Intramolecular domain dynamics regulate synaptic MAGUK protein interactions
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Abstract
PSD-95 MAGUK family scaffold proteins are multi-domain organisers of synaptic transmission that contain three PDZ domains followed by an SH3-GK domain tandem. This domain architecture allows coordinated assembly of protein complexes composed of neurotransmitter receptors, synaptic adhesion molecules and downstream signalling effectors. Here we show that binding of monomeric CRIPT-derived PDZ3 ligands to the third PDZ domain of PSD-95 induces functional changes in the intramolecular SH3-GK domain assembly that influence subsequent homotypic and heterotypic complex formation. We identify PSD-95 interactors that differentially bind to the SH3-GK domain tandem depending on its conformational state. Among these interactors we further establish the heterotrimeric G protein subunit Gnb5 as a PSD-95 complex partner at dendritic spines of rat hippocampal neurons. The PSD-95 GK domain binds to Gnb5 and this interaction is triggered by CRIPT-derived PDZ3 ligands binding to the third PDZ domain of PSD-95, unraveling a hierarchical binding mechanism of PSD-95 complex formation.
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Sarah Althea Shoichet
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB958)
- Markus C Wahl
- Christian Freund
- Sarah Althea Shoichet
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SH650/2)
- Sarah Althea Shoichet
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (EXC 257)
- Sarah Althea Shoichet
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB665)
- Sarah Althea Shoichet
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 animals used were handled in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Protocols were approved by the 'Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales' (LaGeSo; Regional Office for Health and Social Affairs) in Berlin and animals reported under the permit number T0280/10.
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© 2019, Rademacher et al.
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Intramolecular domain dynamics regulate synaptic MAGUK protein interactions
eLife 8:e41299.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.41299
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