PMID- 19038220 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090116 LR - 20211020 IS - 1097-4199 (Electronic) IS - 0896-6273 (Print) IS - 0896-6273 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 4 DP - 2008 Nov 26 TI - A mammalian homolog of Drosophila tumorous imaginal discs, Tid1, mediates agrin signaling at the neuromuscular junction. PG - 625-41 LID - 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.025 [doi] AB - Motoneuron-derived agrin clusters nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) in mammalian muscle cells. We used two-hybrid screens to identify a protein, tumorous imaginal discs (Tid1), that binds to the cytoplasmic domain of muscle-specific kinase (MuSK), a major component of the agrin receptor. Like MuSK, Tid1 colocalizes with AChRs at developing, adult, and denervated motor endplates. Knockdown of Tid1 by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) in skeletal muscle fibers dispersed synaptic AChR clusters and impaired neuromuscular transmission. In cultured myotubes, Tid1 knockdown inhibited AChR clustering, as well as agrin-induced activation of the Rac and Rho small GTPases and tyrosine phosphorylation of the AChR, without affecting MuSK activation. Tid1 knockdown also decreased Dok-7-induced clustering of AChRs. Overexpression of the N-terminal half of Tid1 induced agrin- and MuSK-independent phosphorylation and clustering of AChRs. These results demonstrate that Tid1 is an essential component of the agrin signaling pathway, crucial for synaptic development. FAU - Linnoila, Jenny AU - Linnoila J AD - Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Training Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. jenny.linnoila@gmail.com FAU - Wang, Ying AU - Wang Y FAU - Yao, Yun AU - Yao Y FAU - Wang, Zuo-Zhong AU - Wang ZZ LA - eng GR - T32 GM008424/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - F30 NS053013-01A2/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS038301/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM08424/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008424-11/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-NS038301/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS038301-09/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - F30 NS053013/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Neuron JT - Neuron JID - 8809320 RN - 0 (Agrin) RN - 0 (Dnaja3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Dok-7 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Muscle Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cholinergic) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (MuSK protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (GTP Phosphohydrolases) SB - IM CIN - Neuron. 2008 Nov 26;60(4):526-8. PMID: 19038209 MH - Agrin/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Down-Regulation/genetics MH - Drosophila/genetics/metabolism MH - GTP Phosphohydrolases/metabolism MH - HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Muscle Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Neuromuscular Junction/cytology/*embryology/growth & development MH - Organ Culture Techniques MH - Phosphorylation MH - Presynaptic Terminals/metabolism/ultrastructure MH - RNA Interference/physiology MH - Receptor Aggregation/*physiology MH - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Cholinergic/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/physiology PMC - PMC3225410 MID - NIHMS83124 EDAT- 2008/11/29 09:00 MHDA- 2009/01/17 09:00 PMCR- 2011/11/28 CRDT- 2008/11/29 09:00 PHST- 2007/07/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2008/05/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2008/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2008/11/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/01/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/11/29 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0896-6273(08)00799-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.025 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuron. 2008 Nov 26;60(4):625-41. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.025.