Abstract
During neurotransmission, synaptic vesicles undergo multiple rounds of exo-endocytosis, involving recycling and/or degradation of synaptic proteins. While ubiquitin signaling at synapses is essential for neural function, it has been assumed that synaptic proteostasis requires the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). We demonstrate here that turnover of synaptic membrane proteins via the endolysosomal pathway is essential for synaptic function. In both human and mouse, hypomorphic mutations in the ubiquitin adaptor protein PLAA cause an infantile-lethal neurodysfunction syndrome with seizures. Resulting from perturbed endolysosomal degradation, Plaa mutant neurons accumulate K63-polyubiquitylated proteins and synaptic membrane proteins, disrupting synaptic vesicle recycling and neurotransmission. Through characterization of this neurological intracellular trafficking disorder, we establish the importance of ubiquitin-mediated endolysosomal trafficking at the synapse.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-724 |
Journal | American Journal of Human Genetics |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 13 Apr 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 May 2017 |
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Mandy Jackson
- Deanery of Biomedical Sciences - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
- Edinburgh Neuroscience
- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research
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Ross Jones
- Deanery of Biomedical Sciences - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
- Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research
- Edinburgh Neuroscience - Lecturer in Clinical/Surgical Anatomy
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