PMID- 35862456 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220725 LR - 20220907 IS - 1091-6490 (Electronic) IS - 0027-8424 (Print) IS - 0027-8424 (Linking) VI - 119 IP - 30 DP - 2022 Jul 26 TI - Activity-dependent endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) uptake depends on Kv2.1-mediated endoplasmic reticulum/plasma membrane junctions to promote synaptic transmission. PG - e2117135119 LID - 10.1073/pnas.2117135119 [doi] LID - e2117135119 AB - The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms a continuous and dynamic network throughout a neuron, extending from dendrites to axon terminals, and axonal ER dysfunction is implicated in several neurological disorders. In addition, tight junctions between the ER and plasma membrane (PM) are formed by several molecules including Kv2 channels, but the cellular functions of many ER-PM junctions remain unknown. Recently, dynamic Ca(2+) uptake into the ER during electrical activity was shown to play an essential role in synaptic transmission. Our experiments demonstrate that Kv2.1 channels are necessary for enabling ER Ca(2+) uptake during electrical activity, as knockdown (KD) of Kv2.1 rendered both the somatic and axonal ER unable to accumulate Ca(2+) during electrical stimulation. Moreover, our experiments demonstrate that the loss of Kv2.1 in the axon impairs synaptic vesicle fusion during stimulation via a mechanism unrelated to voltage. Thus, our data demonstrate that a nonconducting role of Kv2.1 exists through its binding to the ER protein VAMP-associated protein (VAP), which couples ER Ca(2+) uptake with electrical activity. Our results further suggest that Kv2.1 has a critical function in neuronal cell biology for Ca(2+) handling independent of voltage and reveals a critical pathway for maintaining ER lumen Ca(2+) levels and efficient neurotransmitter release. Taken together, these findings reveal an essential nonclassical role for both Kv2.1 and the ER-PM junctions in synaptic transmission. FAU - Panzera, Lauren C AU - Panzera LC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8519-039X AD - Department of Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. FAU - Johnson, Ben AU - Johnson B AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. FAU - Quinn, Josiah A AU - Quinn JA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8852-4006 AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. FAU - Cho, In Ha AU - Cho IH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1404-7681 AD - Department of Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. FAU - Tamkun, Michael M AU - Tamkun MM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0455-6167 AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. FAU - Hoppa, Michael B AU - Hoppa MB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2340-0915 AD - Department of Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. LA - eng GR - P20 GM113132/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - F31 NS110192/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS112365/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. DEP - 20220721 PL - United States TA - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A JT - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America JID - 7505876 RN - 0 (Shab Potassium Channels) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Calcium Signaling MH - Cell Membrane/metabolism MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - *Shab Potassium Channels/metabolism MH - Synaptic Transmission PMC - PMC9335237 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Kv2 OT - calcium OT - endoplasmic reticulum OT - exocytosis OT - synaptic transmission COIS- The authors declare no competing interest. EDAT- 2022/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/26 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/21 CRDT- 2022/07/21 13:54 PHST- 2022/07/21 13:54 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 202117135 [pii] AID - 10.1073/pnas.2117135119 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jul 26;119(30):e2117135119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117135119. Epub 2022 Jul 21.