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Dopamine modulates the integrity of the perisynaptic extracellular matrix at excitatory synapses

Mitloehner, J.; Kaushik, R.; Niekisch, H.; Blondiaux, A.; Gee, C. E.; Happel, M. F. K.; Gundelfinger, E.; Dityatev, A.; Frischknecht, R.; Seidenbecher, C.

2019-08-01 neuroscience
10.1101/722454 bioRxiv
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In the brain, Hebbian-type and homeostatic forms of plasticity are affected by neuromodulators like dopamine (DA). Modifications of the perisynaptic extracellular matrix (ECM), controlling functions and mobility of synaptic receptors as well as diffusion of transmitters and neuromodulators in the extracellular space, are crucial for the manifestation of plasticity. Mechanistic links between synaptic activation and ECM modifications are largely unknown. Here, we report that neuromodulation via D1-type DA receptors can induce targeted ECM proteolysis specifically at excitatory synapses of rat cortical neurons via proteases ADAMTS-4 and -5. We show that receptor activation induces increased proteolysis of brevican (BC) and aggrecan, two major constituents of the adult ECM, in vivo and in vitro. ADAMTS immunoreactivity is detected near synapses, and shRNA-mediated knockdown reduced BC cleavage. We outline a molecular scenario how synaptic activity and neuromodulation are linked to ECM rearrangements via increased cAMP levels, NMDA receptor activation, and intracellular calcium signaling.

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