Exocyst-mediated membrane trafficking of the lissencephaly-associated ECM receptor dystroglycan is required for proper brain compartmentalization

  1. Andriy S Yatsenko
  2. Mariya M Kucherenko
  3. Yuanbin Xie
  4. Henning Urlaub
  5. Halyna R Shcherbata  Is a corresponding author
  1. Hannover Medical School, Germany
  2. Charite Medicine University, Germany
  3. Gannan Medical University, China
  4. University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

Abstract

To assemble a brain, differentiating neurons must make proper connections and establish specialized brain compartments. Abnormal levels of cell adhesion molecules disrupt these processes. Dystroglycan (Dg) is a major non-integrin cell adhesion receptor, deregulation of which is associated with dramatic neuroanatomical defects such as lissencephaly type II, or cobblestone brain. The previously established Drosophila model for cobblestone encephaly was used to understand how Dg is regulated in the brain. During development, Dg has a spatiotemporally dynamic expression pattern, fine-tuning of which is crucial for accurate brain assembly. In addition, mass spectrometry analyses identified numerous components associated with Dg in neurons, including several proteins of the exocyst complex. Data show that exocyst-based membrane trafficking of Dg allows its distinct expression pattern, essential for proper brain morphogenesis. Further studies of the Dg neuronal interactome will allow identification of new factors involved in the development of dystroglycanopathies and advance disease diagnostics in humans.

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  1. Andriy S Yatsenko

    Institute of Cell Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  2. Mariya M Kucherenko

    Institute of Physiology, Charite Medicine University, Berlin, Germany
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  3. Yuanbin Xie

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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  4. Henning Urlaub

    Bioanalytics, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  5. Halyna R Shcherbata

    Institute of Cell Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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EMBO (YIP)

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VW Stiftung (AZN3008)

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Hannover Medical School

  • Halyna R Shcherbata

VW Stiftung (AZ97750)

  • Halyna R Shcherbata

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© 2021, Yatsenko et al.

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  1. Andriy S Yatsenko
  2. Mariya M Kucherenko
  3. Yuanbin Xie
  4. Henning Urlaub
  5. Halyna R Shcherbata
(2021)
Exocyst-mediated membrane trafficking of the lissencephaly-associated ECM receptor dystroglycan is required for proper brain compartmentalization
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https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.63868

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