Single-particle tracking reveals neuronal activity-dependent shuttling of ARC/ARG3.1 protein between cytoplasmic clusters and the nucleus
Abrahamsen, A. D.; Fevang, H.; Qian, Y.; Gandin, V.; Liu, Z. J.; Testa, I.; Bramham, C.
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The activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (ARC/ARG3.1) is a key regulator of synaptic plasticity and has both synaptic and nuclear functions. ARC is known to undergo nuclear import and export, yet the dynamic transport behavior of individual ARC particles remains unknown. Using live-cell single-particle tracking, we directly visualize ARC nucleocytoplasmic transport and shuttling in primary hippocampal neurons. Synaptic activation by chemical long-term potentiation (cLTP) treatment increases shuttling behavior and reveals a previously underappreciated organization of ARC within the neuronal cell body cytoplasm, characterized by perinuclear ARC clusters. Disruption of the N-terminal ARC oligomerization motif markedly reduced both perinuclear cluster formation and nucleocytoplasmic shuttling. Together, these findings reveal an activity-dependent relationship between ARC self-assembly, perinuclear organization, and nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, providing a potential mechanism for coordinating the synaptic and nuclear functions of ARC during neuronal plasticity.
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