Local functions for FMRP in axon growth cone motility and activity-dependent regulation of filopodia and spine synapses

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences
Laura N AntarGary J Bassell

Abstract

Genetic deficiency of the mRNA binding protein FMRP results in the most common inherited form of mental retardation, Fragile X syndrome. We investigated the localization and function of FMRP during development of hippocampal neurons in culture. FMRP was distributed within granules that extended into developing axons and growth cones, detectable at distances over 300 microm from the cell body. In mature cultures, FMRP granules were present in both axons and dendrites, with pockets of higher concentrations appearing intermittently, along distal axon segments and near synapses. MAP1b mRNA, a known FMRP target, was also localized to axon growth cones. Morphometric analysis of growth cones from the FMR1 KO revealed both excess filopodia and reduced motility. At later stages during synapse formation, FMR1 KO neurons exhibited excessive filopodia and long spines along dendrites, yet there was a marked decrease in the density of spine-like protrusions juxtaposed to presynaptic terminals. In contrast, there was no difference in the density of shaft synapses between FMR1 KO and WT. Brief depolarization of WT neurons resulted in increased numbers of filopodia and spine synapses, whereas no additional morphologic changes were observable in...Continue Reading

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