Sushi domain-containing protein 4 controls synaptic plasticity and motor learning

Abstract

Fine control of protein stoichiometry at synapses underlies brain function and plasticity. How proteostasis is controlled independently for each type of synaptic protein in a synapse-specific and activity-dependent manner remains unclear. Here we show that Susd4, a gene coding for a complement-related transmembrane protein, is expressed by many neuronal populations starting at the time of synapse formation. Constitutive loss-of-function of Susd4 in the mouse impairs motor coordination adaptation and learning, prevents long-term depression at cerebellar synapses, and leads to misregulation of activity-dependent AMPA receptor subunit GluA2 degradation. We identified several proteins with known roles in the regulation of AMPA receptor turnover, in particular ubiquitin ligases of the NEDD4 subfamily, as SUSD4 binding partners. Our findings shed light on the potential role of SUSD4 mutations in neurodevelopmental diseases.

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  1. Inés Gonzalez-Calvo

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  2. Keerthana Iyer

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  3. Mélanie Carquin

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  4. Anouar Khayachi

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  5. Fernando A Giuliani

    Institut de Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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  6. Séverine M Sigoillot

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  7. Jean Vincent

    Institut Biology Paris Seine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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  8. Martial Séveno

    BioCampus Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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  9. Maxime Veleanu

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  11. Mélanie Albert

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  12. Oana Vigy

    BioCampus Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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  13. Célia Bosso-Lefèvre

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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  14. Yann Nadjar

    IBENS, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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    IBENS - Biologie, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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    IBENS - Biologie, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
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  17. JeanLouis Bessereau

    Institut NeuroMyoGene, University of Lyon - INSERM - CNRS, Lyon, France
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  18. Laure Rondi-Reig

    Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS) - Neuroscience, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris, France
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  19. Philippe Isope

    Institut de Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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  20. Fekrije Selimi

    CIRB, Collège de France, Paris, France
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Funding

ATIP-AVENIR (RSE11005JSA)

  • Fekrije Selimi

Labex MEMOLIFE (ANR-10-LABX-54 MEMO LIFE)

  • Keerthana Iyer

Ecole des Neurosciences de Paris

  • Keerthana Iyer

Labex BIOPSY (ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02)

  • Laure Rondi-Reig

Idex PSL (ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL*)

  • Fekrije Selimi

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR 9139SAMA90010901)

  • Fekrije Selimi

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR 9139SAMA90010901)

  • Philippe Isope

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-15-CE37-0001-01 CeMod)

  • Fekrije Selimi

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-15-CE37-0001-01 CeMod)

  • Philippe Isope

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (DEQ20150331748)

  • Fekrije Selimi

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (DEQ20140329514)

  • Philippe Isope

H2020 European Research Council (SynID 724601)

  • Fekrije Selimi

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 were approved by the Comité Regional d'Ethique en Experimentation Animale (no. 00057.01) and animals were housed in authorized facilities of the CIRB (# C75 05 12).

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© 2021, Gonzalez-Calvo et al.

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  1. Inés Gonzalez-Calvo
  2. Keerthana Iyer
  3. Mélanie Carquin
  4. Anouar Khayachi
  5. Fernando A Giuliani
  6. Séverine M Sigoillot
  7. Jean Vincent
  8. Martial Séveno
  9. Maxime Veleanu
  10. Sylvana Tahraoui
  11. Mélanie Albert
  12. Oana Vigy
  13. Célia Bosso-Lefèvre
  14. Yann Nadjar
  15. Andréa Dumoulin
  16. Antoine Triller
  17. JeanLouis Bessereau
  18. Laure Rondi-Reig
  19. Philippe Isope
  20. Fekrije Selimi
(2021)
Sushi domain-containing protein 4 controls synaptic plasticity and motor learning
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