Auxiliary subunits of the CKAMP family differentially modulate AMPA receptor properties

  1. Paul Farrow
  2. Konstantin Khodosevich
  3. Yechiam Sapir
  4. Anton Schulmann
  5. Muhammad Aslam
  6. Yael Stern-Bach
  7. Hannah Monyer
  8. Jakob von Engelhardt  Is a corresponding author
  1. German Cancer Research Center, Germany
  2. Copenhagen University, Denmark
  3. Institute for Medical Research - Israel-Canada, Israel
  4. Heidelberg University, Germany

Abstract

AMPA receptor (AMPAR) function is modulated by auxiliary subunits. Here, we report on three AMPAR interacting proteins - namely CKAMP39, CKAMP52 and CKAMP59 - that, together with the previously characterized CKAMP44, constitute a novel family of auxiliary subunits distinct from other families of AMPAR interacting proteins. The new members of the CKAMP family display distinct regional and developmental expression profiles in the mouse brain. Notably, despite their structural similarities they exert diverse modulation on AMPAR gating by influencing deactivation, desensitization and recovery from desensitization, as well as glutamate and cyclothiazide potency to AMPARs. This study indicates that AMPAR function is very precisely controlled by the cell-type specific expression of the CKAMP family members.

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  1. Paul Farrow

    Synaptic Signalling and Neurodegeneration, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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  2. Konstantin Khodosevich

    Biotech Research and Innovation Center, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  3. Yechiam Sapir

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research - Israel-Canada, Jerusalem, Israel
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  4. Anton Schulmann

    Department of Clinical Neurobiology, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  5. Muhammad Aslam

    Synaptic Signalling and Neurodegeneration, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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  6. Yael Stern-Bach

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Medical Research - Israel-Canada, Jerusalem, Israel
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  7. Hannah Monyer

    Department of Clinical Neurobiology, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  8. Jakob von Engelhardt

    Synaptic Signalling and Neurodegeneration, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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    engelhardt@dzne.de
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© 2015, Farrow et al.

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  1. Paul Farrow
  2. Konstantin Khodosevich
  3. Yechiam Sapir
  4. Anton Schulmann
  5. Muhammad Aslam
  6. Yael Stern-Bach
  7. Hannah Monyer
  8. Jakob von Engelhardt
(2015)
Auxiliary subunits of the CKAMP family differentially modulate AMPA receptor properties
eLife 4:e09693.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09693

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