Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 176-182.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2020.02.015

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Spastin promotes the formation of dendritic field in hippocampal neurons

ZHANG Jia-qi1,2, CHEN Li2, LI Jiong2, LI Su-mei2, ZHANG Ji-feng2, TENG Ji-jun1, GUO Guo-qing2   

  1. 1.Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Hospital, Department of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China; 2. Department of Anatomy, Neuroscience Laboratory for Cognitive and Developmental Disorders, Basic Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2019-11-01 Online:2020-03-25 Published:2020-04-01

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of microtubule-severing protein Spastin on the formation of dendritic field in hippocampal neurons. Methods Spastin was transfected into hippocampal neurons and the α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptors on dendrites were detected by immunofluorescence. Whole-cell patch clamp was used to detect miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs). Results Overexpression of Spastin promoted dendritic outgrowth and branch formation, while knockdown of Spastin inhibited dendritic outgrowth and formation of new branches. The results showed that Spastin significantly promoted the formation of and complexity of dendritic field compared with the control group (P<0.05). Sholl analysis results showed that Spastin increased the complexity of dendrites (P<0.05). Immunofluorescence results showed that overexpression of Spastin promoted the expression of AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit in dendrites, which was significantly different from the control group (P<0.05) , while knockdown of Spastin inhibited the expression of GluA2 in dendrites (P<0.05). Whole-cell patch clamp detection showed that overexpression of Spastin increased the amplitude and frequency of mEPSCs, however, knockdown of Spastin significantly decreased the amplitude and frequency of mEPSC (P<0.05). Conclusions Spastin promotes the formation of neuronal dendrites that are the functional dendrites.

Key words: Spastin,  Microtubule,  Dendritic field,  AMPA receptor,  Neuron

CLC Number: