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The research was funded by National Institutes of Health grants F32AG066536 (to O.R.B.), P30NS048154 (UCD neuroscience center grant), R01NS081248 and R01NS118786 (to K.U.B.), and R35GM124779 and R01EY030987 (to S.L.R.).
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Cell Reports
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2021
Subjects
Electron microscopy
Abstract
Neuronal CaMKII holoenzymes (a and b isoforms) enable molecular signal computation underlying learning and memory but also mediate excitotoxic neuronal death. Here, we provide a comparative analysis of these signaling devices, using single-particle electron microscopy (EM) in combination with biochemical and live cell imaging studies. In the basal state, both isoforms assemble mainly as 12-mers (but also 14-mers and even 16-mers for the b isoform). CaMKIIa and b isoforms adopt an ensemble of extended activatable states (with average radius of 12.6 versus 16.8 nm, respectively), characterized by multiple transient intra- and interholoenzyme interactions associated with distinct functional properties. The extended state of CaMKIIb allows direct resolution of intra-holoenzyme kinase domain dimers. These dimers could enable cooperative activation by calmodulin, which is observed for both isoforms. High-order CaMKII clustering mediated by inter- holoenzyme kinase domain dimerization is reduced for the b isoform for both basal and excitotoxicity induced clusters, both in vitro and in neurons.
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DOI
10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110168
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36891
Citation Details
Buonarati, O. R., Miller, A. P., Coultrap, S. J., Bayer, K. U., & Reichow, S. L. (2021). Conserved and divergent features of neuronal CaMKII holoenzyme structure, function, and high-order assembly. Cell Biology (2021)