RGD Reference Report - Hippocampal synaptic plasticity involves competition between Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and postsynaptic density 95 for binding to the NR2A subunit of the NMDA receptor. - Rat Genome Database

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Hippocampal synaptic plasticity involves competition between Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and postsynaptic density 95 for binding to the NR2A subunit of the NMDA receptor.

Authors: Gardoni, F  Schrama, LH  Kamal, A  Gispen, WH  Cattabeni, F  Di Luca, M 
Citation: Gardoni F, etal., J Neurosci. 2001 Mar 1;21(5):1501-9.
RGD ID: 11041075
Pubmed: PMID:11222640   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC6762931   (View Article at PubMed Central)

NMDA receptor, Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (alphaCaMKII), and postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95) are three major components of the PSD fraction. Both alphaCaMKII and PSD-95 have been shown previously to bind NR2 subunits of the NMDA receptor complex. The nature and mechanisms of targeting to the NMDA receptor subunits are, however, not completely understood. Here we report that the C-terminal NR2A(S1389-V1464) sequence was sufficient to guarantee the association of both native and recombinant alphaCaMKII and PSD-95. PSD-95(54-256) was able to compete with the binding of both native and recombinant alphaCaMKII to the NR2A C-tail. Accordingly, alphaCaMKII(1-325) competes with both the native PSD-95 and the native kinase itself for the binding to NR2A. In addition, Ser/Ala1289 and Ser/Asp1289 point mutations on the unique CaMKII phosphosite of NR2A did not significantly influence the binding of native alphaCaMKII and PSD-95 to the NR2A C-tail. Finally, the association-dissociation of alphaCaMKII and PSD-95 to and from the NR2A C-tail was significantly modulated by activation of NMDA receptor achieved by either pharmacological tools or long-term potentiation induction, underlining the importance of dynamic and reciprocal interactions of NMDA receptor, alphaCaMKII, and PSD-95 in hippocampal synaptic plasticity.



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Gene Camk2a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha Rattus norvegicus
Gene Dlg4 discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4 Rattus norvegicus
Gene Grin2a glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A Rattus norvegicus

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