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Kim HY, Lee J, Kim HJ, Lee BE, Jeong J, Cho EJ, Jang HJ, Shin KJ, Kim MJ, Chae YC, Lee SE, Myung K, Baik JH, Suh PG, Kim JI. PLCγ1 in dopamine neurons critically regulates striatal dopamine release via VMAT2 and synapsin III. Exp Mol Med 2023; 55:2357-2375. [PMID: 37907739 PMCID: PMC10689754 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-023-01104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Dopamine neurons are essential for voluntary movement, reward learning, and motivation, and their dysfunction is closely linked to various psychological and neurodegenerative diseases. Hence, understanding the detailed signaling mechanisms that functionally modulate dopamine neurons is crucial for the development of better therapeutic strategies against dopamine-related disorders. Phospholipase Cγ1 (PLCγ1) is a key enzyme in intracellular signaling that regulates diverse neuronal functions in the brain. It was proposed that PLCγ1 is implicated in the development of dopaminergic neurons, while the physiological function of PLCγ1 remains to be determined. In this study, we investigated the physiological role of PLCγ1, one of the key effector enzymes in intracellular signaling, in regulating dopaminergic function in vivo. We found that cell type-specific deletion of PLCγ1 does not adversely affect the development and cellular morphology of midbrain dopamine neurons but does facilitate dopamine release from dopaminergic axon terminals in the striatum. The enhancement of dopamine release was accompanied by increased colocalization of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) at dopaminergic axon terminals. Notably, dopamine neuron-specific knockout of PLCγ1 also led to heightened expression and colocalization of synapsin III, which controls the trafficking of synaptic vesicles. Furthermore, the knockdown of VMAT2 and synapsin III in dopamine neurons resulted in a significant attenuation of dopamine release, while this attenuation was less severe in PLCγ1 cKO mice. Our findings suggest that PLCγ1 in dopamine neurons could critically modulate dopamine release at axon terminals by directly or indirectly interacting with synaptic machinery, including VMAT2 and synapsin III.
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- Hye Yun Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Naju, 58245, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Research Animal Resource Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, 41062, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Galper J, Kim WS, Dzamko N. LRRK2 and Lipid Pathways: Implications for Parkinson's Disease. Biomolecules 2022; 12:1597. [PMID: 36358947 PMCID: PMC9687231 DOI: 10.3390/biom12111597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Genetic alterations in the LRRK2 gene, encoding leucine-rich repeat kinase 2, are a common risk factor for Parkinson's disease. How LRRK2 alterations lead to cell pathology is an area of ongoing investigation, however, multiple lines of evidence suggest a role for LRRK2 in lipid pathways. It is increasingly recognized that in addition to being energy reservoirs and structural entities, some lipids, including neural lipids, participate in signaling cascades. Early investigations revealed that LRRK2 localized to membranous and vesicular structures, suggesting an interaction of LRRK2 and lipids or lipid-associated proteins. LRRK2 substrates from the Rab GTPase family play a critical role in vesicle trafficking, lipid metabolism and lipid storage, all processes which rely on lipid dynamics. In addition, LRRK2 is associated with the phosphorylation and activity of enzymes that catabolize plasma membrane and lysosomal lipids. Furthermore, LRRK2 knockout studies have revealed that blood, brain and urine exhibit lipid level changes, including alterations to sterols, sphingolipids and phospholipids, respectively. In human LRRK2 mutation carriers, changes to sterols, sphingolipids, phospholipids, fatty acyls and glycerolipids are reported in multiple tissues. This review summarizes the evidence regarding associations between LRRK2 and lipids, and the functional consequences of LRRK2-associated lipid changes are discussed.
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- Jasmin Galper
- Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
- Brain and Mind Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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Azizi Z, Salimi M, Amanzadeh A, Majelssi N, Naghdi N. Carvacrol and Thymol Attenuate Cytotoxicity Induced by Amyloid β25-35 via Activating Protein Kinase C and Inhibiting Oxidative Stress in PC12 Cells. IRANIAN BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL 2020; 24:243-50. [PMID: 32306722 PMCID: PMC7275817 DOI: 10.29252/ibj.24.4.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background Our previous findings indicated that carvacrol and thymol alleviate cognitive impairments caused by Aβ in rodent models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, the neuroprotective effects of carvacrol and thymol against Aβ25-35-induced cytotoxicity were evaluated, and the potential mechanisms were determined. Methods PC12 cells were pretreated with Aβ25-35 for 2 h, followed by incubation with carvacrol or thymol for additional 48 h. Cell viability was measured by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method. A flurospectrophotometer was employed to observe the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Protein kinase C (PKC) activity was analyzed using ELISA. Results Our results indicated that carvacrol and thymol could significantly protect PC12 cells against Aβ25-35-induced cytotoxicity. Furthermore, Aβ25-35 could induce intracellular ROS production, while carvacrol and thymol could reverse this effect. Moreover, our findings showed that carvacrol and thymol elevate PKC activity similar to Bryostatin-1, as a PKC activator. Conclusion This study provided the evidence regarding the protective effects of carvacrol and thymol against Aβ25–35-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells. The results suggested that the neuroprotective effects of these compounds against Aβ25-35 might be through attenuating oxidative damage and increasing the activity of PKC as a memory-related protein. Thus, carvacrol and thymol were found to have therapeutic potential in preventing or modulating AD.
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- Zahra Azizi
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell Bank, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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PKCγ and PKCε are Differentially Activated and Modulate Neurotoxic Signaling Pathways During Oxygen Glucose Deprivation in Rat Cortical Slices. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:2577-2589. [PMID: 31541352 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02876-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cerebral ischemia is known to trigger a series of intracellular events such as changes in metabolism, membrane function and intracellular transduction, which eventually leads to cell death. Many of these processes are mediated by intracellular signaling cascades that involve protein kinase activation. Among all the kinases activated, the serine/threonine kinase family, protein kinase C (PKC), particularly, has been implicated in mediating cellular response to cerebral ischemic and reperfusion injury. In this study, using oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in acute cortical slices as an in vitro model of cerebral ischemia, I show that PKC family of isozymes, specifically PKCγ and PKCε are differentially activated during OGD. Detecting the expression and activation levels of these isozymes in response to different durations of OGD insult revealed an early activation of PKCε and delayed activation of PKCγ, signifying their roles in response to different durations and stages of ischemic stress. Specific inhibition of PKCγ and PKCε significantly attenuated OGD induced cytotoxicity, rise in intracellular calcium, membrane depolarization and reactive oxygen species formation, thereby enhancing neuronal viability. This study clearly suggests that PKC family of isozymes; specifically PKCγ and PKCε are involved in OGD induced intracellular responses which lead to neuronal death. Thus isozyme specific modulation of PKC activity may serve as a promising therapeutic route for the treatment of acute cerebral ischemic injury.
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Dynamics of Presynaptic Diacylglycerol in a Sensory Neuron Encode Differences between Past and Current Stimulus Intensity. Cell Rep 2017; 20:2294-2303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Luderman KD, Chen R, Ferris MJ, Jones SR, Gnegy ME. Protein kinase C beta regulates the D₂-like dopamine autoreceptor. Neuropharmacology 2015; 89:335-41. [PMID: 25446677 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The focus of this study was the regulation of the D2-like dopamine autoreceptor (D2 autoreceptor) by protein kinase Cβ, a member of the protein kinase C (PKC) family. Together with the dopamine transporter, the D2 autoreceptor regulates the level of extracellular dopamine and thus dopaminergic signaling. PKC regulates neuronal signaling via several mechanisms, including desensitizing autoreceptors to increase the release of several different neurotransmitters. Here, using both PKCβ(-/-) mice and specific PKCβ inhibitors, we demonstrated that a lack of PKCβ activity enhanced the D2 autoreceptor-stimulated decrease in dopamine release following both chemical and electrical stimulations. Inhibition of PKCβ increased surface localization of D2R in mouse striatal synaptosomes, which could underlie the greater sensitivity to quinpirole following inhibition of PKCβ. PKCβ(-/-) mice displayed greater sensitivity to the quinpirole-induced suppression of locomotor activity, demonstrating that the regulation of the D2 autoreceptor by PKCβ is physiologically significant. Overall, we have found that PKCβ downregulates the D2 autoreceptor, providing an additional layer of regulation for dopaminergic signaling. We propose that in the absence of PKCβ activity, surface D2 autoreceptor localization and thus D2 autoreceptor signaling is increased, leading to less dopamine in the extracellular space and attenuated dopaminergic signaling.
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- Kathryn D Luderman
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5632, USA.
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Luo F, Li SH, Tang H, Deng WK, Zhang Y, Liu Y. Phenylephrine enhances glutamate release in the medial prefrontal cortex through interaction with N-type Ca2+ channels and release machinery. J Neurochem 2014; 132:38-50. [PMID: 25196067 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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α1 -adrenoceptors (α1 -ARs) stimulation has been found to enhance excitatory processes in many brain regions. A recent study in our laboratory showed that α1 -ARs stimulation enhances glutamatergic transmission via both pre- and post-synaptic mechanisms in layer V/VI pyramidal cells of the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). However, a number of pre-synaptic mechanisms may contribute to α1 -ARs-induced enhancement of glutamate release. In this study, we blocked the possible post-synaptic action mediated by α1 -ARs to investigate how α1 -ARs activation regulates pre-synaptic glutamate release in layer V/VI pyramidal neurons of mPFC. We found that the α1 -ARs agonist phenylephrine (Phe) induced a significant enhancement of glutamatergic transmission. The Phe-induced potentiation was mediated by enhancing pre-synaptic glutamate release probability and increasing the number of release vesicles via a protein kinase C-dependent pathway. The mechanisms of Phe-induced potentiation included interaction with both glutamate release machinery and N-type Ca(2+) channels, probably via a pre-synaptic Gq /phospholipase C/protein kinase C pathway. Our results may provide a cellular and molecular mechanism that helps explain α1 -ARs-mediated influence on PFC cognitive functions. Alpha1 -adrenoceptor (α1 -ARs) stimulation has been reported to enhance glutamatergic transmission in layer V/VI pyramidal neurons of the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). We found that α1 -ARs agonist phenylephrine (Phe) increases pre-synaptic glutamate release probability and the number of released vesicles via interaction with both glutamate release machinery and N-type Ca(2+) channels. Our results may provide a cellular and molecular mechanism that helps explain α1 -ARs-mediated influence on PFC cognitive functions. Gq, Gq protein; PLC, phospholipase C; PKC, protein kinase C; AMPA, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid; NMDA, N-methyl-d-aspartate; Glu, glutamate; Phe, phenylephrine.
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- Fei Luo
- Center for Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Institute of Life Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Meriney SD, Umbach JA, Gundersen CB. Fast, Ca2+-dependent exocytosis at nerve terminals: shortcomings of SNARE-based models. Prog Neurobiol 2014; 121:55-90. [PMID: 25042638 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Investigations over the last two decades have made major inroads in clarifying the cellular and molecular events that underlie the fast, synchronous release of neurotransmitter at nerve endings. Thus, appreciable progress has been made in establishing the structural features and biophysical properties of the calcium (Ca2+) channels that mediate the entry into nerve endings of the Ca2+ ions that trigger neurotransmitter release. It is now clear that presynaptic Ca2+ channels are regulated at many levels and the interplay of these regulatory mechanisms is just beginning to be understood. At the same time, many lines of research have converged on the conclusion that members of the synaptotagmin family serve as the primary Ca2+ sensors for the action potential-dependent release of neurotransmitter. This identification of synaptotagmins as the proteins which bind Ca2+ and initiate the exocytotic fusion of synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane has spurred widespread efforts to reveal molecular details of synaptotagmin's action. Currently, most models propose that synaptotagmin interfaces directly or indirectly with SNARE (soluble, N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment receptors) proteins to trigger membrane fusion. However, in spite of intensive efforts, the field has not achieved consensus on the mechanism by which synaptotagmins act. Concurrently, the precise sequence of steps underlying SNARE-dependent membrane fusion remains controversial. This review considers the pros and cons of the different models of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion and concludes by discussing a novel proposal in which synaptotagmins might directly elicit membrane fusion without the intervention of SNARE proteins in this final fusion step.
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- Stephen D Meriney
- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Cijsouw T, Weber JP, Broeke JH, Broek JAC, Schut D, Kroon T, Saarloos I, Verhage M, Toonen RF. Munc18-1 redistributes in nerve terminals in an activity- and PKC-dependent manner. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 204:759-75. [PMID: 24590174 PMCID: PMC3941046 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201308026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PKC-dependent dynamic control of Munc18-1 levels enables individual synapses to tune their output during periods of activity. Munc18-1 is a soluble protein essential for synaptic transmission. To investigate the dynamics of endogenous Munc18-1 in neurons, we created a mouse model expressing fluorescently tagged Munc18-1 from the endogenous munc18-1 locus. We show using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching in hippocampal neurons that the majority of Munc18-1 trafficked through axons and targeted to synapses via lateral diffusion together with syntaxin-1. Munc18-1 was strongly expressed at presynaptic terminals, with individual synapses showing a large variation in expression. Axon–synapse exchange rates of Munc18-1 were high: during stimulation, Munc18-1 rapidly dispersed from synapses and reclustered within minutes. Munc18-1 reclustering was independent of syntaxin-1, but required calcium influx and protein kinase C (PKC) activity. Importantly, a PKC-insensitive Munc18-1 mutant did not recluster. We show that synaptic Munc18-1 levels correlate with synaptic strength, and that synapses that recruit more Munc18-1 after stimulation have a larger releasable vesicle pool. Hence, PKC-dependent dynamic control of Munc18-1 levels enables individual synapses to tune their output during periods of activity.
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- Tony Cijsouw
- Department of Functional Genomics and Clinical Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam and VU Medical Center, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Caceres LG, Cid MP, Uran SL, Zorrilla Zubilete MA, Salvatierra NA, Guelman LR. Pharmacological alterations that could underlie radiation-induced changes in associative memory and anxiety. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2013; 111:37-43. [PMID: 23958578 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is widely known that ionizing radiation is a physical agent broadly used to kill tumor cells during human cancer therapy. Unfortunately, adjacent normal tissues can concurrently undergo undesirable cell injury. Previous data of our laboratory demonstrated that exposure of developing rats to ionizing radiations induced a variety of behavioral differences respect to controls, including changes in associative memory and in anxiety state. However, there is a lack of data concerning modifications in different related pharmacological intermediaries. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether the behavioral differences observed in young animals irradiated at birth might be underlain by early changes in PKCß1 levels which, in turn, could lead to changes in hippocampal GABAergic neurotransmission. Male Wistar rats were irradiated with 5Gy of X rays between 24 and 48 h after birth. Different pharmacological markers related to the affected behavioral tasks were assessed in control and irradiated hippocampus at 15 and 30 days, namely GABAA receptor, GAD65-67, ROS and PKCß1. Results showed that all measured parameters were increased in the hippocampus of 30-days-old irradiated animals. In contrast, in the hippocampus of 15-days-old irradiated animals only the levels of PKCß1 were decreased. These data suggest that PKCß1 might constitute a primary target for neonatal radiation damage on the hippocampus. Therefore, it could be hypothesized that an initial decrease in the levels of this protein can trigger a subsequent compensatory increase that, in turn, could be responsible for the plethora of biochemical changes that might underlie the previously observed behavioral alterations.
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- L G Caceres
- 1ª Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, UBA-CEFyBO-CONICET, Paraguay 2155, piso 15, (1121) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Yasuda T, Nakata Y, Choong CJ, Mochizuki H. Neurodegenerative changes initiated by presynaptic dysfunction. Transl Neurodegener 2013; 2:16. [PMID: 23919415 PMCID: PMC3750287 DOI: 10.1186/2047-9158-2-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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α-Synucleinopathies are a subgroup of neurodegenerative diseases including dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Pathologically, these disorders can be characterized by the presence of intraneuronal aggregates composed mainly of α-synuclein (αSyn), which are called Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. Recent report showed that more than 90% of αSyn aggregates are present in the form of very small deposits in presynaptic terminals of the affected neurons in DLB. However, the mechanisms responsible for presynaptic accumulation of abnormal αSyn remain unclear. In this article, we review recent findings on the involvement of presynaptic dysfunction in the initiation of neuronal dysfunctional changes. This review highlights that the presynaptic failure can be a potential trigger of the dying-back neuronal death in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Toru Yasuda
- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Pathological examination of dementia with Lewy bodies patients identified the presence of abnormal α-synuclein (αSyn) aggregates in the presynaptic terminals. αSyn is involved in the regulation of soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex. Importantly, αSyn-transgenic mouse and postmortem examination of patients with Parkinson's disease have demonstrated the abnormal distribution of SNARE protein in presynaptic terminals. In this study, we investigated the effects of SNARE dysfunction on endogenous αSyn using Snap25(S187A/S187A) mutant mice. These mice have homozygous knock-in gene encoding unphosphorylatable S187A-substituted synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25). The mice displayed a significant age-dependent change in the distribution of αSyn and its Ser(129)-phosphorylated form in abnormally hypertrophied glutamatergic nerve terminals in the striatum. Electron-microscopic analysis revealed the abnormally condensed synaptic vesicles with concomitant mislocalization of αSyn protein to the periactive zone in the glutamatergic nerve terminals. However, the Snap25(S187A/S187A) mutant mouse harbored no abnormalities in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. Our present results suggest that SNARE dysfunction is the initial trigger of mislocalization and accumulation of αSyn, and probably is an important pathomechanism of α-synucleinopathies.
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Farah CA, Lindeman AA, Siu V, Gupta MD, Sossin WS. Autophosphorylation of the C2 domain inhibits translocation of the novel protein kinase C (nPKC) Apl II. J Neurochem 2012; 123:360-72. [PMID: 22913526 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2012.07930.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Protein kinase Cs (PKCs) are critical signaling molecules controlled by complex regulatory pathways. Herein, we describe an important regulatory role for C2 domain phosphorylation. Novel PKCs (nPKCs) contain an N-terminal C2 domain that cannot bind to calcium. Previously, we described an autophosphorylation site in the Aplysia novel PKC Apl II that increased the binding of the C2 domain to lipids. In this study, we show that the function of this phosphorylation is to inhibit PKC translocation. Indeed, a phosphomimetic serine-glutamic acid mutation reduced translocation of PKC Apl II while blocking phosphorylation with a serine-alanine mutation enhanced translocation and led to the persistence of the kinase at the membrane longer after the end of the stimulation. Consistent with a role for autophosphorylation in regulating kinase translocation, inhibiting PKC activity using bisindolymaleimide 1 increased physiological translocation of PKC Apl II, whereas inhibiting phosphatase activity using calyculin A inhibited physiological translocation of PKC Apl II in neurons. Our results suggest a major role for autophosphorylation-dependent regulation of translocation.
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- Carole A Farah
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lee HG, Lee YJ, Yang JH. Perfluorooctane sulfonate induces apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells via a ROS-dependent protein kinase C signaling pathway. Neurotoxicology 2012; 33:314-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Morales KA, Igumenova TI. Synergistic effect of Pb(2+) and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate on C2 domain-membrane interactions. Biochemistry 2012; 51:3349-60. [PMID: 22475207 DOI: 10.1021/bi201850h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ca(2+)-responsive C2 domains are peripheral membrane modules that target their host proteins to anionic membranes upon binding Ca(2+) ions. Several C2 domain-containing proteins, such as protein kinase C isoenzymes (PKCs), have been identified as molecular targets of Pb(2+), a known environmental toxin. We demonstrated previously that the C2 domain from PKCα (C2α) binds Pb(2+) with high affinity and undergoes membrane insertion in the Pb(2+)-complexed form. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) on the C2α-Pb(2+) interactions. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments, we show that Pb(2+) and PIP(2) synergistically enhance each other's affinity for C2α. Moreover, the affinity of C2α for PIP(2) increases upon progressive saturation of the metal-binding sites. Combining the NMR data with the results of protein-to-membrane Förster resonance energy transfer and vesicle sedimentation experiments, we demonstrate that PIP(2) can influence two aspects of C2α-Pb(2+)-membrane interactions: the affinity of C2α for Pb(2+) and the association of Pb(2+) with the anionic sites on the membrane. Both factors may contribute to the toxic effect of Pb(2+) resulting from the aberrant modulation of PKCα activity. Finally, we propose a mechanism for Pb(2+) outcompeting Ca(2+) from membrane-bound C2α.
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- Krystal A Morales
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843-2128, USA
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Kataoka M, Yamamori S, Suzuki E, Watanabe S, Sato T, Miyaoka H, Azuma S, Ikegami S, Kuwahara R, Suzuki-Migishima R, Nakahara Y, Nihonmatsu I, Inokuchi K, Katoh-Fukui Y, Yokoyama M, Takahashi M. A single amino acid mutation in SNAP-25 induces anxiety-related behavior in mouse. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25158. [PMID: 21949876 PMCID: PMC3176821 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) is a presynaptic protein essential for neurotransmitter release. Previously, we demonstrate that protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylates Ser187 of SNAP-25, and enhances neurotransmitter release by recruiting secretory vesicles near to the plasma membrane. As PKC is abundant in the brain and SNAP-25 is essential for synaptic transmission, SNAP-25 phosphorylation is likely to play a crucial role in the central nervous system. We therefore generated a mutant mouse, substituting Ser187 of SNAP-25 with Ala using “knock-in” technology. The most striking effect of the mutation was observed in their behavior. The homozygous mutant mice froze readily in response to environmental change, and showed strong anxiety-related behavior in general activity and light and dark preference tests. In addition, the mutant mice sometimes exhibited spontaneously occurring convulsive seizures. Microdialysis measurements revealed that serotonin and dopamine release were markedly reduced in amygdala. These results clearly indicate that PKC-dependent SNAP-25 phosphorylation plays a critical role in the regulation of emotional behavior as well as the suppression of epileptic seizures, and the lack of enhancement of monoamine release is one of the possible mechanisms underlying these defects.
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- Masakazu Kataoka
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, International University of Health and Welfare Atami Hospital, Atami-shi, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
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Somatic depolarization enhances GABA release in cerebellar interneurons via a calcium/protein kinase C pathway. J Neurosci 2011; 31:5804-15. [PMID: 21490222 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5127-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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In cortical and hippocampal neurons, tonic somatic depolarization is partially transmitted to synaptic terminals, where it enhances transmitter release. It is not known to what extent such "analog signaling" applies to other mammalian neurons, and available evidence concerning underlying mechanisms is fragmentary and partially controversial. In this work, we investigate the presence of analog signaling in molecular layer interneurons of the rat cerebellum. GABA release was estimated by measuring autoreceptor currents in single recordings, or postsynaptic currents in paired recordings of synaptically connected neurons. We find with both assays that moderate subthreshold somatic depolarization results in enhanced GABA release. In addition, changes in the calcium concentration were investigated in the axon compartment using the calcium-sensitive dye OGB-1 (Oregon Green BAPTA-1). After a step somatic depolarization, the axonal calcium concentration and the GABA release probability rise with a common slow time course. However, the amount of calcium entry that is associated to one action potential is not affected. The slow increase in calcium concentration is inhibited by the P/Q calcium channel blocker ω-agatoxin-IVA. The protein kinase C inhibitor Ro 31-8220 (3-[3-[2,5-dihydro-4-(1-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-2,5-dioxo-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]-1H-indol-1-yl]propyl carbamimidothioic acid ester mesylate) did not affect the calcium concentration changes but it blocked the increase in GABA release. EGTA was a weak blocker of analog signaling, implicating a close association of protein kinase C to the site of calcium entry. We conclude that analog signaling is prominent in cerebellar interneurons and that it is triggered by a pathway involving activation of axonal P/Q channels, followed by calcium entry and local activation of protein kinase C.
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Neuroactive peptides and the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+) ](i) ) play important roles in light-induced modulation of gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) neurons that ultimately control behavioral rhythms. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are expressed rhythmically within populations of SCN neurons. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) is released from retinohypothalamic tract (RHT) terminals synapsing on SCN neurons. Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (OFQ) receptors are functionally expressed in the SCN. We examined the role of several neuropeptides on Ca(2+) signaling, simultaneously imaging multiple neurons within the SCN neural network. VIP reduced the [Ca(2+) ](i) in populations of SCN neurons during the day, but had little effect at night. Stimulation of the RHT at frequencies that simulate light input signaling evoked transient [Ca(2+) ](i) elevations that were not altered by VIP. AVP elevated the [Ca(2+) ](i) during both the day and night, PACAP produced variable responses, and OFQ induced a reduction in the [Ca(2+) ](i) similar to VIP. During the day, VIP lowered the [Ca(2+) ](i) to near nighttime levels, while AVP elevated [Ca(2+) ](i) during both the day and night, suggesting that the VIP effects on [Ca(2+) ](i) were dependent, and the AVP effects independent of the action potential firing activity state of the neuron. We hypothesize that VIP and AVP regulate, at least in part, Ca(2+) homeostasis in SCN neurons and may be a major point of regulation for SCN neuronal synchronization.
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- Robert P Irwin
- Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), Oregon Health & Science University, L-606, Portland, OR, 97239 USA.
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Merriam LA, Locknar SA, Girard BM, Parsons RL. Somatic ATP release from guinea pig sympathetic neurons does not require calcium-induced calcium release from internal stores. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C836-43. [PMID: 20668213 PMCID: PMC2957269 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00036.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prior studies indicated that a Ca(2+)-dependent release of ATP can be initiated from the soma of sympathetic neurons dissociated from guinea pig stellate ganglia. Previous studies also indicated that Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release (CICR) can modulate membrane excitability in these same neurons. As Ca(2+) release from internal stores is thought to support somatodendritic transmitter release in other neurons, the present study investigated whether CICR is essential for somatic ATP release from dissociated sympathetic neurons. Caffeine increased intracellular Ca(2+) and activated two inward currents: a slow inward current (SIC) in 85% of cells, and multiple faster inward currents [asynchronous transient inward currents (ASTICs)] in 40% of cells voltage-clamped to negative potentials. Caffeine evoked both currents when cells were bathed in a Ca(2+)-deficient solution, indicating that both were initiated by Ca(2+) release from ryanodine-sensitive stores in the endoplasmic reticulum. Sodium influx contributed to generation of both SICs and ASTICs, but only ASTICs were inhibited by the presence of the P2X receptor blocker PPADs. Thus ASTICs, but not SICs, resulted from an ATP activation of P2X receptors. Ionomycin induced ASTICs in a Ca(2+)-containing solution, but not when it was applied in a Ca(2+)-deficient solution, demonstrating the key requirement for external Ca(2+) in initiating ASTICs by ionomycin. Pretreatment with drugs to deplete the internal stores of Ca(2+) did not block the ability of ionomycin or long depolarizing voltage steps to initiate ASTICs. Although a caffeine-induced release of Ca(2+) from internal stores can elicit both SICs and ASTICs in dissociated sympathetic neurons, CICR is not required for the somatic release of ATP.
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- Laura A Merriam
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Saransaari P, Oja SS. Mechanisms of Inhibitory Amino Acid Release in the Brain Stem Under Normal and Ischemic Conditions. Neurochem Res 2010; 35:1948-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Reversal of salt preference is directed by the insulin/PI3K and Gq/PKC signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2010; 186:1309-19. [PMID: 20837997 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.110.119768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Animals search for foods and decide their behaviors according to previous experience. Caenorhabditis elegans detects chemicals with a limited number of sensory neurons, allowing us to dissect roles of each neuron for innate and learned behaviors. C. elegans is attracted to salt after exposure to the salt (NaCl) with food. In contrast, it learns to avoid the salt after exposure to the salt without food. In salt-attraction behavior, it is known that the ASE taste sensory neurons (ASEL and ASER) play a major role. However, little is known about mechanisms for learned salt avoidance. Here, through dissecting contributions of ASE neurons for salt chemotaxis, we show that both ASEL and ASER generate salt chemotaxis plasticity. In ASER, we have previously shown that the insulin/PI 3-kinase signaling acts for starvation-induced salt chemotaxis plasticity. This study shows that the PI 3-kinase signaling promotes aversive drive of ASER but not of ASEL. Furthermore, the Gq signaling pathway composed of Gqα EGL-30, diacylglycerol, and nPKC (novel protein kinase C) TTX-4 promotes attractive drive of ASER but not of ASEL. A putative salt receptor GCY-22 guanylyl cyclase is required in ASER for both salt attraction and avoidance. Our results suggest that ASEL and ASER use distinct molecular mechanisms to regulate salt chemotaxis plasticity.
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Chao D, Xia Y. Ionic storm in hypoxic/ischemic stress: can opioid receptors subside it? Prog Neurobiol 2009; 90:439-70. [PMID: 20036308 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2009] [Revised: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neurons in the mammalian central nervous system are extremely vulnerable to oxygen deprivation and blood supply insufficiency. Indeed, hypoxic/ischemic stress triggers multiple pathophysiological changes in the brain, forming the basis of hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy. One of the initial and crucial events induced by hypoxia/ischemia is the disruption of ionic homeostasis characterized by enhanced K(+) efflux and Na(+)-, Ca(2+)- and Cl(-)-influx, which causes neuronal injury or even death. Recent data from our laboratory and those of others have shown that activation of opioid receptors, particularly delta-opioid receptors (DOR), is neuroprotective against hypoxic/ischemic insult. This protective mechanism may be one of the key factors that determine neuronal survival under hypoxic/ischemic condition. An important aspect of the DOR-mediated neuroprotection is its action against hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis. Specially, DOR signal inhibits Na(+) influx through the membrane and reduces the increase in intracellular Ca(2+), thus decreasing the excessive leakage of intracellular K(+). Such protection is dependent on a PKC-dependent and PKA-independent signaling pathway. Furthermore, our novel exploration shows that DOR attenuates hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis through the inhibitory regulation of Na(+) channels. In this review, we will first update current information regarding the process and features of hypoxic/ischemic disruption of ionic homeostasis and then discuss the opioid-mediated regulation of ionic homeostasis, especially in hypoxic/ischemic condition, and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Dongman Chao
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Regulation of protein kinase C isozymes during early postnatal hippocampal development. Brain Res 2009; 1288:29-41. [PMID: 19591813 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During neonatal hippocampal development, serotonin 1A receptor-mediated signaling initially employs PKCepsilon to boost neuronal proliferation and then uses PKCalpha to promote synaptogenesis. Such stage-specific involvement of a PKC isozyme could be determined by its relative expression level. In mouse hippocampi, we detected relatively low levels of alpha, beta, gamma, and delta isozymes at postnatal days 2-6 (P2-6), which was followed by a large increase in their expression. In contrast, the PKC isozymes epsilon and theta were relatively abundant at P6, following which they underwent a further increase by P15. Comparison with purified proteins confirmed that the PKCepsilon levels at P6 and P15 were respectively 1.75 and 7.36 ng per 60 microg of protein, whereas PKCalpha levels at P6 and P15 were respectively 160 pg and 1.186 ng per 60 microg of protein. Therefore, at P6, PKCepsilon was about 11-fold more abundant than PKCalpha. Consequently, signaling cascades could use the relatively abundant PKCepsilon (and possibly PKCtheta) molecules for early events at P2-6 (e.g. neurogenesis), following which PKCalpha (and the beta, gamma, or delta isozymes) could guide maturation or apoptosis. Notably, at P6 but not P15, PKCepsilon, was localized to the nuclei of neuroblasts, probably directing mitosis. In contrast, at P15 but not P6, PKCalpha was highly expressed in the processes of the differentiated hippocampal neurons. In summary, PKC isozymes follow differential profiles of expression in neonatal hippocampus and the relative abundance of each may determine its mode and stage of involvement in hippocampal development.
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Hikima T, Araki R, Ishizuka T, Yawo H. beta-Phorbol ester-induced enhancement of exocytosis in large mossy fiber boutons of mouse hippocampus. J Physiol Sci 2009; 59:263-74. [PMID: 19340534 PMCID: PMC10717968 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0031-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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beta-Phorbol esters (BPE), synthetic analogues of diacylglycerol (DAG), induce the potentiation of transmission in many kinds of synapses through activating the C(1) domain-containing receptors. However, their effects on synaptic vesicle exocytosis have not yet been investigated. Here, we evaluated the vesicular exocytosis directly from individual large mossy fiber boutons (LMFBs) in hippocampal slices from transgenic mice that selectively express synaptopHluorin (SpH). We found that the activity-dependent increment of SpH fluorescence (DeltaSpH) was enhanced by 4beta-phorbol 12,13-diacetate (PDAc), one of the BPEs, without influencing the recycled component of SpH. These PDAc effects on DeltaSpH were almost completely inhibited by staurosporine, a non-selective antagonist of protein kinases. However, intermittent synaptic transmission was still potentiated through a staurosporine-resistant mechanism. The staurosporine-sensitive cascade may facilitate the vesicle replenishment, thus maintaining the fidelity of transmission at a high level during repetitive firing of the presynaptic neuron.
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- Takuya Hikima
- Department of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
- Tohoku University Basic and Translational Research Centre for Global Brain Science, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
- Tohoku University Basic and Translational Research Centre for Global Brain Science, Sendai, 980-8575 Japan
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Role of protein kinase C in the induction and maintenance of serotonin-dependent enhancement of the glutamate response in isolated siphon motor neurons of Aplysia californica. J Neurosci 2009; 29:5100-7. [PMID: 19386905 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4149-08.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) mediates learning-related facilitation of sensorimotor synapses in Aplysia californica. Under some circumstances 5-HT-dependent facilitation requires the activity of protein kinase C (PKC). One critical site of PKC's contribution to 5-HT-dependent synaptic facilitation is the presynaptic sensory neuron. Here, we provide evidence that postsynaptic PKC also contributes to synaptic facilitation. We investigated the contribution of PKC to enhancement of the glutamate-evoked potential (Glu-EP) in isolated siphon motor neurons in cell culture. A 10 min application of either 5-HT or phorbol ester, which activates PKC, produced persistent (> 50 min) enhancement of the Glu-EP. Chelerythrine and bisindolylmaleimide-1 (Bis), two inhibitors of PKC, both blocked the induction of 5-HT-dependent enhancement. An inhibitor of calpain, a calcium-dependent protease, also blocked 5-HT's effect. Interestingly, whereas chelerythrine blocked maintenance of the enhancement, Bis did not. Because Bis has greater selectivity for conventional and novel isoforms of PKC than for atypical isoforms, this result implicates an atypical isoform in the maintenance of 5-HT's effect. Although induction of enhancement of the Glu-EP requires protein synthesis (Villareal et al., 2007), we found that maintenance of the enhancement does not. Maintenance of 5-HT-dependent enhancement appears to be mediated by a PKM-type fragment generated by calpain-dependent proteolysis of atypical PKC. Together, our results suggest that 5-HT treatment triggers two phases of PKC activity within the motor neuron, an early phase that may involve conventional, novel or atypical isoforms of PKC, and a later phase that selectively involves an atypical isoform.
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Ramakrishnan R, Sheeladevi R, Namasivayam A. Regulation of protein kinases and coregulatory interplay of S-100beta and serotonin transporter on serotonin levels in diabetic rat brain. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:246-59. [PMID: 18711746 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein kinases are critical component in the regulation of signal transduction pathways, including neurotransmitters. Our previous studies have shown that serotonin (5-HT) altered under diabetic condition was accompanied by alterations of protein kinase C-alpha (PKC-alpha) and CaMKII, and those alterations were reversed after insulin administration. The current study showed that alloxan-induced diabetic animals revealed hyperglycemia and was associated with an increase in the content of 5-HT, PKC-alpha expression and PKC activity (P < 0.05) simultaneously in striatum (ST), midbrain (MB), pons medulla (PM), cerebellum (CB), and cerebral cortex (CCX) from 7 days to 60 days. Although the 5-HT levels in hippocampus (HC) and hypothalamus (HT) were not altered, the PKC-alpha expression and PKC activity showed increases (P < 0.05) in level in HC. Insulin administration reversed all these changes to a normal level. In contrast, the in vitro study has shown that the 5-HT levels correlated with PKC-alpha expressions as well as PKC activity (P < 0.05) only in ST, MB, and CB either after induction with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) or blocking with chelerythrine, whereas PM and CCX remained elevated (P < 0.05), implying a regulatory role for PKC-alpha only in ST, MB, and CB. However, our consecutive studies have shown that the 5-HT level in PM was regulated by p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK) both in vivo and in vitro, whereas the 5-HT level in CCX was coregulated by S-100beta by protein-protein interaction with serotonin transporter (SERT) via 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate sodium salt (8-Br-cAMP)-induced cAMP/PKAII pathway(s).
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- R Ramakrishnan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
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Park Y, Kim KT. Short-term plasticity of small synaptic vesicle (SSV) and large dense-core vesicle (LDCV) exocytosis. Cell Signal 2009; 21:1465-70. [PMID: 19249357 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Accepted: 02/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Synaptic plasticity results from changes in the strength of synaptic transmission upon repetitive stimulation. The amount of neurotransmitter released from presynaptic terminals can regulate short-term plasticity that lasts for a few minutes. This review focuses on short-term plasticity of small synaptic vesicle (SSV) and large dense-core vesicle (LDCV) exocytosis. Whereas SSVs contain classical neurotransmitters and activate ion channels, LDCVs contain neuropeptides and hormones which primarily activate G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Thus, LDCV exocytosis is mainly associated with modulation of synaptic activity and cannot induce synaptic activity by itself. As in SSV exocytosis, repetitive stimulation leads to short-term enhancement of LDCV exocytosis: i.e., activity-dependent potentiation (ADP) which represents potentiation of neurotransmitter release. Short-term plasticity of SSV exocytosis results from Ca2+ accumulation, but ADP of LDCV exocytosis does not. Here, we review the signaling mechanisms and differences of short-term plasticity in exocytotic processes of SSV and LDCV.
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- Yongsoo Park
- Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Perez-Mansilla B, Nurrish S. A network of G-protein signaling pathways control neuronal activity in C. elegans. ADVANCES IN GENETICS 2009; 65:145-192. [PMID: 19615533 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2660(09)65004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Caenorhabditis elegans neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is one of the best studied synapses in any organism. A variety of genetic screens have identified genes required both for the essential steps of neurotransmitter release from motorneurons as well as the signaling pathways that regulate rates of neurotransmitter release. A number of these regulatory genes encode proteins that converge to regulate neurotransmitter release. In other cases genes are known to regulate signaling at the NMJ but how they act remains unknown. Many of the proteins that regulate activity at the NMJ participate in a network of heterotrimeric G-protein signaling pathways controlling the release of synaptic vesicles and/or dense-core vesicles (DCVs). At least four heterotrimeric G-proteins (Galphaq, Galpha12, Galphao, and Galphas) act within the motorneurons to control the activity of the NMJ. The Galphaq, Galpha12, and Galphao pathways converge to control production and destruction of the lipid-bound second messenger diacylglycerol (DAG) at sites of neurotransmitter release. DAG acts via at least two effectors, MUNC13 and PKC, to control the release of both neurotransmitters and neuropeptides from motorneurons. The Galphas pathway converges with the other three heterotrimeric G-protein pathways downstream of DAG to regulate neuropeptide release. Released neurotransmitters and neuropeptides then act to control contraction of the body-wall muscles to control locomotion. The lipids and proteins involved in these networks are conserved between C. elegans and mammals. Thus, the C. elegans NMJ acts as a model synapse to understand how neuronal activity in the human brain is regulated.
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- Borja Perez-Mansilla
- MRC Cell Biology Unit, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Cell Biology Unit, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology and Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Liu Y, Chen X. Cholinergic excitation of dopaminergic cells depends on sequential activation of protein kinase C and the L-type calcium channel in ventral tegmental area slices. Brain Res 2008; 1245:41-51. [PMID: 18929546 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.09.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dopaminergic projections from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) constitute the mesolimbocortical system that underlies addiction and psychosis primarily as the result of increased dopaminergic transmission. Dopaminergic neurons in the VTA receive glutamatergic and cholinergic innervations that regulate their firing activities. Both transmitter systems can activate protein kinase C (PKC) by increasing intracellular calcium and lipid second messengers, however, whether PKC mediates increased firing following glutamatergic and cholinergic activation remains unknown. This paper examined the effects of acute PKC inhibition on firing responses to carbachol, NMDA or AMPA using patch clamp recordings from brain slices. The three ligands all induced a reversible increase in firing, however, only carbachol-induced increase in firing was attenuated by the PKC inhibitors chelerythrine or GF 109203X. The L-type calcium channel blocker nifedipine partially blocked carbachol-induced excitation similar to PKC inhibitors. PKC inhibition and L-type channel blockade did not significantly alter NMDA- or AMPA-induced excitation. Concurrent blockade of PKC and L-type channels with chelerythrine and nifedipine did not additively suppress carbachol-induced excitation indicating they were sequential events in the same signaling pathway. Furthermore, preincubation with the PKC inhibitor GF 109203X reduced the carbachol-induced increase in nifedipine-sensitive high-voltage gated calcium currents. These results indicate that cholinergic activation enhances PKC activity, which in turn facilitates L-type channel opening to excite dopaminergic cells, a finding that is in line with reports of increased PKC in the VTA in animals displaying addictive behavior.
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- Yudan Liu
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada A1B3V6
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Protein kinase C modulates synaptic vesicle acidification in a ribbon type nerve terminal in the retina. Neurochem Int 2008; 53:155-64. [PMID: 18691623 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The driving force for neurotransmitter accumulation into synaptic vesicles is provided by the generation of a transmembrane electrochemical gradient (DeltamicroH+) that has two components: a chemical gradient (DeltapH, inside acidic) and an electrical potential across the vesicular membrane (DeltaPsi, inside positive). This gradient is generated in situ by the electrogenic vacuolar H(+)-ATPase, which is responsible for the acidification and positive membrane potential of the vesicle lumen. Here, we investigate the modulation of vesicle acidification by using the acidic-organelle probe LysoTracker and the pH-sensitive probe LysoSensor at goldfish Mb-type bipolar cell terminals. Since phosphorylation can modulate secretory granule acidification in neuroendocrine cells, we investigated if drugs that affect protein kinases modulate LysoTracker staining of bipolar cell terminals. We find that protein kinase C (PKC) activation induces an increase in LysoTracker-fluorescence. By contrast, protein kinase A (PKA) or calcium/calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) activation or inhibition did not change LysoTracker-fluorescence. Using a pH-dependent fluorescent dye (LysoSensor) we show that the PKC activation with PMA induces an increase in LysoSensor-fluorescence, whereas the inactive analog 4alpha-PMA was unable to cause the same effect. This increase induced by PMA was blocked by PKC inhibitors, calphostin C and staurosporine. These results suggest that phosphorylation by PKC may increase synaptic vesicle acidification in retinal bipolar cells and therefore has the potential to modulate glutamate concentrations inside synaptic vesicles.
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Mechanisms of Glycine Release in Mouse Brain Stem Slices. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:286-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9774-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Physiological role for phosphatidic acid in the translocation of the novel protein kinase C Apl II in Aplysia neurons. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:4719-33. [PMID: 18505819 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00178-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In Aplysia californica, the serotonin-mediated translocation of protein kinase C (PKC) Apl II to neuronal membranes is important for synaptic plasticity. The orthologue of PKC Apl II, PKCepsilon, has been reported to require phosphatidic acid (PA) in conjunction with diacylglycerol (DAG) for translocation. We find that PKC Apl II can be synergistically translocated to membranes by the combination of DAG and PA. We identify a mutation in the C1b domain (arginine 273 to histidine; PKC Apl II-R273H) that removes the effects of exogenous PA. In Aplysia neurons, the inhibition of endogenous PA production by 1-butanol inhibited the physiological translocation of PKC Apl II by serotonin in the cell body and at the synapse but not the translocation of PKC Apl II-R273H. The translocation of PKC Apl II-R273H in the absence of PA was explained by two additional effects of this mutation: (i) the mutation removed C2 domain-mediated inhibition, and (ii) the mutation decreased the concentration of DAG required for PKC Apl II translocation. We present a model in which, under physiological conditions, PA is important to activate the novel PKC Apl II both by synergizing with DAG and removing C2 domain-mediated inhibition.
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G-proteins (guanine nucleotide-binding proteins) are membrane-attached proteins composed of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gamma. They transduce signals from G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to target effector proteins. The agonistactivated receptor induces a conformational change in the G-protein trimer so that the alpha-subunit binds GTP in exchange for GDP and alpha-GTP, and betagamma-subunits separate to interact with the target effector. Effector-interaction is terminated by the alpha-subunit GTPase activity, whereby bound GTP is hydrolyzed to GDP. This is accelerated in situ by RGS proteins, acting as GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Galpha-GDP and Gbetagamma then reassociate to form the Galphabetagamma trimer. G-proteins primarily involved in the modulation of neurotransmitter release are G(o), G(q) and G(s). G(o) mediates the widespread presynaptic auto-inhibitory effect of many neurotransmitters (e.g., via M2/M4 muscarinic receptors, alpha(2) adrenoreceptors, micro/delta opioid receptors, GABAB receptors). The G(o) betagamma-subunit acts in two ways: first, and most ubiquitously, by direct binding to CaV2 Ca(2+) channels, resulting in a reduced sensitivity to membrane depolarization and reduced Ca(2+) influx during the terminal action potential; and second, through a direct inhibitory effect on the transmitter release machinery, by binding to proteins of the SNARE complex. G(s) and G(q) are mainly responsible for receptor-mediated facilitatory effects, through activation of target enzymes (adenylate cyclase, AC and phospholipase-C, PLC respectively) by the GTP-bound alpha-subunits.
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- David A Brown
- Department of Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Van Buskirk C, Sternberg PW. Epidermal growth factor signaling induces behavioral quiescence in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat Neurosci 2007; 10:1300-7. [PMID: 17891142 DOI: 10.1038/nn1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ErbB receptor tyrosine kinases regulate several aspects of development, including the development of the mammalian nervous system. ErbB signaling also has physiological effects on neuronal function, with influences on synaptic plasticity and daily cycles of activity. However, little is known about the effectors of EGFR activation in neurons. Here we show that EGF signaling has a nondevelopmental effect on behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. Ectopic expression of the EGF-like ligand LIN-3 at any stage induces a reversible cessation of feeding and locomotion. These effects are mediated by neuronal EGFR (also called LET-23) and phospholipase C-gamma (PLC-gamma), diacylglycerol-binding proteins, and regulators of synaptic vesicle release. Activation of EGFR within a single neuron, ALA, is sufficient to induce a quiescent state. This pathway modulates the cessation of pharyngeal pumping and locomotion that normally occurs during the lethargus period that precedes larval molting. Our results reveal an evolutionarily conserved role for EGF signaling in the regulation of behavioral quiescence.
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- Cheryl Van Buskirk
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology 156-29, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Saransaari P, Oja SS. Characteristics of GABA Release Induced by Free Radicals in Mouse Hippocampal Slices. Neurochem Res 2007; 33:384-93. [PMID: 17712630 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The release of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA is generally enhanced under potentially cell-damaging conditions. The properties and regulation of preloaded [3H]GABA release from mouse hippocampal slices were now studied in free radical-containing medium in a superfusion system. Free radical production was induced by 0.01% of H2O2 in the medium. H2O2 markedly potentiated GABA release, which was further enhanced about 1.5-fold by K+ stimulation (50 mM). In Ca2+-free media this stimulation was not altered, indicating that the release was mostly Ca2+-independent. Moreover, omission of Na+ increased the release, suggesting that it is mediated by Na+-dependent transporters operating outwards, a conception confirmed by the enhancement with GABA homoexchange. Inhibition of the release with the ion channel inhibitors diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonate and 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-disulphonate indicates that Cl(-) channels also participate in the process. This release was not modified by the adenosine receptor (A1 and A2a) agonists and ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists kainate, N-methy-D: -aspartate and 2-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate, whereas the agonists of metabotropic glutamate receptors of group I [(S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine] and of group II [(2R,4R)-4-aminopyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate] enhanced it by receptor-mediated mechanisms, the effects being abolished by their respective antagonists. The group III agonist L+-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate reduced the evoked GABA release, but this was not affected by the antagonist. Furthermore, the release was reduced by activation of protein kinase C by 4 beta-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and by inhibition of tyrosine kinase by genistein and of phoshoplipase by quinacrine. On the other hand, increasing cGMP levels with the phosphodiesterase inhibitor zaprinast, selective for PDE5, 6 and 9, and NO production with the NO-generating compounds hydroxylamine, sodium nitroprusside and S-nitroso-N-penicillamine enhanced the release. The regulation of GABA release induced by free radical production proved thus to be rather complex. Under potentially cell-damaging conditions, the potentiation of GABA release may be a mechanism to counteract hyperactivity and reduce the effects of excitatory amino acid release. On the other hand, reduction of GABA release could be harmful and contribute to excitotoxic damage and neuronal degeneration.
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- Pirjo Saransaari
- Tampere Brain Research Center, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere 33014, Finland.
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Fox MA, Sanes JR. Synaptotagmin I and II are present in distinct subsets of central synapses. J Comp Neurol 2007; 503:280-96. [PMID: 17492637 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Synaptotagmin 1 and 2 (syt 1, syt 2) are synaptic vesicle-associated membrane proteins that act as calcium sensors for fast neurotransmitter release from presynaptic nerve terminals. Here we show that widely used monoclonal antibodies, mab 48 and znp-1, stain nerve terminals in multiple species and, in mouse, recognize syt 1 and syt 2, respectively. With these antibodies, we examined the synaptic localization of these synaptotagmin isoforms in the mouse central nervous system. Syt 1 and syt 2 are localized predominantly to different subsets of synapses in retina, hippocampus, cerebellum, and median nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB). In the MNTB, syt 1 and syt 2 are present in different presynaptic terminals on the same postsynaptic principal neuron. In retina, horizontal and OFF-bipolar cell terminals contain syt 2, whereas most other terminals contain syt 1. Syt 1 localization in the immature retina resembles that seen in adult; however, syt 2 localization appears strikingly different at perinatal ages and continues to change dramatically prior to eye opening. For example, starburst amacrine cells, which lack syt 2 in adult retina, transiently express syt 2 during the first 2 postnatal weeks. In addition to differences in spatial and temporal distribution, species-specific differences in synaptotagmin localization were observed in retina and cerebellum. The cell-, temporal-, and species-specific expression of synaptotagmin isoforms suggests that each may have distinct functions in neurotransmitter release.
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- Michael A Fox
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Wu J, Song TB, Li YJ, He KS, Ge L, Wang LR. Prenatal restraint stress impairs learning and memory and hippocampal PKCbeta1 expression and translocation in offspring rats. Brain Res 2007; 1141:205-13. [PMID: 17291462 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 01/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prenatal stress results in various learning, behavioral and emotional alterations observed in later life. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects of prenatal stress are not fully understood. In the present study we examined the impact of prenatal stress (an unpredictable restraint stress) during gestational days 13 to 20 on the performance in Morris water maze and passive avoidance training in 1- and 3-month-old rat offspring. The expression and translocation/activation of protein kinase C (PKC) beta1 in the hippocampus of prenatally stressed offspring were also investigated. One-month-old female and male and 3-month-old female prenatally stressed offspring showed longer latency to find the platform and used the inefficient search strategy in the water maze task and showed lower memory score in the passive avoidance training compared with controls. The expression of PKCbeta1 protein and mRNA in the hippocampus of prenatally stressed offspring was dramatically weakened. In the control offspring hippocampus, passive avoidance training induced the PKCbeta1 translocation from the cytosol to the membrane, which, however, was not observed in prenatally stressed offspring. Our results suggest that deficient signal transduction of PKCbeta1 in the hippocampus resulting from prenatal restraint stress may play an important role in the impairment of learning and memory abilities of offspring.
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- Jie Wu
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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Wierda KDB, Toonen RFG, de Wit H, Brussaard AB, Verhage M. Interdependence of PKC-Dependent and PKC-Independent Pathways for Presynaptic Plasticity. Neuron 2007; 54:275-90. [PMID: 17442248 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2006] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a prominent endogenous modulator of synaptic transmission. Recent studies proposed two apparently incompatible pathways, via protein kinase C (PKC) and via Munc13. Here we show how these two pathways converge. First, we confirm that DAG analogs indeed continue to potentiate transmission after PKC inhibition (the Munc13 pathway), but only in neurons that previously experienced DAG analogs, before PKC inhibition started. Second, we identify an essential PKC pathway by expressing a PKC-insensitive Munc18-1 mutant in munc18-1 null mutant neurons. This mutant supported basic transmission, but not DAG-induced potentiation and vesicle redistribution. Moreover, synaptic depression was increased, but not Ca2+-independent release evoked by hypertonic solutions. These data show that activation of both PKC-dependent and -independent pathways (via Munc13) are required for DAG-induced potentiation. Munc18-1 is an essential downstream target in the PKC pathway. This pathway is of general importance for presynaptic plasticity.
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- Keimpe D B Wierda
- Department of Functional Genomics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kim SY, Lee HG, Choi EJ, Park KY, Yang JH. TCDD alters PKC signaling pathways in developing neuronal cells in culture. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 67:S421-7. [PMID: 17222441 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/26/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is known to induce neurodevelopmental deficits such as poor cognitive development and motor dysfunction. However, the mechanism of TCDD-mediated neurotoxicity remains unclear. Since PKC signaling is one of the most pivotal events involved in neuronal function and development, we analyzed the effects of TCDD on the PKC signaling pathway in cerebellar granule cells derived from PND-7 rat brain. Immunoblot analysis revealed the presence of PKC-alpha, betaII, delta, epsilon, lambda and iota in both cytosol and membrane fractions of cerebellar granule cells, but PKC-gamma was below the detectable level. TCDD induced a significant translocation of PKC-alpha, -betaII and -epsilon from cytosol to membrane fraction (p<0.05) and a marginal translocation of PKC-delta at high dose only (p<0.1). It also increased RACK-1, an adaptor protein for PKC, in a dose-dependent manner. Exposure to TCDD induced a dose-dependent increase of both [3H] PDBu binding and the intracellular calcium level. The results suggest that the selective PKC isozymes and RACK-1 are involved in TCDD-mediated signaling pathway and these proteins may be possible molecular targets in neuronal cells for TCDD exposure. Our study provides basic data to understand mechanism of TCDD-induced neurotoxicity with respect to PKC signaling pathway and a scientific basis for improving the health risk assessment of neurotoxicants by identifying intracellular target molecules in neuronal cells.
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- Sun-Young Kim
- Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Wu HY, Lynch DR. Calpain and synaptic function. Mol Neurobiol 2007; 33:215-36. [PMID: 16954597 DOI: 10.1385/mn:33:3:215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 02/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Proteolysis by calpain is a unique posttranslational modification that can change integrity, localization, and activity of endogenous proteins. Two ubiquitous calpains, mu-calpain and m-calpain, are highly expressed in the central nervous system, and calpain substrates such as membrane receptors, postsynaptic density proteins, kinases, and phosphatases are localized to the synaptic compartments of neurons. By selective cleavage of synaptically localized molecules, calpains may play pivotal roles in the regulation of synaptic processes not only in physiological states but also during various pathological conditions. Activation of calpains during sustained synaptic activity is crucial for Ca2+-dependent neuronal functions, such as neurotransmitter release, synaptic plasticity, vesicular trafficking, and structural stabilization. Overactivation of calpain following dysregulation of Ca2+ homeostasis can lead to neuronal damage in response to events such as epilepsy, stroke, and brain trauma. Calpain may also provide a neuroprotective effect from axotomy and some forms of glutamate receptor overactivation. This article focuses on recent findings on the role of calpain-mediated proteolytic processes in potentially regulating synaptic substrates in physiological and pathophysiological events in the nervous system.
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- Hai-Yan Wu
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Chao D, Donnelly DF, Feng Y, Bazzy-Asaad A, Xia Y. Cortical delta-opioid receptors potentiate K+ homeostasis during anoxia and oxygen-glucose deprivation. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2007; 27:356-68. [PMID: 16773140 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Central neurons are extremely vulnerable to hypoxic/ischemic insult, which is a major cause of neurologic morbidity and mortality as a consequence of neuronal dysfunction and death. Our recent work has shown that delta-opioid receptor (DOR) is neuroprotective against hypoxic and excitotoxic stress, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Because hypoxia/ischemia disrupts ionic homeostasis with an increase in extracellular K(+), which plays a role in neuronal death, we asked whether DOR activation preserves K(+) homeostasis during hypoxic/ischemic stress. To test this hypothesis, extracellular recordings with K(+)-sensitive microelectrodes were performed in mouse cortical slices under anoxia or oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). The main findings in this study are that (1) DOR activation with [D-Ala(2), D-Leu(5)]-enkephalinamide attenuated the anoxia- and OGD-induced increase in extracellular K(+) and decrease in DC potential in cortical slices; (2) DOR inhibition with naltrindole, a DOR antagonist, completely abolished the DOR-mediated prevention of increase in extracellular K(+) and decrease in DC potential; (3) inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA) with N-(2-[p-bromocinnamylamino]-ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide dihydrochloride had no effect on the DOR protection; and (4) inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) with chelerythrine chloride reduced the DOR protection, whereas the PKC activator (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) mimicked the effect of DOR activation on K(+) homeostasis. These data suggest that activation of DOR protects the cortex against anoxia- or ODG-induced derangement of potassium homeostasis, and this protection occurs via a PKC-dependent and PKA-independent pathway. We conclude that an important aspect of DOR-mediated neuroprotection is its early action against derangement of K(+) homeostasis during anoxia or ischemia.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Cerebral Cortex/physiology
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine/pharmacology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Extracellular Space/metabolism
- Glucose/deficiency
- Homeostasis/physiology
- Hypoxia, Brain/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Indicators and Reagents
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Naltrexone/analogs & derivatives
- Naltrexone/pharmacology
- Potassium/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/physiology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- Dongman Chao
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Bauer CS, Woolley RJ, Teschemacher AG, Seward EP. Potentiation of exocytosis by phospholipase C-coupled G-protein-coupled receptors requires the priming protein Munc13-1. J Neurosci 2007; 27:212-9. [PMID: 17202488 PMCID: PMC6672273 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4201-06.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The vesicle priming protein Munc13-1 is regulated by diacylglycerol (DAG) and is therefore hypothesized to play a role in the control of neurotransmitter release by phospholipase C (PLC)-coupled receptors. We combined voltage-clamp recordings of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) and high-resolution capacitance measurements to investigate the mechanism of receptor-mediated modulation of exocytosis in bovine chromaffin cells. Activation of endogenous H1 G(q)-protein-coupled receptors (G(q)PCRs) by histamine potentiated stimulus-coupled secretion despite concurrently inhibiting Ca2+ influx through VGCCs. Histamine increased the size of the readily releasable pool of vesicles and in particular a subpool of fusion-competent vesicles localized in close proximity to VGCCs. Pharmacological characterization showed that potentiation of exocytosis depended on the activation of PLC but not protein kinase C. Overexpression of wild-type Munc13-1 by adenoviral infection had no effect on histamine-induced potentiation per se, whereas DAG-insensitive Munc13-1(H567K) completely abolished it. This is the first endogenous mammalian G(q)PCR signaling pathway identified that engages Munc13-1 to increase stimulus-coupled secretion by recruiting vesicles to the immediately releasable pool. G(q)PCRs are therefore able to control exocytosis at the level of SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) complex formation to produce rapid, short-term potentiation of the secretory output of neurons and endocrine cells.
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- Claudia S. Bauer
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom, and
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom, and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol BS3 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom, and
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Stough S, Shobe JL, Carew TJ. Intermediate-term processes in memory formation. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2006; 16:672-8. [PMID: 17097872 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2006.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neuroscientists have invested considerable effort in attempting to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate short-term and long-term forms of learning and memory. For instance, the discovery of long-term potentiation inspired a field that has produced hundreds of studies examining both early and late forms of long-term potentiation. And at the behavioral level, most neuroscientists investigate either short- or long-term forms of memory or some combination of the two. The general belief that plasticity was restricted to short- and long-term temporal domains lasted for many years because of the apparent continuity of memory and its molecular characterization from one domain to the other. In cellular studies of plasticity, the short-term stage typically lasts in the range of minutes, and requires modification of pre-existing proteins, whereas long-term changes, such as synaptic growth, last for hours to days and require transcription and translation. As both behavioral and cellular studies covered a wider range of temporal domains, from the initiation of brief memory to the expression of long-lasting memory, it was at least tacitly assumed that these studies also captured any intervening domains as well. However, between these two temporal extremes lies a unique form of intermediate-term synaptic plasticity and memory, which mechanistically is a blend of the early and late forms.
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- Shara Stough
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Amadio M, Battaini F, Pascale A. The different facets of protein kinases C: old and new players in neuronal signal transduction pathways. Pharmacol Res 2006; 54:317-25. [PMID: 16996748 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2006] [Revised: 08/08/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Signal transduction pathways are crucial for cell-to-cell communication. Various molecular cascades allow the translation of distinct stimuli, targeting the cell, into a language that the cell itself is able to understand, thus elaborating specific responses. Within this context, a strategic role is played by protein kinases which catalyze the phosphorylation of specific substrates. The serine/threonine protein kinase C (PKC) enzymes family (at least 10 isoforms) is implicated in the transduction of signals coupled to receptor-mediated hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids. Within this molecular pathway, protein-protein interactions play a critical role in directing the distinct activated PKCs towards selective subcellular compartments, in order to guarantee spatio-temporal and localized cellular responses. A space-specific modulation of biochemical events is particularly important during learning. Among the various mechanisms, the modulation of mRNA decay appears to be an efficient post-transcriptional way of controlling gene expression during learning, allowing changes to take place in selected neuronal regions, in particular at synaptic level. To this regard, recent studies have pointed out that PKC activation is also involved in a novel signalling cascade leading to the stabilization of specific mRNAs. This review will especially focus the attention on the implication of PKC in memory trace formation and how alterations within this molecular cascade may have consequences on physiological and pathological neuronal aging (i.e. Alzheimer's disease).
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- Marialaura Amadio
- Department of Experimental and Applied Pharmacology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Saransaari P, Oja SS. Modulation of GABA release by second messenger substances and NO in mouse brain stem slices under normal and ischemic conditions. Neurochem Res 2006; 31:1317-25. [PMID: 17053971 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9174-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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GABA is the inhibitory neurotransmitter in most brain stem nuclei. The properties of release of preloaded [(3)H]GABA were now investigated with slices from the mouse brain stem under normal and ischemic (oxygen and glucose deprivation) conditions, using a superfusion system. The ischemic GABA release increased about fourfold in comparison with normal conditions. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein had no effect on GABA release, while the phospholipase inhibitor quinacrine reduced both the basal and K(+)-evoked release in normoxia and ischemia. The activator of protein kinase C (PKC) 4beta-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate had no effects on the releases, whereas the PKC inhibitor chelerythrine reduced the basal release in ischemia. When the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels were increased by superfusion with zaprinast and other phosphodiesterase inhibitors, GABA release was reduced under normal conditions. The NO donors S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and hydroxylamine (HA) enhanced the basal and K(+)-stimulated release by acting directly on presynaptic terminals. Under ischemic conditions GABA release was enhanced when cGMP levels were increased by zaprinast. This effect was confirmed by inhibition of the release by the guanylate cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ). The NO-producing agents SNAP, HA, and sodium nitroprusside potentiated GABA release in ischemia. These effects were reduced by the NO synthase inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L: -arginine, but not by ODQ. The results show that particularly NO and cGMP regulate both normal and ischemic GABA release in the brain stem. Their effects are however complex.
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- Pirjo Saransaari
- Brain Research Center, Medical School, 33014 University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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Behrens UD, Borde J, Mack AF, Wagner HJ. Distribution of phosphorylated protein kinase C alpha in goldfish retinal bipolar synaptic terminals: control by state of adaptation and pharmacological treatment. Cell Tissue Res 2006; 327:209-20. [PMID: 17043793 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0302-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) is a signalling enzyme critically involved in many aspects of synaptic plasticity. In cyprinid retinae, the PKC alpha isoform is localized in a subpopulation of depolarizing bipolar cells that show adaptation-related morphological changes of their axon terminals. We have studied the subcellular localization of phosphorylated PKC alpha (pPKC alpha) in retinae under various conditions by immunohistochemistry with a phosphospecific antibody. In dark-adapted retinae, pPKC alpha immunoreactivity is weak in the cytoplasm of synaptic terminals, labelling being predominantly associated with the membrane compartment. In light-adapted cells, immunoreactivity is diffusely distributed throughout the terminal. Western blot analysis has revealed a reduction of pPKC alpha immunoreactivity in cytosolic fractions of homogenized dark-adapted retinae compared with light-adapted retinae. Pharmacological experiments with the isoform-specific PKC blocker Goe6976 have shown that inhibition of the enzyme influences immunolabelling for pPKC alpha, mimicking the effects of light on the subcellular distribution of immunoreactivity. Our findings suggest that the state of adaptation modifies the subcellular localization of a signalling molecule (PKC alpha) at the ribbon-type synaptic complex. We propose that changes in the subcellular distribution of PKC alpha immunoreactivity might be one component regulating the strength of the signal transfer of the bipolar cell terminal.
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- Uwe D Behrens
- Anatomisches Institut, Oesterbergstrasse 3, 72074, Tübingen, Germany.
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Zhao Y, Leal K, Abi-Farah C, Martin KC, Sossin WS, Klein M. Isoform specificity of PKC translocation in living Aplysia sensory neurons and a role for Ca2+-dependent PKC APL I in the induction of intermediate-term facilitation. J Neurosci 2006; 26:8847-56. [PMID: 16928874 PMCID: PMC6674363 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1919-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Protein kinase Cs (PKCs) are important effectors of synaptic plasticity. In Aplysia, there are two major phorbol ester-activated PKCs, Ca2+-activated PKC Apl I and Ca2+-independent PKC Apl II. Functional Apl II, but not Apl I, in sensory neurons is required for a form of short-term facilitation induced at sensorimotor synapses by the facilitatory transmitter serotonin (5-HT). Because PKCs are activated by translocating from the cytoplasm to the membrane, we used fluorescently tagged PKCs to determine the isoform and cell-type specificity of translocation in living Aplysia neurons. In Sf9 cells, low levels of diacylglycerol translocate Apl II, but not Apl I, which requires calcium for translocation at low concentrations of diacylglycerol. Accordingly, application of 5-HT to Aplysia sensory neurons in the absence of neuronal firing translocates Apl II, but not Apl I, consistent with the role of Apl II in short-term facilitation. This translocation is observed in sensory neurons, but not in motor neurons. Apl I translocates only if 5-HT is coupled to firing in the sensory neuron; firing alone is ineffective. Because combined 5-HT and firing are required for the induction of one type of intermediate-term facilitation at these synapses, we asked whether this form of synaptic plasticity involves activation of Apl I. We report here that dominant-negative Apl I, but not Apl II, blocks intermediate-term facilitation. Thus, different isoforms of PKC translocate under different conditions to mediate distinct types of synaptic plasticity: Ca2+-independent Apl II is involved in short-term facilitation, and Ca2+-dependent Apl I contributes to intermediate-term facilitation.
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- Yali Zhao
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science
- Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, and
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- Department of Physiological Science, and
- Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, and
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 2B4
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science
- Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, and
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 2B4
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- Department of Physiological Science, and
- Brain Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1606, and
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Nili U, de Wit H, Gulyas-Kovacs A, Toonen RF, Sørensen JB, Verhage M, Ashery U. Munc18-1 phosphorylation by protein kinase C potentiates vesicle pool replenishment in bovine chromaffin cells. Neuroscience 2006; 143:487-500. [PMID: 16997485 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 08/07/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Activation of protein kinase C (PKC) after robust stimulation is necessary for vesicle pool replenishment in secretory cells. Here we studied the contribution of a prominent downstream PKC target, Munc18-1, to this process in bovine chromaffin cells. In these cells, both activation of endogenous PKC and overexpressing of Munc18-1 promote vesicle pool replenishment after an extensive stimulation. In order to study the physiological relevance of PKC-dependent Munc18-1 phosphorylation, we generated two Munc18-1 phospho-mutants; one that mimics a constitutively PKC-phosphorylated Munc18-1 (i.e. a phosphomimetic mutant; Munc18-1(S313D)) and a second that cannot be PKC-phosphorylated (Munc18-1(3A)). Overexpression of Munc18-1(3A) caused a significant decrease in vesicle pool replenishment following a depleting stimulation, while Munc18-1(S313D) caused a significant increase in vesicle pool replenishment. These findings suggested that the phosphorylation of Munc18-1 by PKC potentiates vesicle pool replenishment. This hypothesis was further strengthened by the finding that overexpression of wild type Munc18-1 in the presence of a PKC inhibitor caused a significant reduction in vesicle pool replenishment, similar to that observed with Munc18-1(3A). Moreover, overexpression of Munc18-1(S313D) in the presence of the PKC inhibitor partly alleviated this attenuation, elucidating Munc18-1's unique contribution to vesicle pool replenishment. Finally, we demonstrate that Munc18-1 promotes vesicle docking in a phosphorylation-independent manner. This is deduced from the findings that both the wild type and the two Munc18-1 phospho-mutants enhanced docking to the same extent in bovine chromaffin cells. We conclude that Munc18-1 facilitates docking in a PKC phosphorylation-independent manner, and that its phosphorylation by PKC potentiates vesicle pool replenishment following a depleting stimulation, at a post-docking stage.
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- U Nili
- Department of Neurobiochemistry, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Park YS, Hur EM, Choi BH, Kwak E, Jun DJ, Park SJ, Kim KT. Involvement of protein kinase C-epsilon in activity-dependent potentiation of large dense-core vesicle exocytosis in chromaffin cells. J Neurosci 2006; 26:8999-9005. [PMID: 16943556 PMCID: PMC6675348 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2828-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Neurotransmitter release is modulated in an activity-dependent manner. We showed previously that repetitive stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) induced activity-dependent potentiation (ADP) of large dense-core vesicle (LDCV) exocytosis in chromaffin cells. Here we report that protein kinase C (PKC)-epsilon is critically involved in ADP. Stimulation of nAChR induced activation of PKC-epsilon, and inhibition of PKC-epsilon by expression of the dominant-negative mutant of PKC-epsilon (DN-PKC-epsilon) or short interfering (siRNA) against PKC-epsilon abolished ADP via decreasing the frequency and quantal size of fused vesicles without affecting basal exocytosis, suggesting that PKC-epsilon is specifically involved in ADP. Electron microscopy revealed that inhibition of PKC-epsilon disrupts activity-induced vesicle translocation required for ADP. We also suggest the involvement of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS), which is known as a downstream target of PKC-epsilon, in ADP of LDCV exocytosis. The level of phospho-MARCKS correlated with the time course of ADP and was reduced by transfection with DN-PKC-epsilon. Actin filament disassembly induced by MARCKS phosphorylation was also significantly blocked by transfection of DN-PKC-epsilon. Furthermore, knockdown of MARCKS by siRNA resulted in inhibition of ADP and reduction of the number of fused vesicles. Together, we provide evidence that ADP of LDCV exocytosis is regulated by PKC-epsilon and its downstream target MARCKS via modulating vesicle translocation.
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- Yong-Soo Park
- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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- Microscopy and Imaging System, Carl Zeiss Company, Seoul, 121-828, South Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Systems Biodynamics National Core Research Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea, and
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Tompkins JD, Parsons RL. Exocytotic release of ATP and activation of P2X receptors in dissociated guinea pig stellate neurons. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 291:C1062-71. [PMID: 16760262 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00472.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Activation of P2X receptors by a Ca(2+)- and soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) protein-dependent release of ATP was measured using patch-clamp recordings from dissociated guinea pig stellate neurons. Asynchronous transient inward currents (ASTICs) were activated by depolarization or treatment with the Ca(2+) ionophore ionomycin (1.5 and 3 microM). During superfusion with a HEPES-buffered salt solution containing 2.5 mM Ca(2+), depolarizing voltage steps (-60 to 0 mV, 500 ms) evoked ASTICs on the decaying phase of a larger, transient inward current. Equimolar substitution of Ba(2+) for Ca(2+) augmented the postdepolarization frequency of ASTICs, while eliminating the larger transient current. Perfusion with an ionomycin-containing solution elicited a sustained activation of ASTICs, allowing quantitative analysis over a range of holding potentials. Under these conditions, increasing extracellular [Ca(2+)] to 5 mM increased ASTIC frequency, whereas no events were observed following replacement of Ca(2+) with Mg(2+), demonstrating a Ca(2+) requirement. ASTICs were Na(+) dependent, inwardly rectifying, and reversed near 0 mV. Treatment with the nonselective purinergic receptor antagonist pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulfonic acid (PPADS) (10 microM) blocked all events under both conditions, whereas the ganglionic nicotinic antagonist hexamethonium (100 microM and 1 mM) had no effect. PPADS also blocked the macroscopic inward current evoked by exogenously applied ATP (300 microM). The presence of botulinum neurotoxin E (BoNT/E) in the whole-cell recording electrode significantly attenuated the ionomycin-induced ASTIC activity, whereas phorbol ester treatment potentiated this activity. These results suggest that ASTICs are mediated by vesicular release of ATP and activation of P2X receptors.
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- John D Tompkins
- University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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