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The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC14 controls Kv1-family potassium channel clustering at the axon initial segment

  1. Shaun S Sanders  Is a corresponding author
  2. Luiselys M Hernandez
  3. Heun Soh
  4. Santi Karnam
  5. Randall S Walikonis
  6. Anastasios V Tzingounis
  7. Gareth M Thomas  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Guelph, Canada
  2. Temple University School of Medicine, United States
  3. University of Connecticut, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.56058
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  1. Shaun S Sanders
  2. Luiselys M Hernandez
  3. Heun Soh
  4. Santi Karnam
  5. Randall S Walikonis
  6. Anastasios V Tzingounis
  7. Gareth M Thomas
(2020)
The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC14 controls Kv1-family potassium channel clustering at the axon initial segment
eLife 9:e56058.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.56058
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Abstract

The palmitoyl acyltransferase (PAT) ZDHHC14 is highly expressed in the hippocampus and is the only PAT predicted to bind Type I PDZ domain-containing proteins. However, ZDHHC14's neuronal roles are unknown. Here, we identify the PDZ domain-containing Membrane-associated Guanylate Kinase (MaGUK) PSD93 as a direct ZDHHC14 interactor and substrate. PSD93, but not other MaGUKs, localizes to the Axon Initial Segment (AIS). Using lentiviral-mediated shRNA knockdown in rat hippocampal neurons, we find that ZDHHC14 controls palmitoylation and AIS clustering of PSD93 and also of Kv1 potassium channels, which directly bind PSD93. Neurodevelopmental expression of ZDHHC14 mirrors that of PSD93 and Kv1 channels and, consistent with ZDHHC14's importance for Kv1 channel clustering, loss of ZDHHC14 decreases outward currents and increases action potential firing in hippocampal neurons. To our knowledge, these findings identify the first neuronal roles and substrates for ZDHHC14 and reveal a previously unappreciated role for palmitoylation in control of neuronal excitability.

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  1. Shaun S Sanders

    Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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  2. Luiselys M Hernandez

    Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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  3. Heun Soh

    Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
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  4. Santi Karnam

    Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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  5. Randall S Walikonis

    Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
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  6. Anastasios V Tzingounis

    Physiology and Neurobiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
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  7. Gareth M Thomas

    Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, United States
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Brody Family Medical Trust Fund Fellowship

  • Shaun S Sanders

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

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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (#4939) of Temple University.

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© 2020, Sanders et al.

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  1. Shaun S Sanders
  2. Luiselys M Hernandez
  3. Heun Soh
  4. Santi Karnam
  5. Randall S Walikonis
  6. Anastasios V Tzingounis
  7. Gareth M Thomas
(2020)
The palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC14 controls Kv1-family potassium channel clustering at the axon initial segment
eLife 9:e56058.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.56058

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