Role of the visual experience-dependent nascent proteome in neuronal plasticity

Abstract

Experience-dependent synaptic plasticity refines brain circuits during development. To identify novel protein synthesis-dependent mechanisms contributing to experience-dependent plasticity, we conducted a quantitative proteomic screen of the nascent proteome in response to visual experience in Xenopus optic tectum using bio-orthogonal metabolic labeling (BONCAT). We identified 83 differentially synthesized candidate plasticity proteins (CPPs). The CPPs form strongly interconnected networks and are annotated to a variety of biological functions, including RNA splicing, protein translation, and chromatin remodeling. Functional analysis of select CPPs revealed the requirement for eukaryotic initiation factor 3 subunit A (eIF3A), fused in sarcoma (FUS), and ribosomal protein s17 (RPS17) in experience-dependent structural plasticity in tectal neurons and behavioral plasticity in tadpoles. These results demonstrate that the nascent proteome is dynamic in response to visual experience and that de novo synthesis of machinery that regulates RNA splicing and protein translation is required for experience-dependent plasticity.

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The following data sets were generated
    1. Liu et al
    (2018) Xenopus Brain Proteome
    ftp://MSV000081728@massive.ucsd.edu.
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  1. Han-Hsuan Liu

    The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  2. Daniel B Mcclatchy

    Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  3. Lucio Schiapparelli

    The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  4. Wanhua Shen

    The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  5. John R Yates

    Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  6. Hollis T Cline

    The Dorris Neuroscience Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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    cline@scripps.edu
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (EY011261)

  • Han-Hsuan Liu
  • Lucio Schiapparelli
  • Wanhua Shen
  • Hollis T Cline

National Institutes of Health (EY019005)

  • Han-Hsuan Liu
  • Lucio Schiapparelli
  • Hollis T Cline

National Institutes of Health (MH067880)

  • Daniel B Mcclatchy
  • John R Yates

National Institutes of Health (MH100175)

  • Daniel B Mcclatchy
  • John R Yates

DartNeuroScience LLC

  • Han-Hsuan Liu
  • Hollis T Cline

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All animal protocols (#08-0083-4) were approved by the Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee of The Scripps Research Institute.

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© 2018, Liu et al.

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  1. Han-Hsuan Liu
  2. Daniel B Mcclatchy
  3. Lucio Schiapparelli
  4. Wanhua Shen
  5. John R Yates
  6. Hollis T Cline
(2018)
Role of the visual experience-dependent nascent proteome in neuronal plasticity
eLife 7:e33420.
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