Serine phosphorylation of ephrinB2 regulates trafficking of synaptic AMPA 
receptors

Essmann, C. L.; Martinez, E.; Geiger, J. C.; Zimmer, M.; Traut, M. H.; Stein, V.; Klein, R.; Acker-Palmer, Amparo

doi:10.1038/nn.2171

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Serine phosphorylation of ephrinB2 regulates trafficking of synaptic AMPA receptors

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Acker-Palmer, Amparo
Neurovascular interface Group, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Max Planck Society;

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Essmann, C. L., Martinez, E., Geiger, J. C., Zimmer, M., Traut, M. H., Stein, V., et al. (2009). Serine phosphorylation of ephrinB2 regulates trafficking of synaptic AMPA receptors. Nat Neurosci, 11(9), 1035-43. doi:10.1038/nn.2171.

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Abstract

Plasticity in the brain is essential for maintaining memory and learning and is associated with the dynamic membrane trafficking of AMPA receptors. EphrinB proteins, ligands for EphB receptor tyrosine kinases, are transmembrane molecules with signaling capabilities that are required for spine morphogenesis, synapse formation and synaptic plasticity. Here, we describe a molecular mechanism for ephrinB2 function in controlling synaptic transmission. EphrinB2 signaling is critical for the stabilization of AMPA receptors at the cellular membrane. Mouse hippocampal neurons from conditional ephrinB2 knockouts showed enhanced constitutive internalization of AMPA receptors and reduced synaptic transmission. Mechanistically, glutamate receptor interacting proteins bridge ephrinB ligands and AMPA receptors. Moreover, this function involved a regulatory aspect of ephrinB reverse signaling that involves the phosphorylation of a single serine residue in their cytoplasmic tails. In summary, our findings uncover a model of cooperative AMPA receptor and ephrinB reverse signaling at the synapse.