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Caspase-2 promotes AMPA receptor internalization and cognitive flexibility via mTORC2-AKT-GSK3? signaling.


ABSTRACT: Caspase-2 is the most evolutionarily conserved member in the caspase family of proteases and is constitutively expressed in most cell types including neurons; however, its physiological function remains largely unknown. Here we report that caspase-2 plays a critical role in synaptic plasticity and cognitive flexibility. We found that caspase-2 deficiency led to deficits in dendritic spine pruning, internalization of AMPA receptors and long-term depression. Our results indicate that caspase-2 degrades Rictor, a key mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) component, to inhibit Akt activation, which leads to enhancement of the GSK3? activity and thereby long-term depression. Furthermore, we found that mice lacking caspase-2 displayed elevated levels of anxiety, impairment in reversal water maze learning, and little memory loss over time. These results not only uncover a caspase-2-mTORC2-Akt-GSK3? signaling pathway, but also suggest that caspase-2 is important for memory erasing and normal behaviors by regulating synaptic number and transmission.

SUBMITTER: Xu ZX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689033 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Caspase-2 promotes AMPA receptor internalization and cognitive flexibility via mTORC2-AKT-GSK3β signaling.

Xu Zhi-Xiang ZX   Tan Ji-Wei JW   Xu Haifei H   Hill Cassandra J CJ   Ostrovskaya Olga O   Martemyanov Kirill A KA   Xu Baoji B  

Nature communications 20190809 1


Caspase-2 is the most evolutionarily conserved member in the caspase family of proteases and is constitutively expressed in most cell types including neurons; however, its physiological function remains largely unknown. Here we report that caspase-2 plays a critical role in synaptic plasticity and cognitive flexibility. We found that caspase-2 deficiency led to deficits in dendritic spine pruning, internalization of AMPA receptors and long-term depression. Our results indicate that caspase-2 deg  ...[more]

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