Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly

Conde-Dusman MJ, Dey PN, Elía-Zudaire Ó, Garcia Rabaneda LE, García-Lira C, Grand T, Briz V, Velasco ER, Andero Galí R, Niñerola S, Barco A, Paoletti P, Wesseling JF, Gardoni F, Tavalin SJ, Perez-Otaño I. 2021. Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly. eLife. 10, e71575.

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Conde-Dusman, María J; Dey, Partha N; Elía-Zudaire, Óscar; Garcia Rabaneda, Luis EISTA; García-Lira, Carmen; Grand, Teddy; Briz, Victor; Velasco, Eric R; Andero Galí, Raül; Niñerola, Sergio; Barco, Angel; Paoletti, Pierre
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Abstract
De novo protein synthesis is required for synapse modifications underlying stable memory encoding. Yet neurons are highly compartmentalized cells and how protein synthesis can be regulated at the synapse level is unknown. Here, we characterize neuronal signaling complexes formed by the postsynaptic scaffold GIT1, the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, and Raptor that couple synaptic stimuli to mTOR-dependent protein synthesis; and identify NMDA receptors containing GluN3A subunits as key negative regulators of GIT1 binding to mTOR. Disruption of GIT1/mTOR complexes by enhancing GluN3A expression or silencing GIT1 inhibits synaptic mTOR activation and restricts the mTOR-dependent translation of specific activity-regulated mRNAs. Conversely, GluN3A removal enables complex formation, potentiates mTOR-dependent protein synthesis, and facilitates the consolidation of associative and spatial memories in mice. The memory enhancement becomes evident with light or spaced training, can be achieved by selectively deleting GluN3A from excitatory neurons during adulthood, and does not compromise other aspects of cognition such as memory flexibility or extinction. Our findings provide mechanistic insight into synaptic translational control and reveal a potentially selective target for cognitive enhancement.
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2021-11-17
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eLife
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eLife Sciences Publications
Acknowledgement
We thank Stuart Lipton and Nobuki Nakanishi for providing the Grin3a knockout mice, Beverly Davidson for the AAV-caRheb, Jose Esteban for help with behavioral and biochemical experiments, and Noelia Campillo, Rebeca Martínez-Turrillas, and Ana Navarro for expert technical help. Work was funded by the UTE project CIMA; fellowships from the Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, FEBS, and IBRO (to M.J.C.D.), Generalitat Valenciana (to O.E.-Z.), Juan de la Cierva (to L.G.R.), FPI-MINECO (to E.R.V., to S.N.) and Intertalentum postdoctoral program (to V.B.); ANR (GluBrain3A) and ERC Advanced Grants (#693021) (to P.P.); Ramón y Cajal program RYC2014-15784, RETOS-MINECO SAF2016-76565-R, ERANET-Neuron JTC 2019 ISCIII AC19/00077 FEDER funds (to R.A.); RETOS-MINECO SAF2017-87928-R (to A.B.); an NIH grant (NS76637) and UTHSC College of Medicine funds (to S.J.T.); and NARSAD Independent Investigator Award and grants from the MINECO (CSD2008-00005, SAF2013-48983R, SAF2016-80895-R), Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO 2019/020)(to I.P.O.) and Severo-Ochoa Excellence Awards (SEV-2013-0317, SEV-2017-0723).
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10
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e71575
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Conde-Dusman MJ, Dey PN, Elía-Zudaire Ó, et al. Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly. eLife. 2021;10. doi:10.7554/elife.71575
Conde-Dusman, M. J., Dey, P. N., Elía-Zudaire, Ó., Garcia Rabaneda, L. E., García-Lira, C., Grand, T., … Perez-Otaño, I. (2021). Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly. ELife. eLife Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.71575
Conde-Dusman, María J, Partha N Dey, Óscar Elía-Zudaire, Luis E Garcia Rabaneda, Carmen García-Lira, Teddy Grand, Victor Briz, et al. “Control of Protein Synthesis and Memory by GluN3A-NMDA Receptors through Inhibition of GIT1/MTORC1 Assembly.” ELife. eLife Sciences Publications, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.71575.
M. J. Conde-Dusman et al., “Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly,” eLife, vol. 10. eLife Sciences Publications, 2021.
Conde-Dusman MJ, Dey PN, Elía-Zudaire Ó, Garcia Rabaneda LE, García-Lira C, Grand T, Briz V, Velasco ER, Andero Galí R, Niñerola S, Barco A, Paoletti P, Wesseling JF, Gardoni F, Tavalin SJ, Perez-Otaño I. 2021. Control of protein synthesis and memory by GluN3A-NMDA receptors through inhibition of GIT1/mTORC1 assembly. eLife. 10, e71575.
Conde-Dusman, María J., et al. “Control of Protein Synthesis and Memory by GluN3A-NMDA Receptors through Inhibition of GIT1/MTORC1 Assembly.” ELife, vol. 10, e71575, eLife Sciences Publications, 2021, doi:10.7554/elife.71575.
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