Maf1 regulates dendritic morphogenesis and influences learning and memory

Maf1, a general transcriptional regulator and mTOR downstream effector, is highly expressed in the hippocampus and cortex, but the function of Maf1 in neurons is not well elucidated. Here, we first demonstrate that Maf1 plays a central role in the inhibition of dendritic morphogenesis and the growth of dendritic spines both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, Maf1 downregulation paradoxically leads to activation of AKT-mTOR signaling, which is mediated by decreased PTEN expression. Moreover, we confirmed that Maf1 could regulate the activity of PTEN promoter by luciferase reporter assay, and proved that Maf1 could bind to the promoter of PTEN by ChIP-PCR experiment. We also demonstrate that expression of Maf1 in the hippocampus affects learning and memory in mice. Taken together, we show for the first time that Maf1 inhibits dendritic morphogenesis and the growth of dendritic spines through AKT-mTOR signaling by increasing PTEN expression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Cell death & disease - 11(2020), 7 vom: 30. Juli, Seite 606

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Kui [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Yuan-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Dong-Fu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.1.3.67
Journal Article
MAF1 protein, rat
Maf1 protein, mouse
Nerve Tissue Proteins
PTEN Phosphohydrolase
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Repressor Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sirolimus
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
W36ZG6FT64

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Date Completed 25.03.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41419-020-02809-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313083886