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Tan T, Jiang L, He Z, Ding X, Xiong X, Tang M, Chen Y, Tang Y. NR1 Splicing Variant NR1a in Cerebellar Granule Neurons Constitutes a Better Motor Learning in the Mouse. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2024; 23:1112-1120. [PMID: 37880519 PMCID: PMC11102416 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-023-01614-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
Abstract
As an excitatory neuron in the cerebellum, the granule cells play a crucial role in motor learning. The assembly of NMDAR in these neurons varies in developmental stages, while the significance of this variety is still not clear. In this study, we found that motor training could specially upregulate the expression level of NR1a, a splicing form of NR1 subunit. Interestingly, overexpression of this splicing variant in a cerebellar granule cell-specific manner dramatically elevated the NMDAR binding activity. Furthermore, the NR1a transgenic mice did not only show an enhanced motor learning, but also exhibit a higher efficacy for motor training in motor learning. Our results suggested that as a "junior" receptor, NR1a facilitates NMDAR activity as well as motor skill learning.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ting Tan
- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- Neurobiology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510623, China.
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Activation of NMDA receptor ion channels by deep brain stimulation in the pig visualised with [18F]GE-179 PET. Brain Stimul 2020; 13:1071-1078. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Metaxas A, van Berckel BNM, Klein PJ, Verbeek J, Nash EC, Kooijman EJM, Renjaän VA, Golla SSV, Boellaard R, Christiaans JAM, Windhorst AD, Leysen JE. Binding characterization of N-(2-chloro-5-thiomethylphenyl)-N'-(3-[ 3 H] 3 methoxy phenyl)-N'-methylguanidine ([ 3 H]GMOM), a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2019; 7:e00458. [PMID: 30784206 PMCID: PMC6381215 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Labeled with carbon‐11, N‐(2‐chloro‐5‐thiomethylphenyl)‐N′‐(3‐methoxyphenyl)‐N′‐methylguanidine ([11C]GMOM) is currently the only positron emission tomography (PET) tracer that has shown selectivity for the ion‐channel site of N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptors in human imaging studies. The present study reports on the selectivity profile and in vitro binding properties of GMOM. The compound was screened on a panel of 80 targets, and labeled with tritium ([3H]GMOM). The binding properties of [3H]GMOM were compared to those of the reference ion‐channel ligand [3H](+)‐dizocilpine maleate ([3H]MK‐801), in a set of concentration‐response, homologous and heterologous inhibition, and association kinetics assays, performed with repeatedly washed rat forebrain preparations. GMOM was at least 70‐fold more selective for NMDA receptors compared to all other targets examined. In homologous inhibition and concentration‐response assays, the binding of [3H]GMOM was regulated by NMDA receptor agonists, albeit in a less prominent manner compared to [3H]MK‐801. Scatchard transformation of homologous inhibition data produced concave upward curves for [3H]GMOM and [3H]MK‐801. The radioligands showed bi‐exponential association kinetics in the presence of 100 μmol L−1l‐glutamate/30 μmol L−1 glycine. [3H]GMOM (3 nmol L−1 and 10 nmol L−1) was inhibited with dual affinity by (+)‐MK‐801, (R,S)‐ketamine and memantine, in both presence and absence of agonists. [3H]MK‐801 (2 nmol L−1) was inhibited in a monophasic manner by GMOM under baseline and combined agonist conditions, with an IC50 value of ~19 nmol L−1. The non‐linear Scatchard plots, biphasic inhibition by open channel blockers, and bi‐exponential kinetics of [3H]GMOM indicate a complex mechanism of interaction with the NMDA receptor ionophore. The implications for quantifying the PET signal of [11C]GMOM are discussed.
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- Athanasios Metaxas
- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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