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  • Rbfox Splicing Factors Promote Neuronal Maturation and Axon Initial Segment Assembly.

Rbfox Splicing Factors Promote Neuronal Maturation and Axon Initial Segment Assembly.

Neuron (2018-02-06)
Martin Jacko, Sebastien M Weyn-Vanhentenryck, John W Smerdon, Rui Yan, Huijuan Feng, Damian J Williams, Joy Pai, Ke Xu, Hynek Wichterle, Chaolin Zhang
초록

Neuronal maturation requires dramatic morphological and functional changes, but the molecular mechanisms governing this process are not well understood. Here, we studied the role of Rbfox1, Rbfox2, and Rbfox3 proteins, a family of tissue-specific splicing regulators mutated in multiple neurodevelopmental disorders. We generated Rbfox triple knockout (tKO) ventral spinal neurons to define a comprehensive network of alternative exons under Rbfox regulation and to investigate their functional importance in the developing neurons. Rbfox tKO neurons exhibit defects in alternative splicing of many cytoskeletal, membrane, and synaptic proteins, and display immature electrophysiological activity. The axon initial segment (AIS), a subcellular structure important for action potential initiation, is diminished upon Rbfox depletion. We identified an Rbfox-regulated splicing switch in ankyrin G, the AIS "interaction hub" protein, that regulates ankyrin G-beta spectrin affinity and AIS assembly. Our data show that the Rbfox-regulated splicing program plays a crucial role in structural and functional maturation of postmitotic neurons.

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