A neuroprotective role for microRNA miR-1000 mediated by limiting glutamate excitotoxicity

Pushpa Verma, George J Augustine, Mohamed-Raafet Ammar, Ayumu Tashiro, Stephen M Cohen

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Abstract

Evidence has begun to emerge for microRNAs as regulators of synaptic signaling, specifically acting to control postsynaptic responsiveness during synaptic transmission. In this report, we provide evidence that Drosophila melanogaster miR-1000 acts presynaptically to regulate glutamate release at the synapse by controlling expression of the vesicular glutamate transporter (VGlut). Genetic deletion of miR-1000 led to elevated apoptosis in the brain as a result of glutamatergic excitotoxicity. The seed-similar miR-137 regulated VGluT2 expression in mouse neurons. These conserved miRNAs share a neuroprotective function in the brains of flies and mice. Drosophila miR-1000 showed activity-dependent expression, which might serve as a mechanism to allow neuronal activity to fine-tune the strength of excitatory synaptic transmission.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNature Neuroscience
Vol/bind18
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)379-85
Antal sider7
ISSN1097-6256
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 27 mar. 2015

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