Mutations in the RAB39B gene cause X-linked intellectual disability (XLID), comorbid with autism spectrum disorders or early Parkinson’s disease. One of the functions of the neuronal small GTPase RAB39B is to drive GluA2/GluA3 α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) maturation and trafficking, determining AMPAR subunit composition at glutamatergic postsynaptic neuronal terminals. Taking advantage of the Rab39b knockout murine model, we show that a lack of RAB39B affects neuronal dendritic spine refinement, prompting a more Ca2+-permeable and excitable synaptic network, which correlates with an immature spine arrangement and behavioural and cognitive alterations in adult mice. The persistence of immature circuits is triggered by increased hypermobility of the spine, which is restored by the Ca2+-permeable AMPAR antagonist NASPM. Together, these data confirm that RAB39B controls AMPAR trafficking, which in turn plays a pivotal role in neuronal dendritic spine remodelling and that targeting Ca2+-permeable AMPARs may highlight future pharmaceutical interventions for RAB39B-associated disease conditions.

Mignogna, M., Musardo, S., Ranieri, G., Gelmini, S., Espinosa, P., Marra, P., et al. (2021). RAB39B-mediated trafficking of the GluA2-AMPAR subunit controls dendritic spine maturation and intellectual disability-related behaviour. MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, 26(11), 6531-6549 [10.1038/s41380-021-01155-5].

RAB39B-mediated trafficking of the GluA2-AMPAR subunit controls dendritic spine maturation and intellectual disability-related behaviour

Murtaj V.;Moresco R. M.;
2021

Abstract

Mutations in the RAB39B gene cause X-linked intellectual disability (XLID), comorbid with autism spectrum disorders or early Parkinson’s disease. One of the functions of the neuronal small GTPase RAB39B is to drive GluA2/GluA3 α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) maturation and trafficking, determining AMPAR subunit composition at glutamatergic postsynaptic neuronal terminals. Taking advantage of the Rab39b knockout murine model, we show that a lack of RAB39B affects neuronal dendritic spine refinement, prompting a more Ca2+-permeable and excitable synaptic network, which correlates with an immature spine arrangement and behavioural and cognitive alterations in adult mice. The persistence of immature circuits is triggered by increased hypermobility of the spine, which is restored by the Ca2+-permeable AMPAR antagonist NASPM. Together, these data confirm that RAB39B controls AMPAR trafficking, which in turn plays a pivotal role in neuronal dendritic spine remodelling and that targeting Ca2+-permeable AMPARs may highlight future pharmaceutical interventions for RAB39B-associated disease conditions.
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Glucose metabolism, RAB39B gene, AMPA receptor;
English
25-mag-2021
2021
26
11
6531
6549
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Mignogna, M., Musardo, S., Ranieri, G., Gelmini, S., Espinosa, P., Marra, P., et al. (2021). RAB39B-mediated trafficking of the GluA2-AMPAR subunit controls dendritic spine maturation and intellectual disability-related behaviour. MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, 26(11), 6531-6549 [10.1038/s41380-021-01155-5].
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