Temporal dynamics and stoichiometry in human Notch signaling from Notch synaptic complex formation to nuclear entry of the Notch intracellular domain.

Mammalian Notch signaling occurs when the binding of Delta or Jagged to Notch stimulates the proteolytic release of the Notch intracellular domain (NICD), which enters the nucleus to control target gene expression. To determine the temporal dynamics of events associated with Notch signaling under native conditions, we fluorescently tagged Notch and Delta at their endogenous genomic loci and visualized them upon pairing of receiver (Notch) and sender (Delta) cells as a function of time after cell contact. At contact sites, Notch and Delta immediately accumulated at 1:1 stoichiometry in synapses, which resolved by 15-20 min after contact. Synapse formation preceded the entrance of the Notch extracellular domain into the sender cell and accumulation of NICD in the nucleus of the receiver cell, which approached a maximum after ∼45 min and was prevented by chemical and genetic inhibitors of signaling. These findings directly link Notch-Delta synapse dynamics to NICD production with spatiotemporal precision.

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Declaration of interests S.C.B. is on the board for the Institute for Protein Innovation and the Revson Foundation, on the SAB for MPM Capital and Erasca, and consults for Scorpion Therapeutics and Odyssey Therapeutics- on unrelated projects. T.K. is a member of the Medical Advisory Board of AI Therapeutics. J.C.A. is a consultant for Ayala Pharmaceuticals, Cellestia, SpringWorks, and Remix Therapeutics.