Sez-6 Proteins Affect Dendritic Arborization Patterns and Excitability of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons

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• 作者：Jenny M. Gunnersen ; Mary H. Kim ; Stephanie J. Fuller ; Melanie De Silva ; Joanne M. Britto ; Vicki E. Hammond ; Philip J. Davies ; Steve Petrou ; E.S. Louise Faber ; Pankaj Sah ; Seong-Seng Tan
• 关键词：MOLNEURO ; CELLBIO ; DEVBIO
• 刊名：Neuron
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：21 November 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：56
• 期：4
• 页码：621-639
• 全文大小：2760 K

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Development of appropriate dendritic arbors is crucial for neuronal information transfer. We show, using seizure-related gene 6 (sez-6) null mutant mice, that Sez-6 is required for normal dendritic arborization of cortical neurons. Deep-layer pyramidal neurons in the somatosensory cortex of sez-6 null mice exhibit an excess of short dendrites, and cultured cortical neurons lacking Sez-6 display excessive neurite branching. Overexpression of individual Sez-6 isoforms in knockout neurons reveals opposing actions of membrane-bound and secreted Sez-6 proteins, with membrane-bound Sez-6 exerting an antibranching effect under both basal and depolarizing conditions. Layer V pyramidal neurons in knockout brain slices show reduced excitatory postsynaptic responses and a reduced dendritic spine density, reflected by diminished punctate staining for postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95). In behavioral tests, the sez-6 null mice display specific exploratory, motor, and cognitive deficits. In conclusion, cell-surface protein complexes involving Sez-6 help to sculpt the dendritic arbor, in turn enhancing synaptic connectivity.