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  • JNK activity modulates postsynaptic scaffold protein SAP102 and kainate receptor dynamics in dendritic spines.

JNK activity modulates postsynaptic scaffold protein SAP102 and kainate receptor dynamics in dendritic spines.

The Journal of biological chemistry (2024-04-07)
Stella-Amrei Kunde, Bettina Schmerl, Judith von Sivers, Elham Ahmadyar, Taanisha Gupta, Nils Rademacher, Hanna L Zieger, Sarah A Shoichet
ABSTRACT

Synapse formation depends on the coordinated expression and regulation of scaffold proteins. The JNK family kinases play a role in scaffold protein regulation, but the nature of this functional interaction in dendritic spines requires further investigation. Here, using a combination of biochemical methods and live-cell imaging strategies, we show that the dynamics of the synaptic scaffold molecule SAP102 are negatively regulated by JNK inhibition, that SAP102 is a direct phosphorylation target of JNK3, and that SAP102 regulation by JNK is restricted to neurons that harbor mature synapses. We further demonstrate that SAP102 and JNK3 cooperate in the regulated trafficking of kainate receptors to the cell membrane. Specifically, we observe that SAP102, JNK3, and the kainate receptor subunit GluK2 exhibit overlapping expression at synaptic sites and that modulating JNK activity influences the surface expression of the kainate receptor subunit GluK2 in a neuronal context. We also show that SAP102 participates in this process in a JNK-dependent fashion. In summary, our data support a model in which JNK-mediated regulation of SAP102 influences the dynamic trafficking of kainate receptors to postsynaptic sites, and thus shed light on common pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the cognitive developmental defects associated with diverse mutations.

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