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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 280, Issue 36, 31801-31808, September 9, 2005

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In Vivo Regulation of Acetylcholinesterase Insertion at the Neuromuscular Junction^*

Isabel Martinez-Pena y Valenzuela, Richard I. Hume, Eric Krejci, and Mohammed Akaaboune¶

From the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 and INSERM U686, Biologie des Jonctions Neuromusculaires, UFR Biomédicale Paris 5, 45 Rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France

The efficiency of synaptic transmission between nerve and muscle depends on the number and density of acetylcholinesterase molecules (AChE) at the neuromuscular junction. However, little is known about the way this density is maintained and regulated in vivo. By using time lapse and quantitative fluorescence imaging assays in living mice, we demonstrated that insertion of new AChEs occurs within hours of saturating pre-existing AChEs with fasciculin2, a snake toxin that selectively labels AChE. In the absence of muscle postsynaptic activity or evoked nerve presynaptic neurotransmitter release, AChE insertion was decreased significantly, whereas direct stimulation of the muscle completely restored AChE insertion to control levels. This activity-dependent AChE insertion is mediated by intracellular calcium. In muscle stimulated in the presence of a Ca²⁺ channel blocker or calcium-permeable Ca²⁺ chelator, AChE insertion into synapses was significantly decreased, whereas ryanodine or ionophore A12387 treatment of blocked and unstimulated synapses significantly increased AChE insertion. These results demonstrated that synaptic activity is critical for AChE insertion and indicated that a rise in intracellular calcium either through voltage-gated calcium channels or from intracellular stores is critical for proper AChE insertion into the adult synapse.

Received for publication, March 16, 2005 , and in revised form, June 30, 2005.

^* This work was supported by the University of Michigan, NINDS Grant NS047332 from the National Institutes of Health (to M. A.), and National Science Foundation Grant IBN-0077634 (to R. I. H.). The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

^¶ To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, 830 North University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Tel.: 734-647-8512; Fax: 734-647-0884; E-mail: makaabou{at}umich.edu.

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