Metabotropic glutamate receptor-mediated cyclic ADP ribose signalling

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan Kaar ◽  
Mark G. Rae

Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (I-mGluRs) modulate numerous cellular functions such as specific membrane currents and neurotransmitter release linked to their ability to mobilize calcium from intracellular calcium stores. As such, most I-mGluR research to date has focused on the coupling of these receptors to phospholipase C (PLC)-dependent and inositol (1,4,5) trisphosphate (IP3)-mediated calcium release via activation of IP3 receptors located upon the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum. However, there are now numerous examples of PLC- and IP3-independent I-mGluR-evoked signals, which may instead be mediated by activation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs). A prime candidate for mediating this coupling between I-mGluR activation and RyR opening is cyclic ADP ribose (cADPR) and, indeed, several of these PLC-/IP3-independent I-mGluR-evoked calcium signals have now been shown to be mediated wholly or partly by cADPR-evoked activation of RyRs. The contribution of cADPR signalling to I-mGluR-mediated responses is relatively complex, dependent as it is on factors such as cell type, excitation state of the cell and location of I-mGluRs on the cell. However, these factors notwithstanding, I-mGluR-mediated cADPR signalling remains poorly characterized, with several key aspects yet to be fully elucidated such as (1) the range of stimuli which evoke cADPR production, (2) the specific molecular mechanism(s) coupling cADPR to RyR activation and (3) the contribution of cADPR-mediated responses to downstream outputs such as synaptic plasticity. Furthermore, it is possible that the cADPR pathway may play a role in diseases underpinned by dysregulated calcium homoeostasis such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 3428-3437 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Schrader ◽  
J. G. Tasker

Schrader, L. A. and J. G. Tasker. Modulation of multiple potassium currents by metabotropic glutamate receptors in neurons of the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 3428–3437, 1997. We studied the effects of activation of the metabotropic glutamate receptors on intrinsic currents of magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic nucleus (SON) with whole cell patch-clamp and conventional intracellular recordings in coronal slices (400 μm) of the rat hypothalamus. Trans-(±)-1-amino-1,3-cyclopentane dicarboxylic acid ( trans-ACPD, 10–100 μM), a broad-spectrum metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, evoked an inward current (18.7 ± 3.45 pA) or a slow depolarization (7.35 ± 4.73 mV) and a 10–30% decrease in whole cell conductance in ∼50% of the magnocellular neurons recorded at resting membrane potential. The decrease in conductance and the inward current were caused largely by the attenuation of a resting potassium conductance because they were reduced by the replacement of intracellular potassium with an equimolar concentration of cesium or by the addition of potassium channel blockers to the extracellular medium. In some cells, trans-ACPD still elicited a small inward current after blockade of potassium currents, which was abolished by the calcium channel blocker, CdCl2. Trans-ACPD also reduced voltage-gated and Ca2+-activated K+ currents in these cells. Trans-ACPD reduced the transient outward current ( I A) by 20–70% and/or the I A-mediated delay to spike generation in ∼60% of magnocellular neurons tested. The cells that showed a reduction of I A generally also showed a 20–60% reduction in a voltage-gated, sustained outward current. Finally, trans-ACPD attenuated the Ca2+-dependent outward current responsible for the afterhyperpolarization ( I AHP) in ∼60% of cells tested. This often revealed an underlying inward current thought to be responsible for the depolarizing afterpotential seen in some magnocellular neurons. (RS)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine, a group I receptor-selective agonist, mimicked the effects of trans-ACPD on the resting and voltage-gated K+ currents. (RS)-α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine, a group I/II metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, blocked these effects. A group II receptor agonist, 2S,1′S,2′S-2carboxycyclopropylglycine and a group III receptor agonist, l(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, had no effect on the resting or voltage-gated K+ currents, indicating that the reduction of K+ currents was mediated by group I receptors. About 80% of the SON cells that were labeled immunohistochemically for vasopressin responded to metabotropic glutamate receptor activation, whereas only 33% of labeled oxytocin cells responded, suggesting that metabotropic receptors are expressed preferentially in vasopressinergic neurons. These data indicate that activation of the group I metabotropic glutamate receptors leads to an increase in the postsynaptic excitability of magnocellular neurons by blocking resting K+ currents as well as by reducing voltage-gated and Ca2+-activated K+ currents.


2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 2038-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Bertoglio ◽  
Jeroen Verhaeghe ◽  
Špela Korat ◽  
Alan Miranda ◽  
Klaudia Cybulska ◽  
...  

AbstractImpairment of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) results in altered glutamate signalling, which is associated with several neurological disorders including Huntington’s Disease (HD), an autosomal neurodegenerative disease. In this study, we assessed in vivo pathological changes in mGluR1 availability in the Q175DN mouse model of HD using longitudinal positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the radioligand [11C]ITDM. Ninety-minute dynamic PET imaging scans were performed in 22 heterozygous (HET) Q175DN mice and 22 wild-type (WT) littermates longitudinally at 6, 12, and 16 months of age. Analyses of regional volume of distribution with an image-derived input function (VT (IDIF)) and voxel-wise parametric VT (IDIF) maps were performed to assess differences between genotypes. Post-mortem evaluation at 16 months was done to support in vivo findings. [11C]ITDM VT (IDIF) quantification revealed higher mGluR1 availability in the brain of HET mice compared to WT littermates (e.g. cerebellum: + 15.0%, + 17.9%, and + 17.6% at 6, 12, and 16 months, respectively; p < 0.001). In addition, an age-related decline in [11C]ITDM binding independent of genotype was observed between 6 and 12 months. Voxel-wise analysis of parametric maps and post-mortem quantifications confirmed the elevated mGluR1 availability in HET mice compared to WT littermates. In conclusion, in vivo measurement of mGluR1 availability using longitudinal [11C]ITDM PET imaging demonstrated higher [11C]ITDM binding in extra-striatal brain regions during the course of disease in the Q175DN mouse model.


1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Gereau ◽  
P. J. Conn

1. Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are coupled to various second-messenger systems through guanosine 5'-triphosphate-binding proteins. To date, at least seven mGluRs have been cloned, and these mGluR subtypes can be divided into three major groups on the basis of similarities in amino acid sequence, coupling to second-messenger cascades in expression systems, and pharmacological profiles. These groups include group I (mGluR1 and mGluR5), group II (mGluR2 and mGluR3), and group III (mGluR4, mGluR6, and mGluR7). 2. On the basis of its selective activation of phosphoinositide hydrolysis in brain slices and its ability to activate mGluR1a expressed in Xenopus oocytes, others have suggested that 3.5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) may be selective for group I mGluRs. Consistent with this hypothesis, we report that DHPG also activates mGluR5 expressed in oocytes, whereas it is inactive at mGluR4 and mGluR7 expressed in baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells. The compound (2S,1'R,2'R,3'R)-2-(2.3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) activates both mGluR2 and mGluR3 at submicromolar concentrations, whereas it is inactive at mGluR4 and mGluR1, suggesting that this compound may be selective for group II mGluRs. Consistent with this hypothesis, we find that DCG-IV does not activate mGluR5 expressed in oocytes and does not activate mGluR7 expressed in BHK cells. These findings suggest that DHPG and DCG-IV are highly selective agonists for group I and group II mGluRs, respectively. 3. Previous studies that have examined the physiological roles of mGluRs have generally used agonists that do not differentiate between the various subtypes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. e26625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Woo Sohn ◽  
Weon-Jin Yu ◽  
Doyun Lee ◽  
Hee-Sup Shin ◽  
Suk-Ho Lee ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 1104-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloslav Kolaj ◽  
Leo P. Renaud

Cardiovascular and behavioral responses to circulating angiotensin require intact connectivity along the upper lamina terminalis joining the subfornical organ (SFO) with the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). In the present study on MnPO neurons, we used whole cell patch-clamp recording techniques in brain slice preparations to evaluate the influence of metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) agonists on modulating their intrinsic excitability and SFO-evoked glutamatergic and GABAergic postsynaptic currents. In 22/36 cells, bath application of a mGluR group I agonist ( S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) induced a TTX-resistant inward current coupled with decrease in a membrane K+ conductance but also a possible increase in a nonselective cationic conductance. By contrast, 27/49 cells responded to a mGluR group II agonist (2S,2′R,3′R)-2-(2′,3′-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG IV) with a TTX-resistant outward current and increase in membrane conductance that reversed around −95 mV, suggesting opening of K+ channels. None of 19 cells responded to the mGluR group III agonist l-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (l-AP4). Agonists for all mGluR groups suppressed SFO-evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents and significantly increased paired-pulse ratios, implying a presynaptic mechanism. Only the mGluR group II agonist significantly reduced SFO-evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents and caused an increase in paired-pulse ratios. These results suggest a complexity of pre- and postsynaptic mGluRs are available to modulate rapid neurotransmission along the upper lamina terminalis from SFO to MnPO.


2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (2) ◽  
pp. G501-G511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Young ◽  
Amanda J. Page ◽  
Tracey A. O'Donnell ◽  
Nicole J. Cooper ◽  
L. Ashley Blackshaw

Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) are classified into group I, II, and III mGluR. Group I (mGluR1, mGluR5) are excitatory, whereas group II and III are inhibitory. mGluR5 antagonism potently reduces triggering of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations and gastroesophageal reflux. Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations are mediated via a vagal pathway and initiated by distension of the proximal stomach. Here, we determined the site of action of mGluR5 in gastric vagal pathways by investigating peripheral responses of ferret gastroesophageal vagal afferents to graded mechanical stimuli in vitro and central responses of nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) neurons with gastric input in vivo in the presence or absence of the mGluR5 antagonist 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine (MPEP). mGluR5 were also identified immunohistochemically in the nodose ganglia and NTS after extrinsic vagal inputs had been traced from the proximal stomach. Gastroesophageal vagal afferents were classified as mucosal, tension, or tension-mucosal (TM) receptors. MPEP (1–10 μM) inhibited responses to circumferential tension of tension and TM receptors. Responses to mucosal stroking of mucosal and TM receptors were unaffected. MPEP (0.001–10 nmol icv) had no major effect on the majority of NTS neurons excited by gastric distension or on NTS neurons inhibited by distension. mGluR5 labeling was abundant in gastric vagal afferent neurons and sparse in fibers within NTS vagal subnuclei. We conclude that mGluR5 play a prominent role at gastroesophageal vagal afferent endings but a minor role in central gastric vagal pathways. Peripheral mGluR5 may prove a suitable target for reducing mechanosensory input from the periphery, for therapeutic benefit.


2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (2) ◽  
pp. R452-R458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delmore J. Morsette ◽  
Hanna Sidorowicz ◽  
Celia D. Sladek

The effect of metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) activation on vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) release was evaluated using explants of the hypothalamoneurohypophysial system. (+/−)-1-Aminocyclopentane- trans-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (t-ACPD), an agonist at groups I and II mGluRs, increased VP and OT release in a concentration-dependent manner. A role for group I mGluRs in VP and OT release was demonstrated by the ability of a group I-specific mGluR antagonist, 1-aminoindan-1,5-idicarboxylic acid (AIDA), to block the effect of t-ACPD and the ability of a group I-specific agonist, ( R, S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine, to significantly increase both VP ( P = 0.0029) and OT ( P = 0.0032) release. However, AIDA did not alter VP or OT release induced by a ramp increase in osmolality of the perifusion medium. The role of group III mGluRs was examined using L(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4), an agonist of these receptors. L-AP4 did not change basal release of VP or OT and did not prevent osmotically stimulated hormone release. Thus mGluR activation stimulates VP and OT release, but it is not required for osmotic stimulation of hormone release.


1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 2287-2295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Ming Zhou ◽  
John J. Hablitz

Zhou, Fu-Ming and John J. Hablitz. Metabotropic glutamate receptor enhancement of spontaneous IPSCs in neocortical interneurons. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 2287–2295, 1997. Using neocortical layer I neurons as a model for GABAergic interneurons, we have studied γ-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAA) receptor-mediated spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) and modulation by metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). In the presence of 0.5 μM tetrodotoxin (TTX) and ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and under symmetrical Cl− conditions, the mean amplitude of miniature IPSCs (mIPSCs) was ∼50 pA at a holding potential of −70 mV with individual events ranging from 10 to 400 pA. Averaged mIPSCs had a 10–90% rise time of ∼0.6 ms. The decay was double exponential. The fast component had a time constant of ∼4 ms and comprised ∼40% of the total amplitude. The slow component had a time constant of ∼22 ms. The frequency of spontaneous IPSCs (sIPSCs), recorded in the absence of TTX, was increased by bath application of the mGluR agonist 1S,3R-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (ACPD; 10–100 μM) or the group I mGluR selective agonist quisqualic acid (Quis; 0.5–1 μM). Under identical conditions, mIPSCs were not affected. The kinetics of sIPSCs and mIPSCs were not altered by ACPD or Quis. Quis (1 μM) induced an inward current of ∼70 pA at a holding potential of −70 mV, whereas ACPD (40–200 μM) induced a smaller inward current. This current was linear over the voltage range −70 to +30 mV and reversed polarity near 0 mV. In current-clamp recordings, both Quis and ACPD induced a depolarization and action potential firing in layer I and deeper layer interneurons. We conclude that neocortical layer I neurons receive GABAA receptor-mediated inhibitory synaptic inputs. Activation of mGluRs, possibly mGluR1 and/or mGluR5, causes an enhancement of inhibitory synaptic transmission by directly depolarizing corticalGABAergic interneurons through the opening of nonselective cation channels.


1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 1981-1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod J. Sayer

Sayer, Rod J. Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors mediate slow inhibition of calcium current in neocortical neurons J. Neurophysiol. 80: 1981–1988, 1998. Metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-mediated inhibition of high-voltage-activated Ca2+ currents was investigated in pyramidal neurons acutely isolated from rat dorsal frontoparietal neocortex. Whole cell recordings were made at 30–32°C, with Ca2+ as the charge carrier. Selective agonists were used to classify the subgroup of mGluRs mediating the response. Ca2+ currents were inhibited by (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD) and by the group I agonist (RS)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) but not by the group II agonist (2S,2′R,3′R)-2-(2′,3′-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) or the group III agonist l(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutryic acid (l-AP4). (2S,1′S,2′S)-2-(carboxycyclopropyl)glycine (l-CCG-I) was effective at 10 and 100 μM but not at 1 μM, consistent with involvement of group I mGluRs. Variable results were obtained with the putative mGluR5-selective agonist (RS)-2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine (CHPG) and the putative mGluR1-selective antagonist (S)-4-carboxyphenylglycine [(S)-4CPG], indicating that the group I mGluR subtypes may vary between cells or that these compounds were activating other receptors. The actions of (+)-α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine [(+)-MCPG] were consistent with it being a low-potency antagonist. Several features of the Ca2+ current inhibition evoked by DHPG distinguished it from the rapid modulation typical of a direct action of G proteins on Ca2+ channels; the inhibition was slow to reach maximum (tens of seconds), current activation was not slowed or shifted in the positive voltage direction, and the inhibition was not relieved by positive prepulses. Nimodipine and ω-conotoxin GVIA blocked fractions of the current and also reduced the magnitude of the responses to DHPG, indicating that both L- and N-type Ca2+ channels were regulated. These results further differentiate the slow modulatory pathway observed in neocortical neurons when Ca2+ is used as the charge carrier from the rapid voltage-dependent mechanism reported to inhibit Ba2+ currents under Ca2+-free conditions.


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