Structural mechanisms of the agrin–LRP4–MuSK signaling pathway in neuromuscular junction differentiation

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Yinong Zong
Rongsheng Jin
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[1] Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute,Center for Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell Research
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences | 2013年 / 70卷
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Neuromuscular junction; NMJ development; Acetylcholine receptor; Postsynaptic differentiation; Protein–protein interaction; Signaling pathway; Receptor tyrosine kinase; Wnt signaling;
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The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the most extensively studied model of neuronal synaptogenesis. Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering on the postsynaptic membrane is a cardinal event in the differentiation of NMJs. AChR clustering and postsynaptic differentiation is orchestrated by sophisticated interactions among three proteins: the neuron-secreted proteoglycan agrin, the co-receptor LRP4, and the muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase MuSK. LRP4 and MuSK act as scaffolds for multiple binding partners, resulting in a complex and dynamic network of interacting proteins that is required for AChR clustering. In this review, we discuss the structural basis for NMJ postsynaptic differentiation mediated by the agrin–LRP4–MuSK signaling pathway.
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