in particular, was specifically required for excitatory synaptic differentiation by Slitrks, whereas PTPδ was necessary for inhibitory synapse differentiation. Taken together, these data suggest that combinatorial interactions of Slitrks with LAR-RPTP family members maintain synapse formation to coordinate excitatory-inhibitory balance.