A calcium-regulated MEF2 sumoylation switch controls postsynaptic differentiation
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A calcium-regulated MEF2 sumoylation switch controls postsynaptic differentiation
Abstract
Postsynaptic differentiation of dendrites is an essential step in synapse formation. We report here a requirement for the transcription factor myocyte enhancer factor 2A (MEF2A) in the morphogenesis of postsynaptic granule neuron dendritic claws in the cerebellar cortex. A transcriptional repressor form of MEF2A that is sumoylated at lysine-403 promoted dendritic claw differentiation. Activity-dependent calcium signaling induced a calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of MEF2A at serine-408 and, thereby, promoted a switch from sumoylation to acetylation at lysine-403, which led to inhibition of dendritic claw differentiation. Our findings define a mechanism underlying postsynaptic differentiation that may modulate activity-dependent synapse development and plasticity in the brain.
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Neuroscience. SUMO wrestles the synapse.Science. 2006 Feb 17;311(5763):962-3. doi: 10.1126/science.1124541. Science. 2006. PMID: 16484483 No abstract available.
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