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  • Title: KCC2 Gates Activity-Driven AMPA Receptor Traffic through Cofilin Phosphorylation.
    Author: Chevy Q, Heubl M, Goutierre M, Backer S, Moutkine I, Eugène E, Bloch-Gallego E, Lévi S, Poncer JC.
    Journal: J Neurosci; 2015 Dec 02; 35(48):15772-86. PubMed ID: 26631461.
    Abstract:
    Expression of the neuronal K/Cl transporter KCC2 is tightly regulated throughout development and by both normal and pathological neuronal activity. Changes in KCC2 expression have often been associated with altered chloride homeostasis and GABA signaling. However, recent evidence supports a role of KCC2 in the development and function of glutamatergic synapses through mechanisms that remain poorly understood. Here we show that suppressing KCC2 expression in rat hippocampal neurons precludes long-term potentiation of glutamatergic synapses specifically by preventing activity-driven membrane delivery of AMPA receptors. This effect is independent of KCC2 transporter function and can be accounted for by increased Rac1/PAK- and LIMK-dependent cofilin phosphorylation and actin polymerization in dendritic spines. Our results demonstrate that KCC2 plays a critical role in the regulation of spine actin cytoskeleton and gates long-term plasticity at excitatory synapses in cortical neurons.
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