Brain-wide measurement of synaptic protein turnover reveals localized plasticity during learning
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ABSTRACT: Cells regulate function by synthesizing and degrading proteins. This turnover ranges from minutes to weeks, as it varies across proteins, cellular compartments, cell types, and tissues. Current methods for tracking protein turnover lack the spatial and temporal resolution needed to investigate these processes, especially in the intact brain, which presents unique challenges. We describe a pulse-chase method (DELTA) for measuring protein turnover with high spatial and temporal resolution throughout the body, including the brain. DELTA relies on rapid covalent capture by HaloTag of fluorophores that were optimized for bioavailability in vivo. The nuclear protein MeCP2 showed brain region-and cell type-specific turnover. The synaptic protein PSD95 was destabilized in specific brain regions by behavioral enrichment. A novel variant of expansion microscopy further facilitated turnover measurements at individual synapses. DELTA enables studies of adaptive and maladaptive plasticity in brain-wide neural circuits.
INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Ascend
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (ncbitaxon:10090)
SUBMITTER: Jeffrey N. Savas, PhD
PROVIDER: MSV000096857 | MassIVE | Wed Jan 15 14:13:00 GMT 2025
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD059839
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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