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  • Title: Kidins220/ARMS downregulation by excitotoxic activation of NMDARs reveals its involvement in neuronal survival and death pathways.
    Author: López-Menéndez C, Gascón S, Sobrado M, Vidaurre OG, Higuero AM, Rodríguez-Peña A, Iglesias T, Díaz-Guerra M.
    Journal: J Cell Sci; 2009 Oct 01; 122(Pt 19):3554-65. PubMed ID: 19759287.
    Abstract:
    Functional and protein interactions between the N-methyl-D-aspartate type of glutamate receptor (NMDAR) and neurotrophin or ephrin receptors play essential roles in neuronal survival and differentiation. A shared downstream effector for neurotrophin- and ephrin-receptor signaling is kinase D-interacting substrate of 220 kDa (Kidins220), also known as ankyrin repeat-rich membrane spanning (ARMS). Because this molecule is obligatory for neurotrophin-induced differentiation, we investigated whether Kidins220/ARMS and NMDAR functions were related. Here, we identify an association between these proteins and discover that excitotoxicity, a specific form of neuronal death induced by NMDAR overstimulation, dramatically decreases Kidins220/ARMS levels in cortical neurons and in a model of cerebral ischemia. Kidins220/ARMS downregulation is triggered by overactivation of NMDARs containing NR2B subunits and subsequent Ca(2+) influx, and involves a dual mechanism: rapid cleavage by the Ca(2+)-dependent protease calpain and calpain-independent silencing of Kidins220/Arms gene transcription. Additionally, Kidins220/ARMS knockdown decreases ERK activation and basal neuronal viability, and enhances neuronal death under excitotoxic conditions. Our results demonstrate Kidins220/ARMS participation in neuronal life and death pathways, and constitute the first report of its regulation under pathological conditions.
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