Overexpression of Human SNX27 Enhances Learning and Memory Through Modulating Synaptic Plasticity in Mice

Abnormal synaptic transmission leads to learning and memory disorders and is the main feature of neurological diseases. Sorting nexin 27 (SNX27) is an endosomal adaptor protein associated with a variety of nervous system diseases, and it is mainly responsible for the trafficking of postsynaptic memb...

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Published in:Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2020-11, Vol.8, p.595357-595357
Main Authors: Huo, Yuanhui, Gao, Yue, Zheng, Qiuyang, Zhao, Dongdong, Guo, Tiantian, Zhang, Shuo, Zeng, Yuzhe, Cheng, Yiyun, Gu, Huaping, Zhang, Lishan, Zhu, Bin, Luo, Hong, Zhang, Xian, Zhou, Ying, Zhang, Yun-Wu, Sun, Hao, Xu, Huaxi, Wang, Xin
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Language:English
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Cell and Developmental Biology
glutamate receptors
learning and memory
SNX27
synaptic plasticity
trafficking
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Summary:Abnormal synaptic transmission leads to learning and memory disorders and is the main feature of neurological diseases. Sorting nexin 27 (SNX27) is an endosomal adaptor protein associated with a variety of nervous system diseases, and it is mainly responsible for the trafficking of postsynaptic membrane receptors. However, the roles of SNX27 in regulating synaptic and cognitive function are not fully understood. Here, we first generated a neuron-specific human- transgenic mouse model (h Tg) that exhibited enhanced excitatory synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP). In addition, we found that the h Tg mice displayed enhanced learning and memory, lower-level anxiety-like behavior, and increased social interaction. Furthermore, we found that SNX27 overexpression upregulated the expression of glutamate receptors in the cortex and hippocampus of h Tg mice. Together, these results indicate that SNX27 overexpression promotes synaptic function and cognition through modulating glutamate receptors.
ISSN:2296-634X
2296-634X
DOI:10.3389/fcell.2020.595357