CDB25:0003236 CBLN1 — NRXN1

Experimentally validated in Mouse; Orthology-inferred in Human, Rat, Frog, Zebrafish, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep

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Abstract

Trans-synaptic interaction of GluRdelta2 and Neurexin through Cbln1 mediates synapse formation in the cerebellum.

Cell, 2010; PubMed, Mus Musculus Cbln1 — Mus Musculus Nrxn1
ABSTRACT: Elucidation of molecular mechanisms that regulate synapse formation is required for the understanding of neural wiring, higher brain functions, and mental disorders. Despite the wealth of in vitro information, fundamental questions about how glutamatergic synapses are formed in the mammalian brain remain unanswered. Glutamate receptor (GluR) delta2 is essential for cerebellar synapse formation in vivo. Here, we show that the N-terminal domain (NTD) of GluRdelta2 interacts with presynaptic neurexins (NRXNs) through cerebellin 1 precursor protein (Cbln1). The synaptogenic activity of GluRdelta2 is abolished in cerebellar primary cultures from Cbln1 knockout mice and is restored by recombinant Cbln1. Knockdown of NRXNs in cerebellar granule cells also hinders the synaptogenic activity of GluRdelta2. Both the NTD of GluRdelta2 and the extracellular domain of NRXN1beta suppressed the synaptogenic activity of Cbln1 in cerebellar primary cultures and in vivo. These results suggest that GluRdelta2 mediates cerebellar synapse formation by interacting with presynaptic NRXNs through Cbln1.
Basic Information on CBLN1
Ligand Name: cerebellin 1 precursor
Other Symbols: N/A
Ligand Location: secreted based on hpa, perplexity, uniprot, cell membrane based on uniprot
HGNC Gene Symbol Report: CBLN1
GeneCards: CBLN1
HGNC Gene Group: C1q domain containing
Interactions with other Receptors for CBLN1
Basic Information on NRXN1
Receptor Name: neurexin 1
Other Symbols: KIAA0578, Hs.22998
Receptor Location: cell membrane based on hpa, perplexity, uniprot
HGNC Gene Symbol Report: NRXN1
GeneCards: NRXN1
HGNC Gene Group: Neurexins, MicroRNA host genes