Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Altered surface mGluR5 dynamics provoke synaptic NMDAR dysfunction and cognitive defects in Fmr1 knockout mice
doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01191-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: Disruption of the mGluR5/Homer scaffold increases surface mGluR5/NMDAR co-clustering. ( a ) Cultured WT and Fmr1 KO hippocampal neurons were triple-labeled for mGluR5, GluN1 and Homer1. ( b , c ) Left: Representative image of Homer/mGluR5 and Homer/GluN1 co-localization; middle: Distribution of co-localized mGluR5/Homer1 or GluN-/Homer1 clusters; right: mGluR5/Homer1 and GluN1/Homer1 clusters as percentage of total mGluR5 or GluN1 signal (mGluR5: WT, 9.53 ± 0.959 %, n = 27; Fmr1 KO, 34.14 ± 4.598 %, n = 20; ***P < 0.001, t = 6, df = 45, unpaired Student’s t -test; GluN1: WT 15.75 ± 1.841 %, n = 29; Fmr1 KO 37.15 ± 5.324 %, n = 18; ***P < 0.001, t = 4.47, df = 45, unpaired Student’s t -test). ( d ) Left: Representative image showing mGluR5/GluN1/Homer1 colocalization; middle: Distribution of co-localized mGluR5/GluN1/Homer1 labeling; right: Co-localized mGluR5/GluN1/Homer1 clusters as percentage of synaptic GluN1 signal (WT, 63.97 ± 2.414 %, n = 26; Fmr1 KO, 72.14 ± 2.081 %, n = 23; *P < 0.05, t = 2.53, df = 47, unpaired Student’s t -test). ( e ) TAT-mGluR5ct peptide increased mGluR5/GluN1 co-clustering at synapses in WT neurons, whereas TAT-mGluR5mu or TAT-mGluR5ct (both 5 µM, 1 h) had no effect in Fmr1 KO neurons; Left: Representative images and distribution of mGluR5/GluN1/Homer1-co-labeling signal in control and TAT-mGluR5mu or TAT-mGluR5ct treated WT and Fmr1 KO neurons. Right: Co-localized mGluR5/GluN1/Homer1-positive signals as percentage of synaptic GluN1 signal (WT: 63.97 ± 2.414 %, n = 26; WT TAT-mGluR5mu: 61.19 ± 3.489 %, n = 14; WT TAT-mGluR5ct: 71.79 ± 1.528 %, n = 22; WT vs. WT TAT-mGluR5ct, *P = 0.043; WT TAT-mGluR5mu vs. WT TAT-mGluR5ct * P = 0.017, F (2, 59) = 4.87; Fmr1 KO: 72.14 ± 2.081 %, n = 23; Fmr1 KO TAT-mGluR5mu: 67.32 ± 2.832 %, n = 18; Fmr1 KO TAT-mGluR5ct: 67.58 ± 2.69 %, n = 26; Fmr1 KO vs. Fmr1 KO TAT-mGluR5ct P = 0.391; Fmr1 KO TAT-mGluR5mu vs. Fmr1 KO TAT-mGluR5ct P = 0.997, F (2, 64) = 1.13). P values by one-way ANOVA test with Tukey’s Multiple Comparison test. n = dendritic fields from 3 cultures. Scale bar = 10 μm ( a ) 2 μm ( b , c , d , e )
Article Snippet: For single-molecule tracking experiments, neurons were first exposed for 10 min to either mouse monoclonal anti-NH 2 mGluR5 antibody (1:20) , mouse monoclonal anti-GluA2 AMPA receptor (AMPAR) subunit antibody (Millipore, #MAB397, 1:200), or rabbit polyclonal anti-GluN1 NMDA receptor (NMDAR) subunit antibody (Alomone Laboratories, #AGC-001, 1 : 200 and Supplementary refs. – ) at 37 °C.
Techniques: Cell Culture, Labeling