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Human APOER2 Isoforms Have Differential Cleavage Events and Synaptic Properties

Kerilyn Casey Omuro, Christina M. Gallo, Lauren Scrandis, Angela Ho and Uwe Beffert
Journal of Neuroscience 18 May 2022, 42 (20) 4054-4068; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1800-21.2022
Kerilyn Casey Omuro
Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Christina M. Gallo
Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Lauren Scrandis
Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Angela Ho
Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Uwe Beffert
Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Human apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (APOER2) is a type I transmembrane protein with a large extracellular domain (ECD) and a short cytoplasmic tail. APOER2-ECD contains several ligand-binding domains (LBDs) that are organized into exons with aligning phase junctions, which allows for in-frame exon cassette splicing events. We have identified 25 human APOER2 isoforms from cerebral cortex using gene-specific APOER2 primers, where the majority are exon-skipping events within the N-terminal LBD regions compared with six identified in the heart. APOER2 undergoes proteolytic cleavage in response to ligand binding that releases a C-terminal fragment (CTF) and transcriptionally active intracellular domain (ICD). We tested whether the diversity of human brain-specific APOER2 variants affects APOER2 cleavage. We found isoforms with differing numbers of ligand-binding repeats generated different amounts of CTFs compared with full-length APOER2 (APOER2-FL). Specifically, APOER2 isoforms lacking exons 5–8 (Δex5–8) and lacking exons 4–6 (Δex4–6) generated the highest and lowest amounts of CTF generation, respectively, in response to APOE peptide compared with APOER2-FL. The differential CTF generation of Δex5–8 and Δex4–6 coincides with the proteolytic release of the ICD, which mediates transcriptional activation facilitated by the Mint1 adaptor protein. Functionally, we demonstrated loss of mouse Apoer2 decreased miniature event frequency in excitatory synapses, which may be because of a decrease in the total number of synapses and/or VAMP2 positive neurons. Lentiviral infection with human APOER2-FL or Δex4–6 isoform in Apoer2 knockout neurons restored the miniature event frequency but not Δex5–8 isoform. These results suggest that human APOER2 isoforms have differential cleavage events and synaptic properties.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Humans and mice share virtually the same number of protein-coding genes. However, humans have greater complexity of any higher eukaryotic organisms by encoding multiple protein forms through alternative splicing modifications. Alternative splicing allows pre-mRNAs transcribed from genes to be spliced in different arrangements, producing structurally and functionally distinct protein variants that increase proteomic diversity and are particularly prevalent in the human brain. Here, we identified 25 distinct human APOER2 splice variants from the cerebral cortex using gene-specific APOER2 primers, where the majority are exon-skipping events that exclude N-terminal ligand-binding regions of APOER2. We show that some of the APOER2 variants have differential proteolytic properties in response to APOE ligand and exhibit distinct synaptic properties.

  • APOE
  • APOER2
  • cleavage
  • splicing
  • synaptic

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Human APOER2 Isoforms Have Differential Cleavage Events and Synaptic Properties
Kerilyn Casey Omuro, Christina M. Gallo, Lauren Scrandis, Angela Ho, Uwe Beffert
Journal of Neuroscience 18 May 2022, 42 (20) 4054-4068; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1800-21.2022

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Kerilyn Casey Omuro, Christina M. Gallo, Lauren Scrandis, Angela Ho, Uwe Beffert
Journal of Neuroscience 18 May 2022, 42 (20) 4054-4068; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1800-21.2022
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