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24-396: 57468 57138 ENSG00000124140 ENSMUSG00000017740 Q9H2X9 Q91V14 NM_020708 NM_001134771 NM_020333 NM_001355480 NM_001355481 NP_001128243 NP_065759 NP_065066 NP_001342409 NP_001342410 Potassium-chloride transporter member 5 (aka: KCC2 and SLC12A5) is a neuron-specific chloride potassium symporter responsible for establishing

48-445: A critical role in the structure and function of dendritic spines which host most excitatory synapses in cortical neurons. Through an interaction with actin cytoskeleton, KCC2 forms a molecular barrier to the diffusion of transmembrane proteins within dendritic spines, thereby regulating the local confinement of AMPA receptors and synaptic potency. It has been proposed that the downregulation of KCC2 observed following neuronal trauma, and

72-443: A developmental shift of the chloride ion concentration within neurons from high to low intracellular concentration. Effectively, as the chloride ion concentration is reduced, the chloride gradient across the cellular membrane is reversed such that GABA A receptor and glycine receptor stimulation causes chloride ion influx, making the internal neuronal environment more negative (i.e. more hyperpolarized ) than it would be at rest. This

96-534: A homeostatic process to compensate for the reduced GABA transmission due to altered chloride extrusion. Mutations in SLC12A5 are associated with colon cancer . KCC2 is transcriptionally downregulated following central nervous system injury by the TrkB receptor signalling transduction cascade (activated by BDNF and NT-4/5 ). It is conventionally thought that phosphorylation inactivates or downregulates KCC2, however there

120-556: A separate gene of the solute carrier family 12, hence accounting for the numbers succeeding its name. For example, chloride potassium symporter 5, or KCC2, is expressed through the SLC12A5 gene. Notably, symporters prior to 4 in the same family are other types of ion pumps. SLC12A3, for instance, is the sodium-chloride symporter . This membrane protein –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Symporters Too Many Requests If you report this error to

144-471: Is crucial for classical postsynaptic inhibition through GABA A receptors and glycine receptors in the central nervous system. KCC2 utilizes the potassium gradient generated by the Na/K pump to drive chloride extrusion from neurons. In fact, any disruption of the neuronal K gradient would indirectly affect KCC2 activity. Loss of KCC2 following neuronal damage (i.e. ischemia , spinal cord damage, physical trauma to

168-441: Is drawn in alongside the ions. KCC2 may help to eliminate excess ions from the cell in order to re-establish osmotic homeostasis . KCC2 is a member of the cation-chloride cotransporter (CCC) superfamily of proteins. As with all CCC proteins, KCC2 is an integral membrane protein with 12 transmembrane domains and both N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic domains. The terminal cytoplasmic domains can be phosphorylated by kinases within

192-459: Is drawn into neurons along with ionic solutes. This phenomenon is known as excitotoxicity. KCC2 has been shown to be activated by cell-swelling, and may therefore play a role in eliminating excess ions following periods of high stimulation in order to maintain steady-state neuronal volume and prevent cells from bursting. This role may also account for the fact that KCC2 has been known to colocalize near excitatory synapses, even though its primary role

216-447: Is in the public domain . Chloride potassium symporter The concentrations of K and Cl ions are high inside the cell due to the activities of Na /K ATPase and NKCC cotransporter , respectively. Hence, their net driving force acting on the K/Cl cotransporter favours the exit of both K and Cl from the cell. Chloride potassium symporter are classified into: Each is encoded by

240-595: Is recent evidence to suggest that phosphorylation at different sites on the KCC2 protein determines different regulational outcomes: KCC2 has an extremely high rate of turnover at the plasmalemma (minutes), suggesting that phosphorylation serves as the primary mechanism for rapid regulation. KCC2 is downregulated by excitatory glutamate activity on NMDA receptor activity and Ca influx. This process involves rapid dephosphorylation on Ser940 and calpain protease cleavage of KCC2, leading to enhanced membrane diffusion and endocytosis of

264-449: Is the developmental shift of inhibitory synapses from the excitatory postsynaptic responses of the early neural development phase to the inhibitory postsynaptic responses observed throughout maturity. Current literature suggests that KCC2 serves three primary roles within neurons: KCC2 is a potassium (K)/chloride (Cl) symporter that maintains chloride homeostasis in neurons. The electrochemical chloride gradient established by KCC2 activity

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288-476: Is to establish the chloride gradient for postsynaptic inhibition. In addition to controlling the efficacy of GABAergic synapses through chloride homeostasis, KCC2 play a critical role in the morphogenesis and function of glutamatergic synapses within the central nervous system. Studies on hippocampal tissue in KCC2 knockout animals showed that neurons lacking KCC2 have stunted dendritic growth and malformed dendritic spines. Recent studies demonstrate that KCC2 plays

312-427: The SLC12A5 gene in humans. Animals with reduced expression of this transporter exhibit severe motor deficits, epileptiform activity, and spasticity. KCC2 knockout animals , in which KCC2 is completely absent, die postnatally due to respiratory failure. KCC2 is a neuron-specific membrane protein expressed throughout the central nervous system , including the hippocampus, hypothalamus, brainstem, and motoneurons of

336-438: The central nervous system) results in the loss of inhibitory regulation and the subsequent development of neuronal hyperexcitability, motor spasticity, and seizure-like activity as GABA A receptors and glycine receptors revert from hyperpolarizing to depolarizing postsynaptic effects. High levels of stimulation and subsequent ionic influx through activated ion channels can result in cellular swelling as osmotically-obliged water

360-615: The chloride gradient is such that stimulation of GABA A receptors and glycine receptors at inhibitory synapses causes chloride ions to flow out of cells, making the internal neuronal environment less negative (i.e. more depolarized ) than it would be at rest. At this stage, GABA A receptors and glycine receptors act as excitatory rather than inhibitory effectors on postsynaptic neurons, resulting in depolarization and hyperexcitability of neural networks. During postnatal development, KCC2 levels are strongly upregulated while NKCC1 levels are down regulated. This change in expression correlates to

384-437: The chloride ion gradient in neurons through the maintenance of low intracellular chloride concentrations. It is a critical mediator of synaptic inhibition , cellular protection against excitotoxicity and may also act as a modulator of neuroplasticity . Potassium-chloride transporter member 5 is also known by the names: KCC2 (potassium chloride cotransporter 2) for its ionic substrates, and SLC12A5 for its genetic origin from

408-416: The consequent depolarizing shift of GABA A -mediated synapses, may be an aspect of neuronal de-differentiation. De-differentiation of damaged portions of the nervous system would allow for neuronal networks to return to higher levels of plasticity in order to rewire surviving neurons to compensate for damage in the network. In addition, reduced glutamatergic transmission upon KCC2 downregulation may serve as

432-425: The hyperpolarizing influx of chloride ions to inhibit postsynaptic neurons from firing. Counterintuitively, KCC2 has also been shown to colocalize at excitatory synapses . One suggested explanation for such colocalization is a potential protective role of KCC2 against excitotoxicity. Ion influx due to the excitatory synaptic stimulation of ion channels in the neuronal membrane causes osmotic swelling of cells as water

456-462: The neuron for rapid regulation. There are two isoforms of KCC2: KCC2a and KCC2b. The two isoforms arise from alternative promoters on the SLC12A5 gene and differential splicing of the first mRNA exon. The isoforms differ in their N-termini, with the KCC2a form constituting the larger of the two splice variants. KCC2a levels remain relatively constant during pre- and postnatal development. KCC2b, on

480-524: The oligomer to monomer ratio increases in correlation to the development of the chloride ion gradient in neurons. KCC2 levels are low during mammalian embryonic development, when neural networks are still being established and neurons are highly plastic (changeable). During this stage, intracellular chloride ion concentrations are high due to low KCC2 expression and high levels of a transporter known as NKCC1 (Na/K chloride cotransporter 1), which moves chloride ions into cells. Thus, during embryonic development,

504-448: The other hand, is scarcely present during prenatal development and is strongly upregulated during postnatal development. The upregulation of KCC2b expression is thought to be responsible for the “developmental shift” observed in mammals from depolarizing postsynaptic effects of inhibitory synapses in early neural networks to hyperpolarizing effects in mature neural networks. KCC2b knockout mice can survive up to postnatal day 17 (P17) due to

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528-572: The presence of functional KCC2a alone, but they exhibit low body weight, motor deficits and generalized seizures. Complete KCC2 knockouts (both KCC2a and KCC2b absent) die after birth due to respiratory failure. Both KCC2 isoforms can form homomultimers, or heteromultimers with other K-Cl symporters on the cell membrane to maintain chloride homeostasis in neurons. Dimers, trimers, and tetramers involving KCC2 have been identified in brainstem neurons. Oligomerization may play an important role in transporter function and activation, as it has been observed that

552-526: The transporter, as demonstrated in experiments using single particle tracking . Glutamate release occurs not only at excitatory synapses, but is also known to occur after neuronal damage or ischemic insult. Thus, activity-dependent downregulation may be the underlying mechanism by which KCC2 downregulation occurs following central nervous system injury. This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine , which

576-405: The ventral spinal cord. At the subcellular level, KCC2 has been found in membranes of the somata and dendrites of neurons, with no evidence of expression on axons . KCC2 has also been shown to colocalize with GABA A receptors , which serve as ligand-gated ion channels to allow chloride ion movement across the cell membrane. Under normal conditions, the opening of GABA A receptors permits

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