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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
Synapse formation requires interactions between pre- and postsynaptic cells to establish the connection of a presynaptic nerve terminal with the neurotransmitter receptor-rich postsynaptic apparatus. At developing vertebrate neuromuscular junctions, acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters of nascent postsynaptic apparatus are not apposed by presynaptic nerve terminals. Two opposing activities subsequently promote the formation of synapses: positive signals stabilize the innervated AChR clusters, whereas negative signals disperse those that are not innervated. Although the nerve-derived protein agrin has been suggested to be a positive signal, the negative signals remain elusive. Here, we show that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is activated by ACh agonists and is required for the ACh agonist-induced dispersion of the AChR clusters that have not been stabilized by agrin. Genetic elimination of Cdk5 or blocking ACh production prevents the dispersion of AChR clusters in agrin mutants. Therefore, we propose that ACh negatively regulates neuromuscular synapse formation through a Cdk5-dependent mechanism.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcholine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Agrin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bungarotoxins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carbachol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carbocyanines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cdk5 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Choline O-Acetyltransferase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cholinergic Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hb9 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Homeodomain Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Muscarine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/N,N'-diethylthiacarbocyanine iodide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Purines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cholinergic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Synaptophysin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/roscovitine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
569-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Acetylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Agrin, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Bungarotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Carbachol, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Carbocyanines, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Choline O-Acetyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Cholinergic Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Diaphragm, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Muscarine, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Neuromuscular Junction, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Protein Kinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Purines, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Receptor Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Receptors, Cholinergic, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Synaptophysin, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15944126-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurotransmitter acetylcholine negatively regulates neuromuscular synapse formation by a Cdk5-dependent mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural