Presentation_1_Drebrin Isoforms Critically Regulate NMDAR- and mGluR-Dependent LTD Induction.pdf Hiroki Yasuda Nobuhiko Kojima Kenji Hanamura Hiroyuki Yamazaki Kenji Sakimura Tomoaki Shirao 10.3389/fncel.2018.00330.s001 https://frontiersin.figshare.com/articles/presentation/Presentation_1_Drebrin_Isoforms_Critically_Regulate_NMDAR-_and_mGluR-Dependent_LTD_Induction_pdf/7177457 <p>Drebrin is an actin-binding protein that is preferentially expressed in the brain. It is highly localized in dendritic spines and regulates spine shapes. The embryonic-type (drebrin E) is expressed in the embryonic and early postnatal brain and is replaced by the adult-type (drebrin A) during development. In parallel, NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-dependent long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic transmission, induced by low-frequency stimulation (LFS), is dominant in the immature brain and decreases during development. Here, we report that drebrin regulates NMDAR-dependent and group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-dependent LTD induction in the hippocampus. While LFS induced NMDAR-dependent LTD in the developing hippocampus in wild-type (WT) mice, it did not induce LTD in developing drebrin E and A double knockout (DXKO) mice, indicating that drebrin is required for NMDAR-dependent LTD. On the other hand, LFS induced robust LTD dependent on mGluR5, one of group 1 mGluRs, in both developing and adult brains of drebrin A knockout (DAKO) mice, in which drebrin E is expressed throughout development and adulthood. Agonist-induced mGluR-dependent LTD was normal in WT and DXKO mice; however, it was enhanced in DAKO mice. Also, mGluR1, another group 1 mGluR, was involved in agonist-induced mGluR-dependent LTD in DAKO mice. These data suggest that abnormal drebrin E expression in adults promotes group 1 mGluR-dependent LTD induction. Therefore, while drebrin expression is critical for NMDAR-dependent LTD induction, developmental conversion from drebrin E to drebrin A prevents robust group 1 mGluR-dependent LTD.</p> 2018-10-08 04:31:18 drebrin isoforms NMDAR-dependent LTD mGluR-dependent LTD knockout mouse development