Binding of synGAP to PDZ Domains of PSD-95 is Regulated by Phosphorylation and Shapes the Composition of the Postsynaptic Density

Abstract SynGAP is a Ras/Rap GTPase-activating protein (GAP) present in high concentration in postsynaptic densities (PSDs) from mammalian forebrain where it binds to all three PDZ (<jats:underline>P</jats:underline>SD-95,<jats:underline>D</jats:underline>iscs-large,<jats:underline>Z</jats:underline>O-1) domains of PSD-95. We show that phosphorylation of synGAP by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) decreases its affinity for the PDZ domains as much as 10-fold, measured by surface plasmon resonance. SynGAP is abundant enough in postsynaptic densities (PSDs) to occupy about one third of the PDZ domains of PSD-95. Therefore, we hypothesize that phosphorylation by CaMKII reduces synGAP’s ability to restrict binding of other proteins to the PDZ domains of PSD-95. We support this hypothesis by showing that three critical postsynaptic signaling proteins that bind to the PDZ domains of PSD-95 are present at a higher ratio to PSD-95 in PSDs isolated from synGAP heterozygous mice..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 01. Juli Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

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Englisch

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Walkup, Ward G. [VerfasserIn]
Mastro, Tara [VerfasserIn]
Schenker, Leslie T. [VerfasserIn]
Vielmetter, Jost [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Iancu, Ariella [VerfasserIn]
Reghunathan, Meera [VerfasserIn]
Bannon, B. Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Mary, B. Kennedy [VerfasserIn]

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10.1101/058016

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XBI00007229X