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Parent HH, Niswender CM. Therapeutic Potential for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 7 Modulators in Cognitive Disorders. Mol Pharmacol 2024; 105:348-358. [PMID: 38423750 PMCID: PMC11026152 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.124.000874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGlu7) is the most highly conserved and abundantly expressed mGlu receptor in the human brain. The presynaptic localization of mGlu7, coupled with its low affinity for its endogenous agonist, glutamate, are features that contribute to the receptor's role in modulating neuronal excitation and inhibition patterns, including long-term potentiation, in various brain regions. These characteristics suggest that mGlu7 modulation may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy in disorders of cognitive dysfunction, including neurodevelopmental disorders that cause impairments in learning, memory, and attention. Primary mutations in the GRM7 gene have recently been identified as novel causes of neurodevelopmental disorders, and these patients exhibit profound intellectual and cognitive disability. Pharmacological tools, such as agonists, antagonists, and allosteric modulators, have been the mainstay for targeting mGlu7 in its endogenous homodimeric form to probe effects of its function and modulation in disease models. However, recent research has identified diversity in dimerization, as well as trans-synaptic interacting proteins, that also play a role in mGlu7 signaling and pharmacological properties. These novel findings represent exciting opportunities in the field of mGlu receptor drug discovery and highlight the importance of further understanding the functions of mGlu7 in complex neurologic conditions at both the molecular and physiologic levels. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Proper expression and function of mGlu7 is essential for learning, attention, and memory formation at the molecular level within neural circuits. The pharmacological targeting of mGlu7 is undergoing a paradigm shift by incorporating an understanding of receptor interaction with other cis- and trans- acting synaptic proteins, as well as various intracellular signaling pathways. Based upon these new findings, mGlu7's potential as a drug target in the treatment of cognitive disorders and learning impairments is primed for exploration.
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- Harrison H Parent
- Department of Pharmacology (H.H.P., C.M.N.), Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (H.H.P., C.M.N.), Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.M.N.), and Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology (C.M.N.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (C.M.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacology (H.H.P., C.M.N.), Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (H.H.P., C.M.N.), Vanderbilt Brain Institute (C.M.N.), and Vanderbilt Institute for Chemical Biology (C.M.N.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (C.M.N.)
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Cakir Z, Lord SJ, Zhou Y, Jang GM, Polacco BJ, Eckhardt M, Jimenez-Morales D, Newton BW, Orr AL, Johnson JR, da Cruz A, Mullins RD, Krogan NJ, Mahley RW, Swaney DL. Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Reveals apoE4-Dependent Phosphorylation of the Actin-Regulating Protein VASP. Mol Cell Proteomics 2023; 22:100541. [PMID: 37019383 PMCID: PMC10196575 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Apolipoprotein (apo) E4 is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. While neurons generally produce a minority of the apoE in the central nervous system, neuronal expression of apoE increases dramatically in response to stress and is sufficient to drive pathology. Currently, the molecular mechanisms of how apoE4 expression may regulate pathology are not fully understood. Here, we expand upon our previous studies measuring the impact of apoE4 on protein abundance to include the analysis of protein phosphorylation and ubiquitylation signaling in isogenic Neuro-2a cells expressing apoE3 or apoE4. ApoE4 expression resulted in a dramatic increase in vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) S235 phosphorylation in a protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent manner. This phosphorylation disrupted VASP interactions with numerous actin cytoskeletal and microtubular proteins. Reduction of VASP S235 phosphorylation via PKA inhibition resulted in a significant increase in filopodia formation and neurite outgrowth in apoE4-expressing cells, exceeding levels observed in apoE3-expressing cells. Our results highlight the pronounced and diverse impact of apoE4 on multiple modes of protein regulation and identify protein targets to restore apoE4-related cytoskeletal defects.
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- Zeynep Cakir
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA; Departments of Pathology and Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Svec KV, Howe AK. Protein Kinase A in cellular migration—Niche signaling of a ubiquitous kinase. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:953093. [PMID: 35959460 PMCID: PMC9361040 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.953093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Cell migration requires establishment and maintenance of directional polarity, which in turn requires spatial heterogeneity in the regulation of protrusion, retraction, and adhesion. Thus, the signaling proteins that regulate these various structural processes must also be distinctly regulated in subcellular space. Protein Kinase A (PKA) is a ubiquitous serine/threonine kinase involved in innumerable cellular processes. In the context of cell migration, it has a paradoxical role in that global inhibition or activation of PKA inhibits migration. It follows, then, that the subcellular regulation of PKA is key to bringing its proper permissive and restrictive functions to the correct parts of the cell. Proper subcellular regulation of PKA controls not only when and where it is active but also specifies the targets for that activity, allowing the cell to use a single, promiscuous kinase to exert distinct functions within different subcellular niches to facilitate cell movement. In this way, understanding PKA signaling in migration is a study in context and in the elegant coordination of distinct functions of a single protein in a complex cellular process.
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- Kathryn V. Svec
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, V T, United States
- University of Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
- *Correspondence: Alan K. Howe,
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Masuda S, Tanaka S, Shiraki H, Sotomaru Y, Harada K, Hide I, Kiuchi Y, Sakai N. GPR3 expression in retinal ganglion cells contributes to neuron survival and accelerates axonal regeneration after optic nerve crush in mice. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 172:105811. [PMID: 35809764 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy and is currently one of the most common diseases that leads to irreversible blindness. The axonal degeneration that occurs before retinal ganglion neuronal loss is suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. G protein-coupled receptor 3 (GPR3) belongs to the class A rhodopsin-type GPCR family and is highly expressed in various neurons. GPR3 is unique in its ability to constitutively activate the Gαs protein without a ligand, which elevates the basal intracellular cAMP level. Our earlier reports suggested that GPR3 enhances both neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival. However, the potential role of GPR3 in axonal regeneration after neuronal injury has not been elucidated. Herein, we investigated retinal GPR3 expression and its possible involvement in axonal regeneration after retinal injury in mice. GPR3 was relatively highly expressed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Surprisingly, RGCs in GPR3 knockout mice were vulnerable to neural death during aging without affecting high intraocular pressure (IOP) and under ischemic conditions. Primary cultured neurons from the retina showed that GPR3 expression was correlated with neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival. Evaluation of the effect of GPR3 on axonal regeneration using GPR3 knockout mice revealed that GPR3 in RGCs participates in axonal regeneration after optic nerve crush (ONC) under zymosan stimulation. In addition, regenerating axons were further stimulated when GPR3 was upregulated in RGCs, and the effect was further augmented when combined with zymosan treatment. These results suggest that GPR3 expression in RGCs helps maintain neuronal survival and accelerates axonal regeneration after ONC in mice.
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- Shun Masuda
- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Pharmacological Neuroscience, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Moazamiyanfar R, Halabian R, Ghollasi M, Poormoghadam D, Entezari M, Endorami SE. Neural Differentiation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSc) on Surface-Modified Nanofibrous Scaffolds Coated with Platelet-Rich Plasma. Neurochem Res 2022; 47:1991-2001. [PMID: 35359243 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03584-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
The field of tissue engineering exploits living cells in a variety of ways to restore, maintain, or enhance tissues and organs. Between stem cells, human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), are very important due to their wide abilities. Growth factors can support proliferation, differentiation, and migration of hiPSCs. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) could be used as the source of growth factors for hiPSCs. In the present study, proliferation and neural differentiation of hiPSCs on surface-modified nanofibrous Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) coated with platelet-rich plasma was investigated. The results of in vitro analysis showed that on the surface, which was modified nanofibrous scaffolds coated with platelet-rich plasma, significantly enhanced hiPSCs proliferation and neural differentiation were observed. Whereas the MTT ([3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide]) results showed biocompatibility of surface-modified nanofibrous scaffolds coated with platelet-rich plasma and the usage of these modified nanoscaffolds in neural tissue engineering in vivo is promising for the future.
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- Reza Moazamiyanfar
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunogenetics Research Center, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Longhena F, Faustini G, Brembati V, Pizzi M, Benfenati F, Bellucci A. An updated reappraisal of synapsins: structure, function and role in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 130:33-60. [PMID: 34407457 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Synapsins (Syns) are phosphoproteins strongly involved in neuronal development and neurotransmitter release. Three distinct genes SYN1, SYN2 and SYN3, with elevated evolutionary conservation, have been described to encode for Synapsin I, Synapsin II and Synapsin III, respectively. Syns display a series of common features, but also exhibit distinctive localization, expression pattern, post-translational modifications (PTM). These characteristics enable their interaction with other synaptic proteins, membranes and cytoskeletal components, which is essential for the proper execution of their multiple functions in neuronal cells. These include the control of synapse formation and growth, neuron maturation and renewal, as well as synaptic vesicle mobilization, docking, fusion, recycling. Perturbations in the balanced expression of Syns, alterations of their PTM, mutations and polymorphisms of their encoding genes induce severe dysregulations in brain networks functions leading to the onset of psychiatric or neurological disorders. This review presents what we have learned since the discovery of Syn I in 1977, providing the state of the art on Syns structure, function, physiology and involvement in central nervous system disorders.
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- Francesca Longhena
- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, Genova, Italy; IRCSS Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Largo Rosanna Benzi 10, 16132, Genova, Italy.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy; Laboratory for Preventive and Personalized Medicine, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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Maruoka H, Yamazoe R, Takahashi R, Yatsuo K, Ido D, Fuchigami Y, Hoshikawa F, Shimoke K. Molecular mechanism of nur77 gene expression and downstream target genes in the early stage of forskolin-induced differentiation in PC12 cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6325. [PMID: 32286359 PMCID: PMC7156746 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62968-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Forskolin promotes neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells via the PKA-CREB-dependent signaling pathway. Activation of PKA by forskolin phosphorylates CREB, which then binds to CRE sites in numerous gene promoters. However, it is unclear which gene contains the CRE sites responsible for forskolin-induced neuronal differentiation. In this study, we investigated how an immediate early gene, nur77, which has CRE sites in the promoter region, contributes to the early stage of differentiation of forskolin-treated PC12 cells. After treatment with forskolin, expression of Nur77 was upregulated within 1 hr. In addition, knockdown of nur77 inhibited neurite outgrowth induced by forskolin. We also revealed that the specific four CRE sites near the transcriptional start site (TSS) of nur77 were strongly associated with phosphorylated CREB within 1 hr after treatment with forskolin. To analyze the roles of these four sites, reporter assays using the nur77 promoter region were performed. The results showed that nur77 expression was mediated through three of the CRE sites, -242, -222, and -78, and that -78, the nearest of the three to the TSS of nur77, was particularly important. An analysis of neuronal markers controlled by Nur77 after A-CREB-Nur77-Synapsin1 signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in differentiation of forskolin-induced PC12 cells.
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- Hiroki Maruoka
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan.
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Alves CB, Almeida AS, Marques DM, Faé AHL, Machado ACL, Oliveira DL, Portela LVC, Porciúncula LO. Caffeine and adenosine A 2A receptors rescue neuronal development in vitro of frontal cortical neurons in a rat model of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. Neuropharmacology 2019; 166:107782. [PMID: 31756336 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Although some studies have supported the effects of caffeine for treatment of Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there were no evidences about its effects at the neuronal level. In this study, we sought to find morphological alterations during in vitro development of frontal cortical neurons from Spontaneoulsy hypertensive rats (SHR, an ADHD rat model) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY, control strain). Further, we investigated the effects of caffeine and adenosine A1 and A2A receptors (A1R and A2AR) signaling. Cultured cortical neurons from WKY and SHR were analyzed by immunostaining of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) and tau protein after treatment with either caffeine, or A1R and A2AR agonists or antagonists. Besides, the involvement of PI3K and not PKA signaling was also assessed. Neurons from ADHD model displayed less neurite branching, shorter maximal neurite length and decreased axonal outgrowth. While caffeine recovered neurite branching and elongation from ADHD neurons via both PKA and PI3K signaling, A2AR agonist (CGS 21680) promoted more neurite branching via PKA signaling. The selective A2AR antagonist (SCH 58261) was efficient in recovering axonal outgrowth from ADHD neurons through PI3K and not PKA signaling. For the first time, frontal cortical neurons were isolated from ADHD model and they presented disturbances in the differentiation and outgrowth. By showing that caffeine and A2AR may act at neuronal level rescuing ADHD neurons outgrowth, our findings strengthen the potential of caffeine and A2AR receptors as an adjuvant for ADHD treatment.
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- Catiane B Alves
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Anexo, Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90035-003.
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Two Pathways for the Activity-Dependent Growth and Differentiation of Synaptic Boutons in Drosophila. eNeuro 2019; 6:ENEURO.0060-19.2019. [PMID: 31387877 PMCID: PMC6709223 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0060-19.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Synapse formation can be promoted by intense activity. At the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ), new synaptic boutons can grow acutely in response to patterned stimulation. We combined confocal imaging with electron microscopy and tomography to investigate the initial stages of growth and differentiation of new presynaptic boutons at the Drosophila NMJ. We found that the new boutons can form rapidly in intact larva in response to intense crawling activity, and we observed two different patterns of bouton formation and maturation. The first pathway involves the growth of filopodia followed by a formation of boutons that are initially devoid of synaptic vesicles (SVs) but filled with filamentous matrix. The second pathway involves rapid budding of synaptic boutons packed with SVs, and these more mature boutons are sometimes capable of exocytosis/endocytosis. We demonstrated that intense activity predominantly promotes the second pathway, i.e., budding of more mature boutons filled with SVs. We also showed that this pathway depends on synapsin (Syn), a neuronal protein which reversibly associates with SVs and mediates their clustering via a protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent mechanism. Finally, we took advantage of the temperature-sensitive mutant sei to demonstrate that seizure activity can promote very rapid budding of new boutons filled with SVs, and this process occurs at scale of minutes. Altogether, these results demonstrate that intense activity acutely and selectively promotes rapid budding of new relatively mature presynaptic boutons filled with SVs, and that this process is regulated via a PKA/Syn-dependent pathway.
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Fu T, Wang J, Ding Y, Zhang Y, Han S, Li J. Modulation of cPKCγ on Synapsin-Ia/b-Specific Phosphorylation Sites in the Developing Visual Cortex of Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:2676-2684. [PMID: 31242289 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.19-26675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To explore the role of synapsin-Ia/b in visual cortical plasticity, the dynamic changes in total protein expression (T-) and conventional protein kinase C (cPKC)γ-modulated phosphorylation (P-) levels of synapsin-Ia/b were observed in the developing visual cortex of mice. Methods The Western blot analysis was used to determine the levels of T- and P-synapsin-Ia/b at site of Ser9, 549, and 603; the cPKCγ gene wild-type (cPKCγ+/+) and knockout (cPKCγ-/-) mice were applied to explore the modulation of cPKCγ on synapsin-Ia/b phosphorylation status in visual cortex of mice at postnatal 7 to 60 days (P7-P60, n = 6 per group). Results The results showed that T-synapsin-Ia/b protein levels significantly increased at P14 to P35 and peaked at P42 to 60 (P < 0.001) in visual cortex when compared with that of P7 cPKCγ+/+ mice, and cPKCγ-/- did not affect this pattern of T-synapsin-Ia/b protein expressions. For synapsin-Ia/b phosphorylation status, the levels of P-Ser9 and 603 synapsin-Ia/b significantly elevated at P21 to P28 (P < 0.05 or 0.001), and then went down and maintained at lower levels at P35 to P60 (P < 0.05 or 0.001) compared with P7 cPKCγ+/+ mice. In addition, the cPKCγ gene knockout could significantly (P < 0.001) inhibit both the increase and decrease of P-Ser9 and 603 synapsin-Ia/b levels when compared with cPKCγ+/+ mice at P7 to P60. However, there were no significant changes of P-Ser549 synapsin-Ia/b in the developing visual cortex of both cPKCγ+/+ and cPKCγ-/- mice at P7 to P60. Conclusions These results suggested that both protein expression levels and cPKCγ-modulated phosphorylation status at Ser9 and 603 of synapsin-Ia/b may play important role in developing visual cortex of mice.
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- Tao Fu
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurobiology and Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Matos H, Quiles R, Andrade R, Bykhovskaia M. Growth and excitability at synapsin II deficient hippocampal neurons. Mol Cell Neurosci 2019; 96:25-34. [PMID: 30858140 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2019.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Synapsins are neuronal phosphoproteins that fine-tune synaptic transmission and suppress seizure activity. Synapsin II (SynII) deletion produces epileptic seizures and overexcitability in neuronal networks. Early studies in primary neuronal cultures have shown that SynII deletion results in a delay in synapse formation. More recent studies at hippocampal slices have revealed increased spontaneous activity in SynII knockout (SynII(-)) mice. To reconcile these observations, we systematically re-examined synaptic transmission, synapse formation, and neurite growth in primary hippocampal neuronal cultures. We find that spontaneous glutamatergic synaptic activity was suppressed in SynII(-) neurons during the initial developmental epoch (7 days in vitro, DIV) but was enhanced at later times (12 and18 DIV). The density of synapses, transmission between connected pairs of neurons, and the number of docked synaptic vesicles were not affected by SynII deletion. However, we found that neurite outgrowth in SynII(-) neurons was suppressed during the initial developmental epoch (7 DIV) but enhanced at subsequent developmental stages (12 and18 DIV). This finding can account for the observed effect of SynII deletion on synaptic activity. To test whether the observed phenotype resulted directly from the deletion of SynII we expressed SynII in SynII(-) cultures using an adeno-associated virus (AAV). Expression of SynII at 2 DIV rescued the SynII deletion-dependent alterations in both synaptic activity and neuronal growth. To test whether the increased neurite outgrowth in SynII(-) observed at DIV 12 and18 represents an overcompensation for the initial developmental delay or results directly from SynII deletion we performed "late expression" experiments, transfecting SynII(-) cultures with AAV at 7 DIV. The late SynII expression suppressed neurite outgrowth at 12 and 18 DIV to the levels observed in control neurons, suggesting that these phenotypes directly depend on SynII. These results reveal a novel developmentally regulated role for SynII function in the control of neurite growth.
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- Heidi Matos
- Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States of America.
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Anand U, Yiangou Y, Akbar A, Quick T, MacQuillan A, Fox M, Sinisi M, Korchev YE, Jones B, Bloom SR, Anand P. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) expression by nerve fibres in inflammatory bowel disease and functional effects in cultured neurons. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0198024. [PMID: 29813107 PMCID: PMC5973579 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Glucagon like-peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists diminish appetite and may contribute to the weight loss in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine, for the first time, the expression of GLP-1R by colon nerve fibres in patients with IBD, and functional effects of its agonists in cultured rat and human sensory neurons. METHODS GLP-1R and other nerve markers were studied by immunohistochemistry in colon biopsies from patients with IBD (n = 16) and controls (n = 8), human dorsal root ganglia (DRG) tissue, and in GLP-1R transfected HEK293 cells. The morphological effects of incretin hormones oxyntomodulin, exendin-4 and glucagon were studied on neurite extension in cultured DRG neurons, and their functional effects on capsaicin and ATP signalling, using calcium imaging. RESULTS Significantly increased numbers of colonic mucosal nerve fibres were observed in IBD biopsies expressing GLP-1R (p = 0.0013), the pan-neuronal marker PGP9.5 (p = 0.0008), and sensory neuropeptide CGRP (p = 0.0014). An increase of GLP-1R positive nerve fibres in IBD colon was confirmed with a different antibody to GLP-1R (p = 0.016). GLP-1R immunostaining was intensely positive in small and medium-sized neurons in human DRG, and in human and rat DRG cultured neurons. Co-localization of GLP-1R expression with neuronal markers in colon and DRG confirmed the neural expression of GLP-1R, and antibody specificity was confirmed in HEK293 cells transfected with the GLP-1R. Treatment with oxyntomodulin, exendin-4 and GLP-1 increased neurite length in cultured neurons compared with controls, but did not stimulate calcium influx directly, or affect capsaicin responses. However, exendin-4 significantly enhanced ATP responses in human DRG neurons. CONCLUSION Our results show that increased GLP-1R innervation in IBD bowel could mediate enhanced visceral afferent signalling, and provide a peripheral target for therapeutic intervention. The differential effect of GLP-1R agonists on capsaicin and ATP responses in neurons suggest they may not affect pain mechanisms mediated by the capsaicin receptor TRPV1, but may enhance the effects of purinergic agonists.
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- Uma Anand
- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Nanomedicine Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London
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- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Centre for Clinical Translation, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Jahan S, Singh S, Srivastava A, Kumar V, Kumar D, Pandey A, Rajpurohit CS, Purohit AR, Khanna VK, Pant AB. PKA-GSK3β and β-Catenin Signaling Play a Critical Role in Trans-Resveratrol Mediated Neuronal Differentiation in Human Cord Blood Stem Cells. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:2828-2839. [PMID: 28455695 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0539-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The role of resveratrol (RV), a natural polyphenol, is well documented, although its role on neurogenesis is still controversial and poorly understood. Therefore, to decipher the cellular insights of RV on neurogenesis, we investigated the potential effects of the compound on the survival, proliferation, and neuronal differentiation of human cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hCBMSCs). For neuronal differentiation, purified and characterized hCBMSCs were exposed to biological safe doses of RV (10 μM) alone and in combination with nerve growth factor (NGF-50 ng). The cells exposed only to NGF (50 ng/mL) served as positive control for neuronal differentiation. The genes showing significant involvement in the process of neuronal differentiation were further funneled down at transcriptional and translational level. It was observed that RV promotes PKA-mediated neuronal differentiation in hCBMSCs by inducing canonical pathway. The studies with pharmacological inhibitors also confirmed that PKA significantly induces β-catenin expression via GSK3β induction and stimulates CREB phosphorylation and pERK1/2 induction. Besides that, the studies also revealed that RV additionally possesses the binding sites for molecules other than PKA and GSK3β, with which it interacts. The present study therefore highlights the positive impact of RV over the survival, proliferation, and neuronal differentiation in hCBMSCs via PKA-mediated induction of GSK3β, β catenin, CREB, and ERK1/2.
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- S Jahan
- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- BBD College of Dental Sciences, BBD University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India.
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Wirth A, Holst K, Ponimaskin E. How serotonin receptors regulate morphogenic signalling in neurons. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 151:35-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kao HT, Ryoo K, Lin A, Janoschka SR, Augustine GJ, Porton B. Synapsins regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated synaptic potentiation and axon elongation by acting on membrane rafts. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 45:1085-1101. [PMID: 28245069 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In neurons, intracellular membrane rafts are essential for specific actions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which include the regulation of axon outgrowth, growth cone turning and synaptic transmission. Virtually, all the actions of BDNF are mediated by binding to its receptor, TrkB. The association of TrkB with the tyrosine kinase, Fyn, is critical for its localization to intracellular membrane rafts. Here, we show that synapsins, a family of highly amphipathic neuronal phosphoproteins, regulate membrane raft lipid composition and consequently, the ability of BDNF to regulate axon/neurite development and potentiate synaptic transmission. In the brains of mice lacking all synapsins, the expression of both BDNF and TrkB were increased, suggesting that BDNF/TrkB-mediated signaling is impaired. Consistent with this finding, synapsin-depleted neurons exhibit altered raft lipid composition, deficient targeting of Fyn to rafts, attenuated TrkB activation, and abrogation of BDNF-stimulated axon outgrowth and synaptic potentiation. Conversely, overexpression of synapsins in neuroblastoma cells results in corresponding reciprocal changes in raft lipid composition, increased localization of Fyn to rafts and promotion of BDNF-stimulated neurite formation. In the presence of synapsins, the ratio of cholesterol to estimated total phospholipids converged to 1, suggesting that synapsins act by regulating the ratio of lipids in intracellular membranes, thereby promoting lipid raft formation. These studies reveal a mechanistic link between BDNF and synapsins, impacting early development and synaptic transmission.
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- Hung-Teh Kao
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, 171 Meeting Street, Room 187, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Sungbukgu, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, 171 Meeting Street, Room 187, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, 171 Meeting Street, Room 187, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Sungbukgu, Seoul, Korea.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, 171 Meeting Street, Room 187, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.,Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Peng S, Shi Z, Su H, So KF, Cui Q. Increased production of omega-3 fatty acids protects retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve injury in mice. Exp Eye Res 2016; 148:90-96. [PMID: 27264241 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Injury to the central nervous system causes progressive degeneration of injured axons, leading to loss of the neuronal bodies. Neuronal survival after injury is a prerequisite for successful regeneration of injured axons. In this study, we investigated the effects of increased production of omega-3 fatty acids and elevation of cAMP on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival and axonal regeneration after optic nerve (ON) crush injury in adult mice. We found that increased production of omega-3 fatty acids in mice enhanced RGC survival, but not axonal regeneration, over a period of 3 weeks after ON injury. cAMP elevation promoted RGC survival in wild type mice, but no significant difference in cell survival was seen in mice over-producing omega-3 fatty acids and receiving intravitreal injections of CPT-cAMP, suggesting that cAMP elevation protects RGCs after injury but does not potentiate the actions of the omega-3 fatty acids. The observed omega-3 fatty acid-mediated neuroprotection is likely achieved partially through ERK1/2 signaling as inhibition of this pathway by PD98059 hindered, but did not completely block, RGC protection. Our study thus enhances our current understanding of neural repair after CNS injury, including the visual system.
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- Shanshan Peng
- GHM Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Brain, Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education of PRC, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- GHM Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- GHM Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Brain, Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education of PRC, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- GHM Institute of CNS Regeneration, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Brain, Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education of PRC, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Winkle CC, Taylor KL, Dent EW, Gallo G, Greif KF, Gupton SL. Beyond the cytoskeleton: The emerging role of organelles and membrane remodeling in the regulation of axon collateral branches. Dev Neurobiol 2016; 76:1293-1307. [PMID: 27112549 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The generation of axon collateral branches is a fundamental aspect of the development of the nervous system and the response of axons to injury. Although much has been discovered about the signaling pathways and cytoskeletal dynamics underlying branching, additional aspects of the cell biology of axon branching have received less attention. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of key factors involved in axon branching. This article focuses on how cytoskeletal mechanisms, intracellular organelles, such as mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum, and membrane remodeling (exocytosis and endocytosis) contribute to branch initiation and formation. Together this growing literature provides valuable insight as well as a platform for continued investigation into how multiple aspects of axonal cell biology are spatially and temporally orchestrated to give rise to axon branches. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 76: 1293-1307, 2016.
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- Cortney C Winkle
- Neurobiology Curriculum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
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- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140
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- Department of Biology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19010
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
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Krasnova IN, Justinova Z, Cadet JL. Methamphetamine addiction: involvement of CREB and neuroinflammatory signaling pathways. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2016; 233:1945-62. [PMID: 26873080 PMCID: PMC5627363 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4235-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Addiction to psychostimulant methamphetamine (METH) remains a major public health problem in the world. Animal models that use METH self-administration incorporate many features of human drug-taking behavior and are very helpful in elucidating mechanisms underlying METH addiction. These models are also helping to decipher the neurobiological substrates of associated neuropsychiatric complications. This review summarizes our work on the influence of METH self-administration on dopamine systems, transcription and immune responses in the brain. METHODS We used the rat model of METH self-administration with extended access (15 h/day for eight consecutive days) to investigate the effects of voluntary METH intake on the markers of dopamine system integrity and changes in gene expression observed in the brain at 2 h-1 month after cessation of drug exposure. RESULTS Extended access to METH self-administration caused changes in the rat brain that are consistent with clinical findings reported in neuroimaging and postmortem studies of human METH addicts. In addition, gene expression studies using striatal tissues from METH self-administering rats revealed increased expression of genes involved in cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) signaling pathway and in the activation of neuroinflammatory response in the brain. CONCLUSION These data show an association of METH exposure with activation of neuroplastic and neuroinflammatory cascades in the brain. The neuroplastic changes may be involved in promoting METH addiction. Neuroinflammatory processes in the striatum may underlie cognitive deficits, depression, and parkinsonism reported in METH addicts. Therapeutic approaches that include suppression of neuroinflammation may be beneficial to addicted patients.
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- Irina N. Krasnova
- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, Intramural Research Program, NIDA, NIH, DHHS, Baltimore, MD, USA,Corresponding authors: Irina N. Krasnova, Ph.D., Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIDA/NIH/DHHS, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21224, Tel. 443-74-2658, Fax 443-740-2856, , Jean Lud Cadet, M.D., Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, NIDA/NIH/DHHS, 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21224, Tel. 443-740-2656, Fax 443-740-2856,
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Research Branch, Intramural Research Program, NIDA, NIH, DHHS Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, Intramural Research Program, NIDA, NIH, DHHS, 251 Bayview Blvd, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
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Impairments in dendrite morphogenesis as etiology for neurodevelopmental disorders and implications for therapeutic treatments. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 68:946-978. [PMID: 27143622 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dendrite morphology is pivotal for neural circuitry functioning. While the causative relationship between small-scale dendrite morphological abnormalities (shape, density of dendritic spines) and neurodevelopmental disorders is well established, such relationship remains elusive for larger-scale dendrite morphological impairments (size, shape, branching pattern of dendritic trees). Here, we summarize published data on dendrite morphological irregularities in human patients and animal models for neurodevelopmental disorders, with focus on autism and schizophrenia. We next discuss high-risk genes for these disorders and their role in dendrite morphogenesis. We finally overview recent developments in therapeutic attempts and we discuss how they relate to dendrite morphology. We find that both autism and schizophrenia are accompanied by dendritic arbor morphological irregularities, and that majority of their high-risk genes regulate dendrite morphogenesis. Thus, we present a compelling argument that, along with smaller-scale morphological impairments in dendrites (spines and synapse), irregularities in larger-scale dendrite morphology (arbor shape, size) may be an important part of neurodevelopmental disorders' etiology. We suggest that this should not be ignored when developing future therapeutic treatments.
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Marte A, Messa M, Benfenati F, Onofri F. Synapsins Are Downstream Players of the BDNF-Mediated Axonal Growth. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:484-494. [PMID: 26742525 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9659-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Synapsins (Syns) are synaptic vesicle-associated phosphoproteins involved in neuronal development and neurotransmitter release. While Syns are implicated in the regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-induced neurotransmitter release, their role in the BDNF developmental effects has not been fully elucidated. By using primary cortical neurons from Syn I knockout (KO) and Syn I/II/III KO mice, we studied the effects of BDNF and nerve growth factor (NGF) on axonal growth. While NGF had similar effects in all genotypes, BDNF induced significant differences in Syn KO axonal outgrowth compared to wild type (WT), an effect that was rescued by the re-expression of Syn I. Moreover, the significant increase of axonal branching induced by BDNF in WT neurons was not detectable in Syn KO neurons. The expression analysis of BDNF receptors in Syn KO neurons revealed a significant decrease of the full length TrkB receptor and an increase in the levels of the truncated TrkB.t1 isoform and p75NTR associated with a marked reduction of the BDNF-induced MAPK/Erk activation. By using the Trk inhibitor K252a, we demonstrated that these differences in BDNF effects were dependent on a TrkB/p75NTR imbalance. The data indicate that Syn I plays a pivotal role in the BDNF signal transduction during axonal growth.
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- Antonella Marte
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132, Genova, Italy
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- Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, 06519, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132, Genova, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Viale Benedetto XV 3, 16132, Genova, Italy.
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Knock-down of synapsin alters cell excitability and action potential waveform by potentiating BK and voltage-gated Ca(2+) currents in Helix serotonergic neurons. Neuroscience 2015; 311:430-43. [PMID: 26522789 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.10.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synapsins (Syns) are an evolutionarily conserved family of presynaptic proteins crucial for the fine-tuning of synaptic function. A large amount of experimental evidences has shown that Syns are involved in the development of epileptic phenotypes and several mutations in Syn genes have been associated with epilepsy in humans and animal models. Syn mutations induce alterations in circuitry and neurotransmitter release, differentially affecting excitatory and inhibitory synapses, thus causing an excitation/inhibition imbalance in network excitability toward hyperexcitability that may be a determinant with regard to the development of epilepsy. Another approach to investigate epileptogenic mechanisms is to understand how silencing Syn affects the cellular behavior of single neurons and is associated with the hyperexcitable phenotypes observed in epilepsy. Here, we examined the functional effects of antisense-RNA inhibition of Syn expression on individually identified and isolated serotonergic cells of the Helix land snail. We found that Helix synapsin silencing increases cell excitability characterized by a slightly depolarized resting membrane potential, decreases the rheobase, reduces the threshold for action potential (AP) firing and increases the mean and instantaneous firing rates, with respect to control cells. The observed increase of Ca(2+) and BK currents in Syn-silenced cells seems to be related to changes in the shape of the AP waveform. These currents sustain the faster spiking in Syn-deficient cells by increasing the after hyperpolarization and limiting the Na(+) and Ca(2+) channel inactivation during repetitive firing. This in turn speeds up the depolarization phase by reaching the AP threshold faster. Our results provide evidence that Syn silencing increases intrinsic cell excitability associated with increased Ca(2+) and Ca(2+)-dependent BK currents in the absence of excitatory or inhibitory inputs.
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Piccini A, Perlini LE, Cancedda L, Benfenati F, Giovedì S. Phosphorylation by PKA and Cdk5 Mediates the Early Effects of Synapsin III in Neuronal Morphological Maturation. J Neurosci 2015; 35:13148-59. [PMID: 26400944 PMCID: PMC6605445 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1379-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Synapsin III (SynIII) is a neuron-specific phosphoprotein that plays a unique role in neuronal development. SynIII is phosphorylated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) at a highly conserved phosphorylation site and by cyclin-dependent kinase-5 (Cdk5) at a newly described site. Although SynIII is known to be involved in axon elongation in vitro, the role of its phosphorylation by PKA and Cdk5 in the modulation of this process is unknown. We expressed either wild-type (WT) or phosphorylation-site mutants of SynIII in primary SynIII knock-out (KO) mouse neurons at early stages of in vitro development. Whereas the neurite elongation phenotype of SynIII KO neurons was fully rescued by the expression of WT SynIII, the expression of nonphosphorylatable and pseudo-phosphorylated PKA mutants was ineffective. Also, the nonphosphorylatable Cdk5 mutant was unable to rescue the neurite elongation phenotype of SynIII KO neurons. By contrast, the pseudo-phosphorylated mutant rescued the delay in neuronal maturation and axonal elongation, revealing a Cdk5-dependent regulation of SynIII function. Interestingly, SynIII KO neurons also exhibited decreased survival that was fully rescued by the expression of WT SynIII, but not by its phosphorylation mutants, and was associated with increased activated caspase3 and altered tropomyosin receptor kinase B isoform expression. These results indicate that PKA and Cdk5 phosphorylation is required for the physiological action of SynIII on axon specification and neurite outgrowth and that the expression of a functional SynIII is crucial for cell survival. Significance statement: Synapsin III is an atypical member of the synapsin family of synaptic vesicle-associated phosphoproteins that is precociously expressed in neurons and is downregulated afterward. Although experimental evidence suggests a specific role for Synapsin III in neuronal development, the molecular mechanisms are still largely unknown. We found that Synapsin III plays a central role in early stages of neuronal development involving neuronal survival, polarization, and neuritic growth and that these effects are dependent on phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase and cyclin-dependent protein kinase-5. These results explain the recently described neurodevelopmental defects in the migration and orientation of Synapsin III-depleted cortical neurons and support the potential association of Synapsin III with neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia.
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- Alessandra Piccini
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy, and
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- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy, and Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy, and
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Coleman WL, Kulp AC, Venditti JJ. Functional distribution of synapsin I in human sperm. FEBS Open Bio 2015; 5:801-8. [PMID: 26566474 PMCID: PMC4600850 DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Synapsin I was localized in the human sperm equatorial segment. Presence of synapsin I was confirmed by dot and Western blotting techniques. Treatment of sperm with anti-synapsin antibodies significantly decreased motility.
Proteins known to function during cell–cell communication and exocytosis in neurons and other secretory cells have recently been reported in human sperm. Synapsins are a group of proteins that have been very well characterized in neurons, but little is known about synapsin function in other cell types. Based upon previous findings and the known function of synapsin, we tested the hypothesis that synapsin I was present in human sperm. Washed, capacitated, and acrosome induced sperm preparations were used to evaluate the functional distribution of synapsin I using immunocytochemistry. Protein extracts from mouse brain, mouse testis/epididymis, and human semen were used for protein blotting techniques. Immunolocalization revealed synapsin I was enriched in the sperm equatorial segment. Protein extracts from mouse brain, mouse testis/epididymis, and human semen were positive for synapsin I using several different antibodies, and dot blot results were confirmed by Western blot analyses. Finally, treatment of capacitated and acrosome reaction induced samples with anti-synapsin antibodies significantly reduced sperm motility. Localization of synapsin I in human sperm is a novel finding. The association of synapsin I with the sperm equatorial segment and effects on motility are suggestive of a role associated with capacitation and/or acrosome reaction, processes that render sperm capable of fertilizing an oocyte.
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- William L Coleman
- Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, United States
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- Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, United States
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- Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, United States
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Ma TC, Willis DE. What makes a RAG regeneration associated? Front Mol Neurosci 2015; 8:43. [PMID: 26300725 PMCID: PMC4528284 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2015.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Regenerative failure remains a significant barrier for functional recovery after central nervous system (CNS) injury. As such, understanding the physiological processes that regulate axon regeneration is a central focus of regenerative medicine. Studying the gene transcription responses to axon injury of regeneration competent neurons, such as those of the peripheral nervous system (PNS), has provided insight into the genes associated with regeneration. Though several individual “regeneration-associated genes” (RAGs) have been identified from these studies, the response to injury likely regulates the expression of functionally coordinated and complementary gene groups. For instance, successful regeneration would require the induction of genes that drive the intrinsic growth capacity of neurons, while simultaneously downregulating the genes that convey environmental inhibitory cues. Thus, this view emphasizes the transcriptional regulation of gene “programs” that contribute to the overall goal of axonal regeneration. Here, we review the known RAGs, focusing on how their transcriptional regulation can reveal the underlying gene programs that drive a regenerative phenotype. Finally, we will discuss paradigms under which we can determine whether these genes are injury-associated, or indeed necessary for regeneration.
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- Thong C Ma
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University New York, NY, USA
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- Brain Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY, USA ; Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute White Plains, NY, USA
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Schmidt U, Buell DR, Ionescu IA, Gassen NC, Holsboer F, Cox MB, Novak B, Huber C, Hartmann J, Schmidt MV, Touma C, Rein T, Herrmann L. A role for synapsin in FKBP51 modulation of stress responsiveness: Convergent evidence from animal and human studies. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015; 52:43-58. [PMID: 25459892 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Both the molecular co-chaperone FKBP51 and the presynaptic vesicle protein synapsin (alternatively spliced from SYN1-3) are intensively discussed players in the still insufficiently explored pathobiology of psychiatric disorders such as major depression, schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To address their still unknown interaction, we compared the expression levels of synapsin and five other neurostructural and HPA axis related marker proteins in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the hippocampus of restrained-stressed and unstressed Fkbp5 knockout mice and corresponding wild-type littermates. In addition, we compared and correlated the gene expression levels of SYN1, SYN2 and FKBP5 in three different online datasets comprising expression data of human healthy subjects as well as of predominantly medicated patients with different psychiatric disorders. In summary, we found that Fkbp5 deletion, which we previously demonstrated to improve stress-coping behavior in mice, prevents the stress-induced decline in prefrontal cortical (pc), but not in hippocampal synapsin expression. Accordingly, pc, but not hippocampal, synapsin protein levels correlated positively with a more active mouse stress coping behavior. Searching for an underlying mechanism, we found evidence that deletion of Fkbp5 might prevent stress-induced pc synapsin loss, at least in part, through improvement of pc Akt kinase activity. These results, together with our finding that FKBP5 and SYN1 mRNA levels were regulated in opposite directions in the PFC of schizophrenic patients, who are known for exhibiting an altered stress-coping behavior, provide the first evidence of a role for pc synapsin in FKBP51 modulation of stress responsiveness. This role might extend to other tissues, as we found FKBP5 and SYN1 levels to correlate inversely not only in human PFC samples but also in other expression sites. The main limitation of this study is the small number of individuals included in the correlation analyses. Future studies will have to verify the here-postulated role of the FKBP51-Akt kinase-synapsin pathway in stress responsiveness.
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- Ulrike Schmidt
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, Munich, Germany
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- University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Stress Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Stress Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Stress Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Translational Research in Psychiatry, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Research, RG Molecular Psychotraumatology, Munich, Germany
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Monocular deprivation delays the dynamic changes of phosphorylated synapsin Ia/b at site-1 in contralateral visual cortex of juvenile mice. Neurochem Res 2015; 40:524-30. [PMID: 25576091 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-014-1492-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Synapsins as a family of presynaptic terminal phosphoprotein participates in neuronal development, but their role in the synaptic plasticity of visual cortex is unclear. In this study, the impact of monocular deprivation (MD) on dynamic changes of isoform-specific protein expression and site 1 phosphorylation of synapsins in visual cortex of the postnatal mice were observed by using the technique of Western blot analysis. The results showed that the total (T-) protein levels of synapsins including the isoform of Ia/b, IIa/b and IIIa were about 21-26% of adult level in visual cortex of mice at postnatal 7 days (P7), and then the T-synapsin Ia/b and IIb could quickly reach adult level at P35. However, the T-synapsin IIa and IIIa increased more slowly (71-74% at P35), and then kept increasing in the visual cortex of mice at P60. Unlike to the changes of T-synapsins, the level of phosphorylated (P-) synapsin Ia/b (not IIa/b and IIIa) at site 1 increased with development to the highest level at P21, and then decreased rapidly to a low level in visual cortex of mice at P35-60. In addition, we found that the levels of P-synapsin Ia/b increased significantly in left visual cortex of P28 and P35 (not P21 and P42) mice with 1-week MD of right eye; and no significant changes of T-synapsins were observed in both left and right sides of visual cortex in P21-42 mice with MD treatment. These results suggested that the isoform-specific protein expression and site-1 phosphorylation of synapsins might play a different role in the synaptic plasticity of visual cortex, and MD delays the dynamic changes of phosphorylated synapsin Ia/b at site-1 in contralateral visual cortex of juvenile mice.
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Synapsin regulates activity-dependent outgrowth of synaptic boutons at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. J Neurosci 2014; 34:10554-63. [PMID: 25100589 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5074-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Patterned depolarization of Drosophila motor neurons can rapidly induce the outgrowth of new synaptic boutons at the larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ), providing a model system to investigate mechanisms underlying acute structural plasticity. Correlative light and electron microscopy analysis revealed that new boutons typically form near the edge of postsynaptic reticulums of presynaptic boutons. Unlike mature boutons, new varicosities have synaptic vesicles which are distributed uniformly throughout the bouton and undeveloped postsynaptic specializations. To characterize the presynaptic mechanisms mediating new synaptic growth induced by patterned activity, we investigated the formation of new boutons in NMJs lacking synapsin [Syn(-)], a synaptic protein important for vesicle clustering, neurodevelopment, and plasticity. We found that budding of new boutons at Syn(-) NMJs was significantly diminished, and that new boutons in Syn(-) preparations were smaller and had reduced synaptic vesicle density. Since synapsin is a target of protein kinase A (PKA), we assayed whether activity-dependent synaptic growth is regulated via a cAMP/PKA/synapsin pathway. We pretreated preparations with forskolin to raise cAMP levels and found this manipulation significantly enhanced activity-dependent synaptic growth in control but not Syn(-) preparations. To examine the trafficking of synapsin during synaptic growth, we generated transgenic animals expressing fluorescently tagged synapsin. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis revealed that patterned depolarization promoted synapsin movement between boutons. During new synaptic bouton formation, synapsin redistributed upon stimulation toward the sites of varicosity outgrowth. These findings support a model whereby synapsin accumulates at sites of synaptic growth and facilitates budding of new boutons via a cAMP/PKA-dependent pathway.
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Copf T. Developmental shaping of dendritic arbors in Drosophila relies on tightly regulated intra-neuronal activity of protein kinase A (PKA). Dev Biol 2014; 393:282-297. [PMID: 25017992 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dendrites develop morphologies characterized by multiple levels of complexity that involve neuron type specific dendritic length and particular spatial distribution. How this is developmentally regulated and in particular which signaling molecules are crucial in the process is still not understood. Using Drosophila class IV dendritic arborization (da) neurons we test in vivo the effects of cell-autonomous dose-dependent changes in the activity levels of the cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase A (PKA) on the formation of complex dendritic arbors. We find that genetic manipulations of the PKA activity levels affect profoundly the arbor complexity with strongest impact on distal branches. Both decreasing and increasing PKA activity result in a reduced complexity of the arbors, as reflected in decreased dendritic length and number of branching points, suggesting an inverted U-shape response to PKA. The phenotypes are accompanied by changes in organelle distribution: Golgi outposts and early endosomes in distal dendritic branches are reduced in PKA mutants. By using Rab5 dominant negative we find that PKA interacts genetically with the early endosomal pathway. We test if the possible relationship between PKA and organelles may be the result of phosphorylation of the microtubule motor dynein components or Rab5. We find that Drosophila cytoplasmic dynein components are direct PKA phosphorylation targets in vitro, but not in vivo, thus pointing to a different putative in vivo target. Our data argue that tightly controlled dose-dependent intra-neuronal PKA activity levels are critical in determining the dendritic arbor complexity, one of the possible ways being through the regulation of organelle distribution.
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- Tijana Copf
- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W. 168th St. P&S 12-403, NY 10032, USA; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Nikolaou Plastira 100, P.O Box 1385, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Hendricks BK, Shi R. Mechanisms of neuronal membrane sealing following mechanical trauma. Neurosci Bull 2014; 30:627-44. [PMID: 24993771 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1446-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Membrane integrity is crucial for maintaining the intricate signaling and chemically-isolated intracellular environment of neurons; disruption risks deleterious effects, such as unregulated ionic flux, neuronal apoptosis, and oxidative radical damage as observed in spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. This paper, in addition to a discussion of the current understanding of cellular tactics to seal membranes, describes two major factors involved in membrane repair. These are line tension, the hydrophobic attractive force between two lipid free-edges, and membrane tension, the rigidity of the lipid bilayer with respect to the tethered cortical cytoskeleton. Ca(2+), a major mechanistic trigger for repair processes, increases following flux through a membrane injury site, and activates phospholipase enzymes, calpain-mediated cortical cytoskeletal proteolysis, protein kinase cascades, and lipid bilayer microdomain modification. The membrane tension appears to be largely modulated through vesicle dynamics, cytoskeletal organization, membrane curvature, and phospholipase manipulation. Dehydration of the phospholipid gap edge and modification of membrane packaging, as in temperature variation, experimentally impact line tension. Due to the time-sensitive nature of axonal sealing, increasing the efficacy of axolemmal sealing through therapeutic modification would be of great clinical value, to deter secondary neurodegenerative effects. Better therapeutic enhancement of membrane sealing requires a complete understanding of its intricate underlying neuronal mechanism.
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- Benjamin K Hendricks
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Cadet JL, Brannock C, Jayanthi S, Krasnova IN. Transcriptional and epigenetic substrates of methamphetamine addiction and withdrawal: evidence from a long-access self-administration model in the rat. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 51:696-717. [PMID: 24939695 PMCID: PMC4359351 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8776-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Methamphetamine use disorder is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent binge episodes, intervals of abstinence, and relapses to drug use. Humans addicted to methamphetamine experience various degrees of cognitive deficits and other neurological abnormalities that complicate their activities of daily living and their participation in treatment programs. Importantly, models of methamphetamine addiction in rodents have shown that animals will readily learn to give themselves methamphetamine. Rats also accelerate their intake over time. Microarray studies have also shown that methamphetamine taking is associated with major transcriptional changes in the striatum measured within a short or longer time after cessation of drug taking. After a 2-h withdrawal time, there was increased expression of genes that participate in transcription regulation. These included cyclic AMP response element binding (CREB), ETS domain-containing protein (ELK1), and members of the FOS family of transcription factors. Other genes of interest include brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tyrosine kinase receptor, type 2 (TrkB), and synaptophysin. Methamphetamine-induced transcription was found to be regulated via phosphorylated CREB-dependent events. After a 30-day withdrawal from methamphetamine self-administration, however, there was mostly decreased expression of transcription factors including junD. There was also downregulation of genes whose protein products are constituents of chromatin-remodeling complexes. Altogether, these genome-wide results show that methamphetamine abuse might be associated with altered regulation of a diversity of gene networks that impact cellular and synaptic functions. These transcriptional changes might serve as triggers for the neuropsychiatric presentations of humans who abuse this drug. Better understanding of the way that gene products interact to cause methamphetamine addiction will help to develop better pharmacological treatment of methamphetamine addicts.
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- Jean Lud Cadet
- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA,
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Wound repair requires the integration of complex cellular networks to restore tissue homeostasis. Defects in wound repair are associated with human disease including pyoderma gangrenosum, a heterogeneous disorder that is characterized by unhealed wounds and chronic inflammation of unclear etiology. Despite its clinical importance, there remain significant gaps in understanding how different types of cells communicate to integrate inflammation and wound repair. Recent progress in wound and regenerative biology has been gained by studying genetically tractable model organisms, like zebrafish, that retain the ability to regenerate. The optical transparency and ease of genetic manipulation make zebrafish an ideal model system to dissect multi-cellular and tissue level interactions during wound repair. The focus of this review is on recent advances in understanding how inflammation and wound repair are orchestrated and integrated to achieve wound resolution and tissue regeneration using zebrafish.
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- Danny C LeBert
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States.
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Comparison of different protocols for neural differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:1713-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3020-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lepski G, Jannes CE, Nikkhah G, Bischofberger J. cAMP promotes the differentiation of neural progenitor cells in vitro via modulation of voltage-gated calcium channels. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7:155. [PMID: 24065885 PMCID: PMC3777016 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanisms underlying the differentiation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) remain poorly understood. In this study we investigated the role of Ca2+ and cAMP (cyclic adenosine monophosphate) in the differentiation of NPCs extracted from the subventricular zone of E14.5 rat embryos. Patch clamp recordings revealed that increasing cAMP-signaling with Forskolin or IBMX (3-isobutyl-1-methylxantine) significantly facilitated neuronal functional maturation. A continuous application of IBMX to the differentiation medium substantially increased the functional expression of voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channels, as well as neuronal firing frequency. Furthermore, we observed an increase in the frequency of spontaneous synaptic currents and in the amplitude of evoked glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic currents. The most prominent acute effect of applying IBMX was an increase in L-type Ca2+currents. Conversely, blocking L-type channels strongly inhibited dendritic outgrowth and synapse formation even in the presence of IBMX, indicating that voltage-gated Ca2+ influx plays a major role in neuronal differentiation. Finally, we found that nifedipine completely blocks IBMX-induced CREB phosphorylation (cAMP-response-element-binding protein), indicating that the activity of this important transcription factor equally depends on both enhanced cAMP and voltage-gated Ca2+-signaling. Taken together, these data indicate that the up-regulation of voltage-gated L-type Ca2+-channels and early electrical excitability are critical steps in the cAMP-dependent differentiation of SVZ-derived NPCs into functional neurons. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the acute effects of cAMP on voltage-gated Ca+2channels in NPC-derived developing neurons.
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- Guilherme Lepski
- Department of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, University Albert-Ludwig Freiburg, Germany ; Department of Neurosurgery, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany
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Huang YA, Kao JW, Tseng DTH, Chen WS, Chiang MH, Hwang E. Microtubule-associated type II protein kinase A is important for neurite elongation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73890. [PMID: 23967353 PMCID: PMC3742546 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neuritogenesis is a process through which neurons generate their widespread axon and dendrites. The microtubule cytoskeleton plays crucial roles throughout neuritogenesis. Our previous study indicated that the amount of type II protein kinase A (PKA) on microtubules significantly increased upon neuronal differentiation and neuritogenesis. While the overall pool of PKA has been shown to participate in various neuronal processes, the function of microtubule-associated PKA during neuritogenesis remains largely unknown. First, we showed that PKA localized to microtubule-based region in different neurons. Since PKA is essential for various cellular functions, globally inhibiting PKA activity will causes a wide variety of phenotypes in neurons. To examine the function of microtubule-associated PKA without changing the total PKA level, we utilized the neuron-specific PKA anchoring protein MAP2. Overexpressing the dominant negative MAP2 construct that binds to type II PKA but cannot bind to the microtubule cytoskeleton in dissociated hippocampal neurons removed PKA from microtubules and resulted in compromised neurite elongation. In addition, we demonstrated that the association of PKA with microtubules can also enhance cell protrusion using the non-neuronal P19 cells. Overexpressing a MAP2 deletion construct which does not target PKA to the microtubule cytoskeleton caused non-neuronal cells to generate shorter cell protrusions than control cells overexpressing wild-type MAP2 that anchors PKA to microtubules. Finally, we demonstrated that the ability of microtubule-associated PKA to promote protrusion elongation was independent of MAP2 phosphorylation. This suggests other proteins in close proximity to the microtubule cytoskeleton are involved in this process.
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- Yung-An Huang
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Center for Bioinformatics Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Center for Bioinformatics Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Anand U, Facer P, Yiangou Y, Sinisi M, Fox M, McCarthy T, Bountra C, Korchev YE, Anand P. Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2 R) localization and antagonist-mediated inhibition of capsaicin responses and neurite outgrowth in human and rat sensory neurons. Eur J Pain 2013; 17:1012-26. [PMID: 23255326 PMCID: PMC3748799 DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00269.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The angiotensin II (AngII) receptor subtype 2 (AT2 R) is expressed in sensory neurons and may play a role in nociception and neuronal regeneration. METHODS We used immunostaining with characterized antibodies to study the localization of AT2 R in cultured human and rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and a range of human tissues. The effects of AngII and AT2 R antagonist EMA401 on capsaicin responses in cultured human and rat (DRG) neurons were measured with calcium imaging, on neurite length and density with Gap43 immunostaining, and on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) expression using immunofluorescence. RESULTS AT2 R expression was localized in small-/medium-sized cultured neurons of human and rat DRG. Treatment with the AT2 R antagonist EMA401 resulted in dose-related functional inhibition of capsaicin responses (IC50 = 10 nmol/L), which was reversed by 8-bromo-cAMP, and reduced neurite length and density; AngII treatment significantly enhanced capsaicin responses, cAMP levels and neurite outgrowth. The AT1 R antagonist losartan had no effect on capsaicin responses. AT2 R was localized in sensory neurons of human DRG, and nerve fibres in peripheral nerves, skin, urinary bladder and bowel. A majority sub-population (60%) of small-/medium-diameter neuronal cells were immunopositive in both control post-mortem and avulsion-injured human DRG; some very small neurons appeared to be intensely immunoreactive, with TRPV1 co-localization. While AT2 R levels were reduced in human limb peripheral nerve segments proximal to injury, they were preserved in painful neuromas. CONCLUSIONS AT2 R antagonists could be particularly useful in the treatment of chronic pain and hypersensitivity associated with abnormal nerve sprouting.
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- U Anand
- Peripheral Neuropathy Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Imperial College London, UK
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Synapsin II gene expression in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of brain specimens from patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: effect of lifetime intake of antipsychotic drugs. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2013; 14:63-9. [PMID: 23529008 PMCID: PMC3970980 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2013.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Synapsins are neuronal phosphoproteins crucial to regulating the processes required for normal neurotransmitter release. Synapsin II, in particular, has been implied as a candidate gene for schizophrenia. This study investigated synapsin II mRNA expression, using Real Time RT-PCR, in coded dorsolateral prefrontal cortical samples provided by the Stanley Foundation Neuropathology Consortium. Synapsin IIa was decreased in patients with schizophrenia when compared to both healthy subjects and patients with bipolar disorder, whereas the synapsin IIb was only significantly reduced in patients with schizophrenia when compared to healthy subjects, but not patients with bipolar disorder. Furthermore, lifetime antipsychotic drug use was positively associated with synapsin IIa expression in patients with schizophrenia. Results suggest that impairment of synaptic transmission by synapsin II reduction may contribute to dysregulated convergent molecular mechanisms which result in aberrant neural circuits that characterize schizophrenia, while implicating involvement of synapsin II in therapeutic mechanisms of currently prescribed antipsychotic drugs.
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Yun J, Nagai T, Furukawa-Hibi Y, Kuroda K, Kaibuchi K, Greenberg ME, Yamada K. Neuronal Per Arnt Sim (PAS) domain protein 4 (NPAS4) regulates neurite outgrowth and phosphorylation of synapsin I. J Biol Chem 2012; 288:2655-64. [PMID: 23172225 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.413310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neuronal Per Arnt Sim domain protein 4 (NPAS4), a brain-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, has recently been shown to regulate the development of the GABAergic inhibitory synapses and transcription program for contextual memory formation in the hippocampus. We previously reported that chronic social isolation or restriction stress in mice resulted in an impairment in memory and emotional behavior, which was associated with a decrease in Npas4 mRNA levels. In this study, we investigated the role of NPAS4 in neuronal function in vitro and in vivo. Differentiation medium-induced neurite outgrowth was inhibited in Npas4 knockdown Neuro2a cells, whereas overexpression of NPAS4 accelerated the neurite outgrowth in Neuro2a cells. Furthermore, depolarization-induced neurite outgrowth was abolished in Npas4 KO hippocampal neurons. NPAS4 overexpression increased cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5)-dependent synapsin I phosphorylation in Neuro2a cells and primary cultured hippocampal neurons. A CDK5 inhibitor, roscovitine, inhibited the neurite outgrowth and the increase in phosphorylated synapsin I (p-SYN I) levels in Npas4-overexpressed Neuro2a cells. Interaction of NPAS4 with promoters of Cdk5 and NeuN genes was demonstrated by a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. In an in vivo study, pentylenetetrazole-induced convulsions in mice resulted in an increase in NPAS4 and p-SYN I levels in the prefrontal cortex of wild-type mice, although no changes in p-SYN I levels were observed in Npas4 knock-out mice. These results suggest that NPAS4 plays an important role in the structural and functional plasticity of neurons.
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- Jaesuk Yun
- Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Hospital Pharmacy, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 466-8560, Nagoya, Japan
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Sheng H, Xu Y, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Ni X. Corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulates mitotic kinesin-like protein 1 expression via a PLC/PKC-dependent signaling pathway in hippocampal neurons. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 362:157-64. [PMID: 22698524 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Revised: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) has been shown to modulate dendritic development in hippocampus. Mitotic kinesin-like protein 1 (MKLP1) plays key roles in dendritic differentiation. In the present study, we examined the effects of CRH on MKLP1 expression in cultured hippocampal neurons and determine subsequent signaling pathways involved. CRH dose-dependently increased MKLP1 mRNA and protein expression. This effect can be reversed by CRHR1 antagonist but not by CRHR2 antagonist. CRHR1 knockdown impaired this effect of CRH. CRH stimulated GTP-bound Gαs protein and phosphorylated phospholipase C (PLC)-β3 expression, which were blocked by CRHR1 antagonist. Transfection of GP antagonist-2A, an inhibitory peptide of Gαq protein, blocked CRH-induced phosphorylated PLC-β3 expression. PLC and PKC inhibitors completely blocked whereas adenylyl cyclase (AC) and PKA inhibitors did not affect CRH-induced MKLP1 expression. Our results indicate that CRH act on CRHR1 to induce MKLP1 expression via PLC/PKC signaling pathway. CRH may regulate MKLP1 expression, thereby modulating dendritic development.
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- Hui Sheng
- Department of Physiology and The Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology of Ministry of Education, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Emery AC, Eiden MV, Eiden LE. A new site and mechanism of action for the widely used adenylate cyclase inhibitor SQ22,536. Mol Pharmacol 2012; 83:95-105. [PMID: 23053667 DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.081760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We evaluated the efficacy, potency, and selectivity of the three most commonly used adenylate cyclase (AC) inhibitors in a battery of cell lines constructed to study signaling via three discrete cAMP sensors identified in neuroendocrine cells. SQ22,536 [9-(tetrahydrofuryl)-adenine] and 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine (ddAd) are effective and potent AC inhibitors in HEK293 cells expressing a cAMP response element (CRE) reporter gene, and MDL-12,330A [cis-N-(2-phenylcyclopentyl)azacyclotridec-1-en-2-amine hydrochloride] is not. Neuroscreen-1 (NS-1) cells were used to assess the specificity of the most potent AC inhibitor, SQ22,536, to block downstream cAMP signaling to phosphorylate CREB (via PKA); to activate Rap1 (via Epac); and to activate ERK signaling leading to neuritogenesis (via the newly described neuritogenic cAMP sensor NCS). SQ22,536 failed to inhibit the effects of cAMP analogs 8-Br-cAMP and 8-CPT-2'-O-Me-cAMP on PKA-mediated CREB activation/phosphorylation and Epac-mediated Rap1 activation, indicating that it does not inhibit these cAMP pathways beyond the level of AC. On the other hand, SQ22,536, but not ddAd, inhibited the effects of cAMP analogs 8-Br-cAMP and 8-CPT-cAMP on ERK phosphorylation and neuritogenesis, indicating that it acts not only as an AC blocker, but also as an inhibitor of the NCS. The observed off-target actions of SQ22,536 are specific to cAMP signaling: SQ22,536 does not block the actions of compounds not related to cAMP signaling, including ERK induction by PMA, and ERK activation and neuritogenesis induced by NGF. These data led us to indicate a second target for SQ22,536 that should be considered when interpreting its effects in whole cell and in vivo experiments.
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- Andrew C Emery
- National Institute of Mental Health, 49 Convent Drive, Building 49, Room 5A-38, Bethesda, MD 20892-4090, USA
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Gene expression profile analysis in cultured human neuronal cells after static magnetic stimulation. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13206-012-6308-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vasileva M, Horstmann H, Geumann C, Gitler D, Kuner T. Synapsin-dependent reserveo pool of synaptic vesicles supports replenishment of the readily releasable pool under intense synaptic transmission. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 36:3005-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lazarovici P, Cohen G, Arien-Zakay H, Chen J, Zhang C, Chopp M, Jiang H. Multimodal neuroprotection induced by PACAP38 in oxygen-glucose deprivation and middle cerebral artery occlusion stroke models. J Mol Neurosci 2012; 48:526-40. [PMID: 22678884 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9818-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP), a potent neuropeptide which crosses the blood-brain barrier, is known to provide neuroprotection in rat stroke models of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) by mechanism(s) which deserve clarification. We confirmed that following i.v. injection of 30 ng/kg of PACAP38 in rats exposed to 2 h of MCAO focal cerebral ischemia and 48 h reoxygenation, 50 % neuroprotection was measured by reduced caspase-3 activity and volume of cerebral infarction. Similar neuroprotective effects were measured upon PACAP38 treatment of oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation of brain cortical neurons. The neuroprotection was temporally associated with increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, phosphorylation of its receptor-tropomyosin-related kinase receptor type B (trkB), activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase and Akt, and reduction of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 phosphorylation. PACAP38 increased expression of neuronal markers beta-tubulin III, microtubule-associated protein-2, and growth-associated protein-43. PACAP38 induced stimulation of Rac and suppression of Rho GTPase activities. PACAP38 downregulated the nerve growth factor receptor (p75(NTR)) and associated Nogo-(Neurite outgrowth-A) receptor. Collectively, these in vitro and in vivo results propose that PACAP exhibits neuroprotective effects in cerebral ischemia by three mechanisms: a direct one, mediated by PACAP receptors, and two indirect, induced by neurotrophin release, activation of the trkB receptors and attenuation of neuronal growth inhibitory signaling molecules p75(NTR) and Nogo receptor.
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- Philip Lazarovici
- School of Pharmacy Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12065, Jerusalem 91120, Israel.
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Frederikse PH, Kasinathan C, Kleiman NJ. Parallels between neuron and lens fiber cell structure and molecular regulatory networks. Dev Biol 2012; 368:255-60. [PMID: 22641011 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Studies over the past fifty years have identified extensive similarities between neurons and elongated fiber cells that make up in the interior of the ocular lens. Electron micrographs showed parallels in the organization of their intracellular vesicle transport machinery and between lens fiber cell lateral protrusions and dendritic spines. Consistent with those observations, a number of gene products first characterized as highly neuron-preferred in their expression were also demonstrated in lens fiber cells. Going further, a fundamental network of regulatory factors with critical roles in determining the neuronal phenotype were also identified in lenses, and showed a corresponding mutually exclusive distribution of neural and non-neural factor isoforms in mitotic lens epithelial cells and post-mitotic fiber cells consistent with their interlocking functions in neural cells. These included REST/NRSF transcription factors, members of major RNA binding protein families, and "brain-specific" miRNAs that were each shown to have global roles in governing neural and non-neural gene expression and alternative transcript splicing in vertebrates. This review discusses these extensive parallels between neurons and fiber cells and implications regarding common themes in lens and neural cell physiology and disease, which may also suggest related evolutionary processes.
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- Peter H Frederikse
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H645, Newark, NJ 07103, United States.
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Gelsomino G, Menna E, Antonucci F, Rodighiero S, Riganti L, Mulle C, Benfenati F, Valtorta F, Verderio C, Matteoli M. Kainate Induces Mobilization of Synaptic Vesicles at the Growth Cone through the Activation of Protein Kinase A. Cereb Cortex 2012; 23:531-41. [DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Henkin RI, Velicu I. Etiological relationships of parotid saliva cyclic nucleotides in patients with taste and smell dysfunction. Arch Oral Biol 2012; 57:670-7. [PMID: 22310165 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We previously demonstrated that parotid saliva cAMP and cGMP were lower in patients with taste and smell dysfunction than in normal subjects. We subsequently demonstrated parotid saliva cAMP and cGMP were inversely correlated with smell loss degree such that as smell loss severity increased parotid saliva cAMP and cGMP decreased proportionately. To learn more about these relationships we studied parotid saliva cAMP and cGMP with respect to aetiology of sensory loss in these patients. DESIGN Parotid saliva cAMP and cGMP in patients with smell loss (hyposmia) who participated in an open label fixed design controlled clinical trial with treatment with oral theophylline were evaluated with respect to their initial etiological diagnosis. Levels of cyclic nucleotides in each etiological category were compared to each other, to the entire patient group and to normal subjects. RESULTS Mean cAMP and cGMP in all patients combined were below those in normals, as previously described. However, categorized by aetiology, there was a stratification of levels of both cyclic nucleotides; some levels were below the normal mean and some were at or above the normal mean. CONCLUSIONS Parotid saliva cyclic nucleotides characterised in hyposmic patients by aetiology indicate (1) there are differential alterations in these nucleotides related to aetiology of sensory dysfunction and (2) these moieties measured prior to treatment indicate which patient groups may benefit from treatment with phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors which increase levels of these moieties and thereby correct their sensory dysfunction.
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- Robert I Henkin
- Center for Molecular Nutrition and Sensory Disorders, The Taste and Smell Clinic, 5125 MacArthur Blvd, NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA.
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Patel N, Klassert TE, Greco SJ, Patel SA, Munoz JL, Reddy BY, Bryan M, Campbell N, Kokorina N, Sabaawy HE, Rameshwar P. Developmental regulation of TAC1 in peptidergic-induced human mesenchymal stem cells: implication for spinal cord injury in zebrafish. Stem Cells Dev 2012; 21:308-20. [PMID: 21671725 PMCID: PMC3258436 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2011.0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are easy to expand, are relatively safe, and can be transplanted in allogeneic recipients as off-the-shelf cells. MSCs can be induced to form functional peptidergic neurons and express the neurotransmitter gene, TAC1. Expression of TAC1 requires that the repressor gene, RE-1 silencing transcription factor (REST), is decreased. This study investigated the molecular pathway in TAC1 induction as MSCs differentiated into neurons and then applied the findings in a model of spinal cord injury (SCI) in zebrafish. We studied the developmental roles of the 2 cAMP response element (CRE) sites: CRE1 and CRE2. Activator protein-1 (AP-1) binding site overlaps with CRE2 (CRE2/AP-1). Reporter gene studies with the 5' regulatory region of TAC1 containing wild-type or mutant CRE sites and, parallel studies with ectopically expressed inhibitor of cAMP proteins (inducible cAMP early repressor) indicated that CRE1 and CRE2/AP-1 are activated at days 6 and 12, respectively. Studies with protein kinase-A (PKA) and Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitors in the reporter gene studies, chromatin immunoprecipation assay, and ectopic expression of REST indicated the following pathways: Decrease of REST activated upstream c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). In turn, JNK activated ATF-2 and AP-1 for interaction with CRE1 and CRE2/AP-1, respectively. To apply the finding to SCI, we transplanted 6-day-induced MSCs in transgenic HB9-GFP zebrafish larvae with SCI, in the presence or absence of JNK inhibitors. Imaging and functional studies showed significant improvement in the fish. The repair mechanism involved the activation of JNK. The findings have long-term implications for SCI repair with MSCs.
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- Nitixa Patel
- UMDNJ–New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Instituto de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública, Universito of La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
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- UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Xu N, Engbers J, Khaja S, Xu L, Clark JJ, Hansen MR. Influence of cAMP and protein kinase A on neurite length from spiral ganglion neurons. Hear Res 2011; 283:33-44. [PMID: 22154930 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Regrowth of peripheral spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) fibers is a primary objective in efforts to improve cochlear implant outcomes and to potentially reinnervate regenerated hair cells. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) regulates neurite growth and guidance via activation of protein kinase A (PKA) and Exchange Protein directly Activated by Cylic AMP (Epac). Here we explored the effects of cAMP signaling on SGN neurite length in vitro. We find that the cAMP analog, cpt-cAMP, exerts a biphasic effect on neurite length; increasing length at lower concentrations and reducing length at higher concentrations. This biphasic response occurs in cultures plated on laminin, fibronectin, or tenascin C suggesting that it is not substrate dependent. cpt-cAMP also reduces SGN neurite branching. The Epac-specific agonist, 8-pCPT-2'-O-Me-cAMP, does not alter SGN neurite length. Constitutively active PKA isoforms strongly inhibit SGN neurite length similar to higher levels of cAMP. Chronic membrane depolarization activates PKA in SGNs and also inhibits SGN neurite length. However, inhibition of PKA fails to rescue neurite length in depolarized cultures implying that activation of PKA is not necessary for the inhibition of SGN neurite length by chronic depolarization. Expression of constitutively active phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, but not c-Jun N-terminal kinase, isoforms partially rescues SGN neurite length in the presence of activated PKA. Taken together, these results suggest that activation of cAMP/PKA represents a potential strategy to enhance SGN fiber elongation following deafness; however such therapies will likely require careful titration so as to promote rather than inhibit nerve fiber regeneration.
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- Ningyong Xu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 52242, USA
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Orenbuch A, Ayelet O, Shulman Y, Yoav S, Lipstein N, Noa L, Bechar A, Amit B, Lavy Y, Yotam L, Brumer E, Eliaz B, Vasileva M, Mariya V, Kahn J, Joy K, Barki-Harrington L, Liza BH, Kuner T, Thomas K, Gitler D, Daniel G. Inhibition of exocytosis or endocytosis blocks activity-dependent redistribution of synapsin. J Neurochem 2011; 120:248-58. [PMID: 22066784 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07579.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The synaptic vesicle cycle encompasses the pre-synaptic events that drive neurotransmission. Influx of calcium leads to the fusion of synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane and the release of neurotransmitter, closely followed by endocytosis. Vacated release sites are repopulated with vesicles which are then primed for release. When activity is intense, reserve vesicles may be mobilized to counteract an eventual decline in transmission. Recently, interplay between endocytosis and repopulation of the readily releasable pool of vesicles has been identified. In this study, we show that exo-endocytosis is necessary to enable detachment of synapsin from reserve pool vesicles during synaptic activity. We report that blockage of exocytosis in cultured mouse hippocampal neurons, either by tetanus toxin or by the deletion of munc13, inhibits the activity-dependent redistribution of synapsin from the pre-synaptic terminal into the axon. Likewise, perturbation of endocytosis with dynasore or by a dynamin dominant-negative mutant fully prevents synapsin redistribution. Such inhibition of synapsin redistribution occurred despite the efficient phosphorylation of synapsin at its protein kinase A/CaMKI site, indicating that disengagement of synapsin from the vesicles requires exocytosis and endocytosis in addition to phosphorylation. Our results therefore reveal hitherto unidentified feedback within the synaptic vesicle cycle involving the synapsin-managed reserve pool.
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- Ayelet Orenbuch
- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Perlini LE, Botti F, Fornasiero EF, Giannandrea M, Bonanomi D, Amendola M, Naldini L, Benfenati F, Valtorta F. Effects of phosphorylation and neuronal activity on the control of synapse formation by synapsin I. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:3643-53. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.086223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Synapsins are synaptic vesicle (SV)-associated proteins that regulate synaptic transmission and neuronal differentiation. At early stages, Syn I and II phosphorylation at Ser9 by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I/IV modulates axon elongation and SV-precursor dynamics. We evaluated the requirement of Syn I for synapse formation by siRNA-mediated knockdown as well as by overexpression of either its wild-type (WT) form or its phosphorylation mutants. Syn1 knockdown at 14 days in vitro caused a decrease in the number of synapses, accompanied by a reduction of SV recycling. Although overexpression of WT Syn I was ineffective, overexpression of its phosphorylation mutants resulted in a complex temporal regulation of synapse density. At early stages of synaptogenesis, phosphomimetic Syn I S9E significantly increased the number of synapses. Conversely, dephosphomimetic Syn I S9A decreased synapse number at more advanced stages. Overexpression of either WT Syn I or its phosphomimetic S9E mutant rescued the decrease in synapse number caused by chronic treatment with tetrodotoxin at early stages, suggesting that Syn I participates in an alternative PKA-dependent mechanism that can compensate for the impairment of the activity-dependent synaptogenic pathway. Altogether these results indicate that Syn I is an important regulator of synapse formation, which adjusts synapse number in response to extracellular signals.
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- Laura E. Perlini
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, The Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
| | - Francesca Botti
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Eugenio F. Fornasiero
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Maila Giannandrea
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Dario Bonanomi
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Mario Amendola
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
- TIGET, Telethon Institute for Genetics and Medicine, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Luigi Naldini
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
- TIGET, Telethon Institute for Genetics and Medicine, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
| | - Fabio Benfenati
- Department of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies, The Italian Institute of Technology, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Physiology, University of Genoa and National Institute of Neuroscience, Viale Benedetto XV, 3, 16132 Genova, Italy
| | - Flavia Valtorta
- San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milano, Italy
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