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  • Title: Vezatin is essential for dendritic spine morphogenesis and functional synaptic maturation.
    Author: Danglot L, Freret T, Le Roux N, Narboux Nême N, Burgo A, Hyenne V, Roumier A, Contremoulins V, Dauphin F, Bizot JC, Vodjdani G, Gaspar P, Boulouard M, Poncer JC, Galli T, Simmler MC.
    Journal: J Neurosci; 2012 Jun 27; 32(26):9007-22. PubMed ID: 22745500.
    Abstract:
    Vezatin is an integral membrane protein associated with cell-cell adhesion complex and actin cytoskeleton. It is expressed in the developing and mature mammalian brain, but its neuronal function is unknown. Here, we show that Vezatin localizes in spines in mature mouse hippocampal neurons and codistributes with PSD95, a major scaffolding protein of the excitatory postsynaptic density. Forebrain-specific conditional ablation of Vezatin induced anxiety-like behavior and impaired cued fear-conditioning memory response. Vezatin knock-down in cultured hippocampal neurons and Vezatin conditional knock-out in mice led to a significantly increased proportion of stubby spines and a reduced proportion of mature dendritic spines. PSD95 remained tethered to presynaptic terminals in Vezatin-deficient hippocampal neurons, suggesting that the reduced expression of Vezatin does not compromise the maintenance of synaptic connections. Accordingly, neither the amplitude nor the frequency of miniature EPSCs was affected in Vezatin-deficient hippocampal neurons. However, the AMPA/NMDA ratio of evoked EPSCs was reduced, suggesting impaired functional maturation of excitatory synapses. These results suggest a role of Vezatin in dendritic spine morphogenesis and functional synaptic maturation.
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