PMID- 10027300 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990316 LR - 20200619 IS - 0896-6273 (Print) IS - 0896-6273 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 1 DP - 1999 Jan TI - Clustering of AMPA receptors by the synaptic PDZ domain-containing protein PICK1. PG - 179-87 AB - Synaptic clustering of neurotransmitter receptors is crucial for efficient signal transduction and integration in neurons. PDZ domain-containing proteins such as PSD-95/SAP90 interact with the intracellular C termini of a variety of receptors and are thought to be important in the targeting and anchoring of receptors to specific synapses. Here, we show that PICK1 (protein interacting with C kinase), a PDZ domain-containing protein, interacts with the C termini of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) receptors in vitro and in vivo. In neurons, PICK1 specifically colocalizes with AMPA receptors at excitatory synapses. Furthermore, PICK1 induces clustering of AMPA receptors in heterologous expression systems. These results suggest that PICK1 may play an important role in the modulation of synaptic transmission by regulating the synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors. FAU - Xia, J AU - Xia J AD - Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. FAU - Zhang, X AU - Zhang X FAU - Staudinger, J AU - Staudinger J FAU - Huganir, R L AU - Huganir RL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Neuron JT - Neuron JID - 8809320 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (Isoenzymes) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (PICK1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Receptors, AMPA) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C-alpha) SB - IM MH - Aging/metabolism MH - Amino Acid Sequence/genetics MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics/metabolism/*physiology MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins MH - Isoenzymes/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Nuclear Proteins/*genetics/metabolism/*physiology MH - Protein Kinase C/metabolism MH - Protein Kinase C-alpha MH - Rats MH - Receptor Aggregation/*physiology MH - Receptors, AMPA/metabolism/*physiology MH - Subcellular Fractions/metabolism MH - Synapses/metabolism/*physiology MH - Tissue Distribution EDAT- 1999/02/23 00:00 MHDA- 1999/02/23 00:01 CRDT- 1999/02/23 00:00 PHST- 1999/02/23 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/02/23 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/02/23 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0896-6273(00)80689-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80689-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuron. 1999 Jan;22(1):179-87. doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80689-3.