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Laminins promote postsynaptic maturation by an autocrine mechanism at the neuromuscular junction

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dc.contributor.authorNishimune, Hiroshien
dc.contributor.authorValdez, Gregorioen
dc.contributor.authorJarad, Georgeen
dc.contributor.authorMoulson, Casey L.en
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Ulrichen
dc.contributor.authorMiner, Jeffrey H.en
dc.contributor.authorSanes, Joshua R.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-19T18:32:05Zen
dc.date.available2018-11-19T18:32:05Zen
dc.date.issued2008-09-15en
dc.description.abstractA prominent feature of synaptic maturation at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the topological transformation of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR)-rich postsynaptic membrane from an ovoid plaque into a complex array of branches. We show here that laminins play an autocrine role in promoting this transformation. Laminins containing the α4, α5, and β2 subunits are synthesized by muscle fibers and concentrated in the small portion of the basal lamina that passes through the synaptic cleft at the NMJ. Topological maturation of AChR clusters was delayed in targeted mutant mice lacking laminin 5 and arrested in mutants lacking both α4 and α5. Analysis of chimeric laminins in vivo and of mutant myotubes cultured aneurally demonstrated that the laminins act directly on muscle cells to promote postsynaptic maturation. Immunohistochemical studies in vivo and in vitro along with analysis of targeted mutants provide evidence that laminin-dependent aggregation of dystroglycan in the postsynaptic membrane is a key step in synaptic maturation. Another synaptically concentrated laminin receptor, Bcam, is dispensable. Together with previous studies implicating laminins as organizers of presynaptic differentiation, these results show that laminins coordinate post- with presynaptic maturation.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200805095en
dc.identifier.issue6en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/85889en
dc.identifier.volume182en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe Rockefeller University Pressen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unporteden
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en
dc.titleLaminins promote postsynaptic maturation by an autocrine mechanism at the neuromuscular junctionen
dc.title.serialJournal of Cell Biologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypetexten

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