Tropomodulin Isoform-Specific Regulation of Dendrite Development and Synapse Formation
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This Accepted Manuscript has not been copyedited and formatted. The final version may differ from this version. Research Articles: Cellular/Molecular Tropomodulin Isoform-Specific Regulation of Dendrite Development and Synapse Formation Omotola F. Omotade1,3, Yanfang Rui1,3, Wenliang Lei1,3, Kuai Yu1, H. Criss Hartzell1, Velia M. Fowler4 and James Q. Zheng1,2,3 1Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. 2Department of Neurology 3Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. 4Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3325-17.2018 Received: 22 November 2017 Revised: 25 September 2018 Accepted: 2 October 2018 Published: 9 October 2018 Author contributions: O.F.O. and J.Q.Z. designed research; O.F.O., Y.R., W.L., and K.Y. performed research; O.F.O. and J.Q.Z. analyzed data; O.F.O. and J.Q.Z. wrote the paper; Y.R., H.C.H., V.M.F., and J.Q.Z. edited the paper; V.M.F. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing financial interests. This research project was supported in part by research grants from National Institutes of Health to JQZ (GM083889, MH104632, and MH108025), OFO (5F31NS092437-03), VMF (EY017724) and HCH (EY014852, AR067786), as well as by the Emory University Integrated Cellular Imaging Microscopy Core of the Emory Neuroscience NINDS Core Facilities grant (5P30NS055077). We would like to thank Dr. Kenneth Myers for his technical expertise and help throughout the project. We also thank Drs. Sharada Tilve, Daniela Malide, and Herbert Geller at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA) for their help with super resolution STED imaging. Correspondence: James Zheng, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, GA 30322. Email: [email protected] Cite as: J. Neurosci ; 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3325-17.2018 Alerts: Sign up at www.jneurosci.org/cgi/alerts to receive customized email alerts when the fully formatted version of this article is published. Accepted manuscripts are peer-reviewed but have not been through the copyediting, formatting, or proofreading process. Copyright © 2018 the authors 1 Tropomodulin Isoform-Specific Regulation of Dendrite 2 Development and Synapse Formation 3 1,3Omotola F. Omotade, 1,3Yanfang Rui, 1,3Wenliang Lei, 1Kuai Yu, 1H. Criss Hartzell, 4Velia M. 4 Fowler, 1,2,3James Q. Zheng 5 6 1Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. 7 2Department of Neurology, 3Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of 8 Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. 9 4Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037 10 Abbreviated title: Tmod regulation of synapse formation 11 Keywords: dendritic arborization, dendritic spine, cytoskeleton, actin, pointed end 12 Pages: 38 13 Figures: 9 14 Extended datasets: 0 15 Words: 6795 Abstract: 232 Introduction: 636 Discussion: 1473 16 17 Correspondence: James Zheng, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, 18 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, GA 30322. Email: [email protected] 19 Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing financial interests. 20 Acknowledgements: 21 This research project was supported in part by research grants from National Institutes of 22 Health to JQZ (GM083889, MH104632, and MH108025), OFO (5F31NS092437-03), VMF 23 (EY017724) and HCH (EY014852, AR067786), as well as by the Emory University Integrated 24 Cellular Imaging Microscopy Core of the Emory Neuroscience NINDS Core Facilities grant 25 (5P30NS055077). We would like to thank Dr. Kenneth Myers for his technical expertise and help 26 throughout the project. We also thank Drs. Sharada Tilve, Daniela Malide, and Herbert Geller at 27 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA) for their help 28 with super resolution STED imaging. 29 Author contributions: 30 OFO performed most of the experiments and quantitative analyses, drafted and revised the 31 manuscript. YR helped with experiments and analyses concerning the spine development, antibody 32 specificity and knockdown efficiency in neurons. WL performed the FRAP experiments. KY and 33 HCH helped with the electrophysiological recordings and provided feedback on the manuscript. 34 JQZ designed and oversaw the project. VMF provided reagents and helped with interpretations and 35 critical reading of the manuscript. 36 2 37 Abstract 38 Neurons of the central nervous system (CNS) elaborate highly branched dendritic arbors that 39 host numerous dendritic spines, which serve as the postsynaptic platform for most excitatory 40 synapses. The actin cytoskeleton plays an important role in dendrite development and spine 41 formation, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Tropomodulins 42 (Tmods) are a family of actin-binding proteins that cap the slow growing (pointed) end of actin 43 filaments, thereby regulating the stability, length, and architecture of complex actin networks in 44 diverse cell types. Three members of the Tmod family, Tmod1, Tmod2, and Tmod3 are expressed in 45 the vertebrate CNS, but their function in neuronal development is largely unknown. In this study, 46 we present evidence that Tmod1 and Tmod2 exhibit distinct roles in regulating spine development 47 and dendritic arborization, respectively. Using rat hippocampal tissues from both sexes, we find that 48 Tmod1 and Tmod2 are expressed with distinct developmental profiles: Tmod2 is expressed early 49 during hippocampal development, whereas Tmod1 expression coincides with synaptogenesis. We 50 then show that knockdown of Tmod2, but not Tmod1, severely impairs dendritic branching. Both 51 Tmod1 and Tmod2 are localized to a distinct sub-spine region where they regulate local F-actin 52 stability. However, knockdown of Tmod1, but not Tmod2, disrupts spine morphogenesis and impairs 53 synapse formation. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that regulation of the actin cytoskeleton 54 by different members of the Tmod family plays an important role in distinct aspects of dendrite and 55 spine development. 3 56 Significance 57 The Tropomodulin family of molecules is best known for controlling the length and stability 58 of actin myofilaments in skeletal muscles. While several Tropomodulin members are expressed in 59 the brain, fundamental knowledge about their role in neuronal function is limited. In this study, we 60 show the unique expression profile and subcellular distribution of Tmod1 and Tmod2 in 61 hippocampal neurons. While both Tmod1 and Tmod2 regulate F-actin stability, we find that they 62 exhibit isoform-specific roles in dendrite development and synapse formation: Tmod2 regulates 63 dendritic arborization whereas Tmod1 is required for spine development and synapse formation. 64 These findings provide novel insight into the actin regulatory mechanisms underlying neuronal 65 development, thereby shedding light on potential pathways disrupted in a number of neurological 66 disorders. 4 67 Introduction 68 Actin is the major cytoskeletal component in dendritic spines (Fifkova and Delay 1982), 69 where it provides structural support and spatially organizes postsynaptic components (Hotulainen 70 and Hoogenraad 2010). During synapse development, highly motile actin-based filopodia are 71 replaced by relatively stable, mushroom-shaped spines that contain the synaptic components 72 required for receiving presynaptic input (Yuste and Bonhoeffer 2004). This morphological transition 73 is characterized by the conversion of longitudinally arranged F-actin filaments to a highly branched 74 F-actin network that predominates in the spine head (Hotulainen and Hoogenraad 2010, Korobova 75 and Svitkina 2010). The actin cytoskeleton also plays a crucial role in dendrite development. For 76 example, the formation of elaborate dendritic arbors is achieved, in part, through the dendritic 77 growth cone, a motile, actin-based structure present at the tips of developing dendrites. Dendritic 78 growth cones are crucial for dendrite extension as well as the formation of collateral dendritic 79 branches. Despite intense studies, the molecules and mechanisms that regulate actin organization and 80 remodeling during dendrite development and spine morphogenesis are not fully understood. 81 Actin filaments are polarized with a fast growing (barbed) end and a slow growing (pointed) 82 end – the former favors assembly, whereas the latter favors disassembly. Tropomodulins (Tmod) 83 belong to a conserved family of actin binding proteins that are best known for capping the pointed 84 end of actin filaments (Yamashiro, Gokhin et al. 2012, Fowler and Dominguez 2017). By blocking 85 monomer exchange at filament ends and inhibiting filament elongation or depolymerization, Tmod 86 regulates the stability, length, and architecture of complex actin networks in diverse cell types 87 (Yamashiro, Gokhin et al. 2012). Of the four Tmod isoforms, Tmod1, Tmod2 and Tmod3 are 88 expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) (Sussman, Sakhi et al. 1994, Watakabe, Kobayashi et 89 al. 1996, Conley, Fritz-Six et al. 2001, Cox, Fowler et al. 2003). Tmod1 is expressed in many types 5 90 of terminally differentiated cells (including neurons), Tmod2 is expressed solely in neurons, and 91 Tmod3 is ubiquitously expressed (Yamashiro, Gokhin et al. 2012). 92 Altered expression of Tmod1