ARNT2 Tunes Activity-Dependent Gene Expression through NCoR2-Mediated Repression and NPAS4-Mediated Activation.

Autor: Sharma N; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Pollina EA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Nagy MA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Yap EL; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., DiBiase FA; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Hrvatin S; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Hu L; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Lin C; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA., Greenberg ME; Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: michael_greenberg@hms.harvard.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neuron [Neuron] 2019 Apr 17; Vol. 102 (2), pp. 390-406.e9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.02.007
Abstrakt: Neuronal activity-dependent transcription is tuned to ensure precise gene induction during periods of heightened synaptic activity, allowing for appropriate responses of activated neurons within neural circuits. The consequences of aberrant induction of activity-dependent genes on neuronal physiology are not yet clear. Here, we demonstrate that, in the absence of synaptic excitation, the basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-PAS family transcription factor ARNT2 recruits the NCoR2 co-repressor complex to suppress neuronal activity-dependent regulatory elements and maintain low basal levels of inducible genes. This restricts inhibition of excitatory neurons, maintaining them in a state that is receptive to future sensory stimuli. By contrast, in response to heightened neuronal activity, ARNT2 recruits the neuronal-specific bHLH-PAS factor NPAS4 to activity-dependent regulatory elements to induce transcription and thereby increase somatic inhibitory input. Thus, the interplay of bHLH-PAS complexes at activity-dependent regulatory elements maintains temporal control of activity-dependent gene expression and scales somatic inhibition with circuit activity.
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Databáze: MEDLINE