Regulation of postsynaptic RapGAP SPAR by polo-like kinase 2 and the SCFβ-TRCP ubiquitin ligase in hippocampal neurons

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Abstract

The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway (UPP) regulates synaptic function, but little is known about specific UPP targets and mechanisms in mammalian synapses. We report here that the SCFβ-TRCP complex, a multisubunit E3 ubiquitin ligase, targets the postsynaptic spine-associated Rap GTPase activating protein (SPAR) for degradation in neurons. SPAR degradation by SCFβ-TRCP depended on the activity-inducible protein kinase Polo-like kinase 2 (Plk2). In the presence of Plk2, SPAR physically associated with the SCFβ-TRCP complex through a canonical phosphodegron. In hippocampal neurons, disruption of the SCFβ-TRCP complex by overexpression of dominant interfering β-TRCP or Cul1 constructs prevented Plk2-dependent degradation of SPAR. Our results identify a specific E3 ubiquitin ligase that mediates degradation of a key postsynaptic regulator of synaptic morphology and function. © 2008 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Ang, X. L., Seeburg, D. P., Sheng, M., & Harper, J. W. (2008). Regulation of postsynaptic RapGAP SPAR by polo-like kinase 2 and the SCFβ-TRCP ubiquitin ligase in hippocampal neurons. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(43), 29424–29432. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M802475200

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