A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin

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A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin. / Breitinger, Ulrike; Weinländer, Kristina; Pechmann, Yvonne; Langlhofer, Georg; Enz, Ralf; Becker, Cord-Michael; Sticht, Heinrich; Kneussel, Matthias; Villmann, Carmen; Breitinger, Hans-Georg.

in: J ADV RES, Jahrgang 29, 03.2021, S. 95-106.

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Breitinger, U, Weinländer, K, Pechmann, Y, Langlhofer, G, Enz, R, Becker, C-M, Sticht, H, Kneussel, M, Villmann, C & Breitinger, H-G 2021, 'A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin', J ADV RES, Jg. 29, S. 95-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009

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Breitinger, U., Weinländer, K., Pechmann, Y., Langlhofer, G., Enz, R., Becker, C-M., Sticht, H., Kneussel, M., Villmann, C., & Breitinger, H-G. (2021). A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin. J ADV RES, 29, 95-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009

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@article{a256efaeb34c4dba9291c5fb5d52c4fe,
title = "A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin",
abstract = "Introduction: The inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR), a mediator of fast synaptic inhibition, is located and held at neuronal synapses through the anchoring proteins gephyrin and collybistin. Stable localization of neurotransmitter receptors is essential for synaptic function. In case of GlyRs, only beta subunits were known until now to mediate synaptic anchoring.Objectives: We identified a poly-proline II helix (PPII) in position 365-373 of the intra-cellular TM3-4 loop of the human GlyRα1 subunit as a novel potential synaptic anchoring site. The potential role of the PPII helix as synaptic anchoring site was tested.Methods: Glycine receptors and collybistin variants were generated and recombinantly expressed in HEK293 cells and cultured neurons. Receptor function was assessed using patch-clamp electrophysiology, protein-protein interaction was studied using co-immuno-precipitation and pulldown experiments.Results: Recombinantly expressed collybistin bound to isolated GlyRα1 TM3-4 loops in GST-pulldown assays. When the five proline residues P365A, P366A, P367A, P369A, P373A (GlyRα1P1-5A) located in the GlyRα1-PPII helix were replaced by alanines, the PPII secondary structure was disrupted. Recombinant GlyRα1P1-5A mutant subunits displayed normal cell surface expression and wildtype-like ion channel function, but binding to collybistin was abolished. The GlyRα1-collybistin interaction was independently confirmed by o-immunoprecipitation assays using full-length GlyRα1 subunits. Surprisingly, the interaction was not mediated by the SH3 domain of collybistin, but by its Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The mutation GlyRα1P366L, identified in a hyperekplexia patient, is also disrupting the PPII helix, and caused reduced collybistin binding.Conclusion: Our data suggest a novel interaction between α1 GlyR subunits and collybistin, which is physiologically relevant in vitro and in vivo and may contribute to postsynaptic anchoring of glycine receptors.",
author = "Ulrike Breitinger and Kristina Weinl{\"a}nder and Yvonne Pechmann and Georg Langlhofer and Ralf Enz and Cord-Michael Becker and Heinrich Sticht and Matthias Kneussel and Carmen Villmann and Hans-Georg Breitinger",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Cairo University.",
year = "2021",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "95--106",
journal = "J ADV RES",
issn = "2090-1232",
publisher = "Cairo University",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin

AU - Breitinger, Ulrike

AU - Weinländer, Kristina

AU - Pechmann, Yvonne

AU - Langlhofer, Georg

AU - Enz, Ralf

AU - Becker, Cord-Michael

AU - Sticht, Heinrich

AU - Kneussel, Matthias

AU - Villmann, Carmen

AU - Breitinger, Hans-Georg

N1 - © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Cairo University.

PY - 2021/3

Y1 - 2021/3

N2 - Introduction: The inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR), a mediator of fast synaptic inhibition, is located and held at neuronal synapses through the anchoring proteins gephyrin and collybistin. Stable localization of neurotransmitter receptors is essential for synaptic function. In case of GlyRs, only beta subunits were known until now to mediate synaptic anchoring.Objectives: We identified a poly-proline II helix (PPII) in position 365-373 of the intra-cellular TM3-4 loop of the human GlyRα1 subunit as a novel potential synaptic anchoring site. The potential role of the PPII helix as synaptic anchoring site was tested.Methods: Glycine receptors and collybistin variants were generated and recombinantly expressed in HEK293 cells and cultured neurons. Receptor function was assessed using patch-clamp electrophysiology, protein-protein interaction was studied using co-immuno-precipitation and pulldown experiments.Results: Recombinantly expressed collybistin bound to isolated GlyRα1 TM3-4 loops in GST-pulldown assays. When the five proline residues P365A, P366A, P367A, P369A, P373A (GlyRα1P1-5A) located in the GlyRα1-PPII helix were replaced by alanines, the PPII secondary structure was disrupted. Recombinant GlyRα1P1-5A mutant subunits displayed normal cell surface expression and wildtype-like ion channel function, but binding to collybistin was abolished. The GlyRα1-collybistin interaction was independently confirmed by o-immunoprecipitation assays using full-length GlyRα1 subunits. Surprisingly, the interaction was not mediated by the SH3 domain of collybistin, but by its Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The mutation GlyRα1P366L, identified in a hyperekplexia patient, is also disrupting the PPII helix, and caused reduced collybistin binding.Conclusion: Our data suggest a novel interaction between α1 GlyR subunits and collybistin, which is physiologically relevant in vitro and in vivo and may contribute to postsynaptic anchoring of glycine receptors.

AB - Introduction: The inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR), a mediator of fast synaptic inhibition, is located and held at neuronal synapses through the anchoring proteins gephyrin and collybistin. Stable localization of neurotransmitter receptors is essential for synaptic function. In case of GlyRs, only beta subunits were known until now to mediate synaptic anchoring.Objectives: We identified a poly-proline II helix (PPII) in position 365-373 of the intra-cellular TM3-4 loop of the human GlyRα1 subunit as a novel potential synaptic anchoring site. The potential role of the PPII helix as synaptic anchoring site was tested.Methods: Glycine receptors and collybistin variants were generated and recombinantly expressed in HEK293 cells and cultured neurons. Receptor function was assessed using patch-clamp electrophysiology, protein-protein interaction was studied using co-immuno-precipitation and pulldown experiments.Results: Recombinantly expressed collybistin bound to isolated GlyRα1 TM3-4 loops in GST-pulldown assays. When the five proline residues P365A, P366A, P367A, P369A, P373A (GlyRα1P1-5A) located in the GlyRα1-PPII helix were replaced by alanines, the PPII secondary structure was disrupted. Recombinant GlyRα1P1-5A mutant subunits displayed normal cell surface expression and wildtype-like ion channel function, but binding to collybistin was abolished. The GlyRα1-collybistin interaction was independently confirmed by o-immunoprecipitation assays using full-length GlyRα1 subunits. Surprisingly, the interaction was not mediated by the SH3 domain of collybistin, but by its Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The mutation GlyRα1P366L, identified in a hyperekplexia patient, is also disrupting the PPII helix, and caused reduced collybistin binding.Conclusion: Our data suggest a novel interaction between α1 GlyR subunits and collybistin, which is physiologically relevant in vitro and in vivo and may contribute to postsynaptic anchoring of glycine receptors.

U2 - 10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009

DO - 10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 33842008

VL - 29

SP - 95

EP - 106

JO - J ADV RES

JF - J ADV RES

SN - 2090-1232

ER -