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Harrington AW, Liu C, Phillips N, Nepomuceno D, Kuei C, Chang J, Chen W, Sutton SW, O'Malley D, Pham L, Yao X, Sun S, Bonaventure P. Identification and characterization of select oxysterols as ligands for GPR17. Br J Pharmacol 2023; 180:401-421. [PMID: 36214386 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE G-protein coupled receptor 17 (GPR17) is an orphan receptor involved in the process of myelination, due to its ability to inhibit the maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) into myelinating oligodendrocytes. Despite multiple claims that the biological ligand has been identified, it remains an orphan receptor. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Seventy-seven oxysterols were screened in a cell-free [35 S]GTPγS binding assay using membranes from cells expressing GPR17. The positive hits were characterized using adenosine 3',5' cyclic monophosphate (cAMP), inositol monophosphate (IP1) and calcium mobilization assays, with results confirmed in rat primary oligodendrocytes. Rat and pig brain extracts were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and endogenous activator(s) were identified in receptor activation assays. Gene expression studies of GPR17, and CYP46A1 (cytochrome P450 family 46 subfamily A member 1) enzymes responsible for the conversion of cholesterol into specific oxysterols, were performed using quantitative real-time PCR. KEY RESULTS Five oxysterols were able to stimulate GPR17 activity, including the brain cholesterol, 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol (24S-HC). A specific brain fraction from rat and pig extracts containing 24S-HC activates GPR17 in vitro. Expression of Gpr17 during mouse brain development correlates with the expression of Cyp46a1 and the levels of 24S-HC itself. Other active oxysterols have low brain concentrations below effective ranges. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Oxysterols, including but not limited to 24S-HC, could be physiological activators for GPR17 and thus potentially regulate OPC differentiation and myelination through activation of the receptor.
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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Woodruff G, Phillips N, Carromeu C, Guicherit O, White A, Johnson M, Zanella F, Anson B, Lovenberg T, Bonaventure P, Harrington AW. Screening for modulators of neural network activity in 3D human iPSC-derived cortical spheroids. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240991. [PMID: 33091047 PMCID: PMC7581002 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) are a powerful tool to dissect the biology of complex human cell types such as those of the central nervous system (CNS). However, robust, high-throughput platforms for reliably measuring activity in human iPSC-derived neuronal cultures are lacking. Here, we assessed 3D cultures of cortical neurons and astrocytes displaying spontaneous, rhythmic, and highly synchronized neural activity that can be visualized as calcium oscillations on standard high-throughput fluorescent readers as a platform for CNS-based discovery efforts. Spontaneous activity and spheroid structure were highly consistent from well-to-well, reference compounds such as TTX, 4-AP, AP5, and NBQX, had expected effects on neural spontaneous activity, demonstrating the presence of functionally integrated neuronal circuitry. Neurospheroid biology was challenged by screening the LOPAC®1280 library, a collection of 1280 pharmacologically active small molecules. The primary screen identified 111 compounds (8.7%) that modulated neural network activity across a wide range of neural and cellular processes and 16 of 17 compounds chosen for follow-up confirmed the primary screen results. Together, these data demonstrate the suitability and utility of human iPSC-derived neurospheroids as a screening platform for CNS-based drug discovery.
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- Grace Woodruff
- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, LLC., San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, LLC., San Diego, California, United States of America
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- StemoniX, Inc, Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America
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- StemoniX, Inc, Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America
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- StemoniX, Inc, Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America
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- StemoniX, Inc, Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America
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- StemoniX, Inc, Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, LLC., San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, LLC., San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, LLC., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Woodruff G, Bouwkamp CG, de Vrij FM, Lovenberg T, Bonaventure P, Kushner SA, Harrington AW. The Zinc Transporter SLC39A7 (ZIP7) Is Essential for Regulation of Cytosolic Zinc Levels. Mol Pharmacol 2018; 94:1092-1100. [PMID: 29980658 DOI: 10.1124/mol.118.112557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Zinc homeostasis is a highly regulated process in mammalian cells that is critical for normal growth and development. Movement of zinc across cell compartments is controlled by two classes of transporters: Slc39a family members transport zinc into the cytosol from either the extracellular space or intracellular stores such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), whereas the SLC30A family mediates zinc efflux from the cytosol. In this study, we report that genetic ablation of SLC39A7 (ZIP7) results in decreased cytosolic zinc levels, increased ER zinc levels, impaired cell proliferation, and induction of ER stress. Confirmatory of impaired zinc transport as the causal mechanism, both the increased ER stress and impaired cell proliferation were rescued by increasing cytosolic zinc. Furthermore, using these robust cellular phenotypes, we implemented a small-molecule library screen with 2800 compounds and identified one small molecule capable of rescuing ER stress and cell proliferation in ZIP7-deficient cells in the low micromolar range.
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- Grace Woodruff
- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Research and Development, San Diego, California (G.W., T.L., P.B., A.W.H.); and Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (C.G.B., F.M.V., S.A.K.)
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Matta JA, Gu S, Davini WB, Lord B, Siuda ER, Harrington AW, Bredt DS. NACHO Mediates Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Function throughout the Brain. Cell Rep 2018; 19:688-696. [PMID: 28445721 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) participate in diverse aspects of brain function and mediate behavioral and addictive properties of nicotine. Neuronal nAChRs derive from combinations of α and β subunits, whose assembly is tightly regulated. NACHO was recently identified as a chaperone for α7-type nAChRs. Here, we find NACHO mediates assembly of all major classes of presynaptic and postsynaptic nAChR tested. NACHO acts at early intracellular stages of nAChR subunit assembly and then synergizes with RIC-3 for receptor surface expression. NACHO knockout mice show profound deficits in binding sites for α-bungarotoxin, epibatidine, and conotoxin MII, illustrating essential roles for NACHO in proper assembly of α7-, α4β2-, and α6-containing nAChRs, respectively. By contrast, GABAA receptors are unaffected consistent with NACHO specifically modulating nAChRs. NACHO knockout mice show abnormalities in locomotor and cognitive behaviors compatible with nAChR deficiency and underscore the importance of this chaperone for physiology and disease associated with nAChRs.
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- Jose A Matta
- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Gu S, Matta JA, Lord B, Harrington AW, Sutton SW, Davini WB, Bredt DS. Brain α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Assembly Requires NACHO. Neuron 2016; 89:948-55. [PMID: 26875622 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Nicotine exerts its behavioral and additive actions through a family of brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Enhancing α7-type nAChR signaling improves symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. The pharmaceutical study of α7 receptors is hampered because these receptors do not form their functional pentameric structure in cell lines, and mechanisms that underlie α7 receptor assembly in neurons are not understood. Here, a genomic screening strategy solves this long-standing puzzle and identifies NACHO, a transmembrane protein of neuronal endoplasmic reticulum that mediates assembly of α7 receptors. NACHO promotes α7 protein folding, maturation through the Golgi complex, and expression at the cell surface. Knockdown of NACHO in cultured hippocampal neurons or knockout of NACHO in mice selectively and completely disrupts α7 receptor assembly and abolishes α7 channel function. This work identifies NACHO as an essential, client-specific chaperone for nAChRs and has implications for physiology and disease associated with these widely distributed neurotransmitter receptors.
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- Shenyan Gu
- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Harrington AW, St Hillaire C, Zweifel LS, Glebova NO, Philippidou P, Halegoua S, Ginty DD. Recruitment of actin modifiers to TrkA endosomes governs retrograde NGF signaling and survival. Cell 2011; 146:421-34. [PMID: 21816277 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The neurotrophins NGF and NT3 collaborate to support development of sympathetic neurons. Although both promote axonal extension via the TrkA receptor, only NGF activates retrograde transport of TrkA endosomes to support neuronal survival. Here, we report that actin depolymerization is essential for initiation of NGF/TrkA endosome trafficking and that a Rac1-cofilin signaling module associated with TrkA early endosomes supports their maturation to retrograde transport-competent endosomes. These actin-regulatory endosomal components are absent from NT3/TrkA endosomes, explaining the failure of NT3 to support retrograde TrkA transport and survival. The inability of NT3 to activate Rac1-GTP-cofilin signaling is likely due to the labile nature of NT3/TrkA complexes within the acidic environment of TrkA early endosomes. Thus, TrkA endosomes associate with actin-modulatory proteins to promote F-actin disassembly, enabling their maturation into transport-competent signaling endosomes. Differential control of this process explains how NGF but not NT3 supports retrograde survival of sympathetic neurons.
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- Anthony W Harrington
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Harrington AW, Li QM, Tep C, Park JB, He Z, Yoon SO. The role of Kalirin9 in p75/nogo receptor-mediated RhoA activation in cerebellar granule neurons. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:24690-7. [PMID: 18625710 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802188200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
p75 and the Nogo receptor form a signaling unit for myelin inhibitory molecules, with p75 being responsible for RhoA activation. Because p75 lacks the GDP/GTP exchange factor domain, it has remained unclear how p75 activates RhoA. Here, we report that Kalirin9, a dual RhoGEF, binds p75 directly and regulates p75-Nogo receptor-dependent RhoA activation and neurite inhibition in response to myelin-associated glycoprotein. The region of p75 that Kalirin9 binds includes its mastoparan-like fifth helix, which was shown to recruit RhoGDI-RhoA. As predicted from the presence of a shared binding site, we found that Kalirin9 competes with RhoGDI for p75 binding in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. In line with these data, myelin-associated glycoprotein addition to cerebellar granule neurons resulted in a reduction in the association of Kalirin9 with p75, and a simultaneous increase in the binding of RhoGDI to p75. These results reveal a mechanism by which the fifth helix of p75 regulates RhoA activation.
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- Anthony W Harrington
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Massa SM, Xie Y, Yang T, Harrington AW, Kim ML, Yoon SO, Kraemer R, Moore LA, Hempstead BL, Longo FM. Small, nonpeptide p75NTR ligands induce survival signaling and inhibit proNGF-induced death. J Neurosci 2006; 26:5288-300. [PMID: 16707781 PMCID: PMC6675309 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3547-05.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Studies showing that neurotrophin binding to p75NTR can promote cell survival in the absence of Trk (tropomyosin-related kinase) receptors, together with recent structural data indicating that NGF may bind to p75NTR in a monovalent manner, raise the possibility that small molecule p75NTR ligands that positively regulate survival might be found. A pharmacophore designed to capture selected structural and physical chemical features of a neurotrophin domain known to interact with p75NTR was applied to in silico screening of small molecule libraries. Small, nonpeptide, monomeric compounds were identified that interact with p75NTR. In cells showing trophic responses to neurotrophins, the compounds promoted survival signaling through p75NTR-dependent mechanisms. In cells susceptible to proneurotrophin-induced death, compounds did not induce apoptosis but inhibited proneurotrophin-mediated death. These studies identify a unique range of p75NTR behaviors that can result from isolated receptor liganding and establish several novel therapeutic leads.
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- Stephen M. Massa
- Correspondence should be addressed to either of the following: Dr. Frank M. Longo, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences A343, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, or Dr. Stephen M. Massa, Department of Neurology (127), San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121,
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- Correspondence should be addressed to either of the following: Dr. Frank M. Longo, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences A343, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, or Dr. Stephen M. Massa, Department of Neurology (127), San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121,
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Fantegrossi WE, Harrington AW, Kiessel CL, Eckler JR, Rabin RA, Winter JC, Coop A, Rice KC, Woods JH. Hallucinogen-like actions of 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine in mice and rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2006; 83:122-9. [PMID: 16460788 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2005] [Revised: 12/07/2005] [Accepted: 12/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
Few studies have examined the effects of 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT) in vivo. In these studies, 5-MeO-DIPT was tested in a drug-elicited head twitch assay in mice where it was compared to the structurally similar hallucinogen N,N-dimethyltryptamine (N,N-DMT) and challenged with the selective serotonin (5-HT)2A antagonist M100907, and in a lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) discrimination assay in rats where its subjective effects were challenged with M100907 or the 5-HT 1A selective antagonist WAY-100635. Finally, the affinity of 5-MeO-DIPT for three distinct 5-HT receptors was determined in rat brain. 5-MeO-DIPT, but not N,N-DMT, induced the head twitch responses in the mouse, and this effect was potently antagonized by prior administration of M100907. In rats trained with LSD as a discriminative stimulus, there was an intermediate degree (75%) of generalization to 5-MeO-DIPT and a dose-dependent suppression of response rates. These interoceptive effects were abolished by M100907, but were not significantly attenuated by WAY-100635. Finally, 5-MeO-DIPT had micromolar affinity for 5-HT 2A and 5-HT 2C receptors, but much higher affinity for 5-HT 1A receptors. 5-MeO-DIPT is thus effective in two rodent models of 5-HT2 agonist activity, and has affinity at receptors relevant to hallucinogen effects. The effectiveness with which M100907 antagonizes the behavioral actions of this compound, coupled with the lack of significant antagonist effects of WAY-100635, strongly suggests that the 5-HT 2A receptor is an important site of action for 5-MeO-DIPT, despite its apparent in vitro selectivity for the 5-HT 1A receptor.
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MESH Headings
- 5-Methoxytryptamine/analogs & derivatives
- 5-Methoxytryptamine/pharmacokinetics
- 5-Methoxytryptamine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Brain/drug effects
- Brain/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Fluorobenzenes/pharmacology
- Hallucinogens/pharmacology
- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide/pharmacology
- Male
- Mice
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A/metabolism
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/drug effects
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
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- W E Fantegrossi
- Division of Neuroscience, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, 954 Gatewood Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Harrington AW, Leiner B, Blechschmitt C, Arevalo JC, Lee R, Mörl K, Meyer M, Hempstead BL, Yoon SO, Giehl KM. Secreted proNGF is a pathophysiological death-inducing ligand after adult CNS injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:6226-30. [PMID: 15026568 PMCID: PMC395951 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0305755101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The unprocessed precursor of the neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF), proNGF, has been suggested to be a death-inducing ligand for the neurotrophin receptor p75. Whether proNGF is a true pathophysiological ligand that is secreted, binds p75, and activates cell death in vivo, however, has remained unknown. Here, we report that after brain injury, proNGF was induced and secreted in an active form capable of triggering apoptosis in culture. We further demonstrate that proNGF binds p75 in vivo and that disruption of this binding results in complete rescue of injured adult corticospinal neurons. These data together suggest that proNGF binding to p75 is responsible for the death of adult corticospinal neurons after lesion, and they help to establish proNGF as the pathophysiological ligand that activates the cell-death program by means of p75 after brain injury. Interference in the binding of proNGF to p75 may provide a therapeutic approach for the treatment of disorders involving neuronal loss.
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- A W Harrington
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, and Biochemistry Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Beattie MS, Harrington AW, Lee R, Kim JY, Boyce SL, Longo FM, Bresnahan JC, Hempstead BL, Yoon SO. ProNGF induces p75-mediated death of oligodendrocytes following spinal cord injury. Neuron 2002; 36:375-86. [PMID: 12408842 PMCID: PMC2681189 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The neurotrophin receptor p75 is induced by various injuries to the nervous system, but its role after injury has remained unclear. Here, we report that p75 is required for the death of oligodendrocytes following spinal cord injury, and its action is mediated mainly by proNGF. Oligodendrocytes undergoing apoptosis expressed p75, and the absence of p75 resulted in a decrease in the number of apoptotic oligodendrocytes and increased survival of oligodendrocytes. ProNGF is likely responsible for activating p75 in vivo, since the proNGF from the injured spinal cord induced apoptosis among p75(+/+), but not among p75(-/-), oligodendrocytes in culture, and its action was blocked by proNGF-specific antibody. Together, these data suggest that the role of proNGF is to eliminate damaged cells by activating the apoptotic machinery of p75 after injury.
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- Michael S. Beattie
- Department of Neuroscience The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Biochemistry Program
- Neurobiotechnology Center The Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Medicine Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1300 York Avenue New York, NY 10021
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- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Program
- Neurobiotechnology Center The Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Neuroscience The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Neurology VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California 94143
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- Department of Medicine Weill Medical College of Cornell University 1300 York Avenue New York, NY 10021
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- Department of Neuroscience The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Neurobiotechnology Center The Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Harrington AW, Kim JY, Yoon SO. Activation of Rac GTPase by p75 is necessary for c-jun N-terminal kinase-mediated apoptosis. J Neurosci 2002; 22:156-66. [PMID: 11756498 PMCID: PMC6757583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The neurotrophin receptor p75 can induce apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. The mechanisms by which p75 induces apoptosis have remained mostly unknown. Here, we report that p75 activates Rac GTPase, which in turn activates c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), including an injury-specific JNK3, in an NGF-dependent manner. N17Rac blocks this JNK activation and subsequent NGF-dependent apoptosis, indicating that activation of Rac GTPase is required for JNK activation and apoptosis induced by p75. In addition, p75-mediated Rac activation is modulated by coactivation of Trk, identifying Rac GTPase as one of the key molecules whose activity is critical for cell survival and death in neurotrophin signaling. The crucial role of the JNK pathway in p75 signaling is further confirmed by the results that blocking p75 from signaling via the JNK pathway or suppressing the JNK activity itself led to inhibition of NGF-dependent death. Together, these results indicate that the apoptotic machinery of p75 comprises Rac GTPase and JNK.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony W Harrington
- Neurobiotech Center and Department of Neuroscience, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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