scholarly journals Kainate Receptor-Mediated Depression of Glutamate Release Involves Protein Kinase A in the Cerebellum

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 4124
Author(s):  
Falcón-Moya ◽  
Losada-Ruiz ◽  
Rodríguez-Moreno

Kainate (KA) receptors (KAR) have important modulatory roles of synaptic transmission. In the cerebellum, the action mechanisms of KAR-mediated glutamatergic depression are unknown. We studied these mechanisms by recording evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSCs) from cerebellar slices using the whole-cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique. We observed that 3 μM KA decreased the amplitude of eEPSCs and increased the number of failures at the synapses established between parallel fibers (PF) and Purkinje neurons, and the effect was antagonized by NBQX under the condition where AMPA receptors were previously blocked. The inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA) suppressed the effect of KAR activation on eEPSC, and effect was not prevented by protein kinase C inhibitors. Furthermore, in the presence of Pertussis toxin, the depression of glutamate release mediated by KAR activation was prevented, invoking the participation of a Gi/o protein in this modulation. Finally, the KAR-mediated depression of glutamate release was not prevented by blocking calcium-permeable KARs or by treatments that affect calcium release from intracellular stores. We conclude that KARs present at these synapses mediate an inhibition of glutamate release through a mechanism that involves the activation of G-protein and protein kinase A.

1997 ◽  
Vol 327 (3) ◽  
pp. 781-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsu-Fang CHOU ◽  
Merry PASSAGE ◽  
J. Adam JONAS

ATP markedly stimulated sulphate uptake by rat liver lysosomes that had been treated with N-ethylmaleimide to block the effects of the lysosomal proton-translocating ATPase (H+-ATPase). Maximal stimulation required millimolar concentrations of ATP and neutral buffer pH. ATP-stimulated transport exhibited saturation kinetics with a Km of 175 μM, identical with the Km for lysosomal sulphate uptake at pH 5.0, a process that does not require ATP. The requirement for ATP was specific: other nucleotides such as AMP, ADP, CTP, GTP, ITP and UTP failed to stimulate transport. Adenosine 5ʹ-[β,γ-imido]triphosphate, the non-hydrolysable analogue of ATP, also failed to stimulate sulphate uptake, suggesting a requirement for ATP hydrolysis. Lysosomal pH, membrane potential and glucose transport were unchanged by the presence of ATP under the experimental conditions, consistent with a direct effect of ATP on the sulphate transporter. Exposure of lysosomes to protein kinase A and protein kinase C inhibitors did not alter the stimulation of sulphate transport by ATP. The lysosomal sulphate transport protein might be subject to regulation by a phosphorylation pathway that is not dependent on protein kinase A or protein kinase C.


2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 374-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Wicher

The modulation of voltage-gated Na+ currents in isolated somata of dorsal unpaired median (DUM) neurons of the cockroach Periplaneta americana was investigated using the patch-clamp technique. The neuropeptide Neurohormone D (NHD), which belongs to the family of adipokinetic hormones, reversibly reduced the Na+ current in concentration-dependent manner (1 pM to 10 nM). At 10 nM, NHD caused an attenuation of the maximum of current-voltage ( I-V) relation for peak currents by 23 ± 6%. An analysis of NHD action on current kinetics in terms of the Hodgkin-Huxley formalism revealed that NHD reduces the time constant of inactivation, whereas steady-state activation and inactivation as well as the time constant of activation were not affected. In addition, NHD prolonged the recovery from inactivation. The cAMP analogue 8-bromo-cAMP, forskolin, and the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A mimicked the action of NHD. Furthermore, preincubation of cells with the protein kinase A inhibitor KT 5720 abolished the action of NHD. Thus NHD seems to modify the Na+ current via channel phosphorylation by protein kinase A. Activation of protein kinase C by oleoylacetylglycerol (OAG) also reduced the Na+ current, but it did not occlude the action of NHD. On the other hand, inhibition of protein kinase C by chelerythrine or Gö 6976 did not essentially impair the NHD effects.


2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 2077-2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolande Kroviarski ◽  
Maya Debbabi ◽  
Rafik Bachoual ◽  
Axel Pe´rianin ◽  
Marie‐Anne Gougerot‐Pocidalo ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson OL Wong ◽  
Wen Sheng Li ◽  
Eric KY Lee ◽  
Mei Yee Leung ◽  
Lai Yin Tse ◽  
...  

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a novel member of the secretin-glucagon peptide family. In mammals, this peptide has been located in a wide range of tissues and is involved in a variety of biological functions. In lower vertebrates, especially fish, increasing evidence suggests that PACAP may function as a hypophysiotropic factor regulating pituitary hormone secretion. PACAP has been identified in the brain-pituitary axis of representative fish species. The molecular structure of fish PACAP is highly homologous to mammalian PACAP. The prepro-PACAP in fish, however, is distinct from that of mammals as it also contains the sequence of fish GHRH. In teleosts, the anterior pituitary is under direct innervation of the hypothalamus and PACAP nerve fibers have been identified in the pars distalis. Using the goldfish as a fish model, mRNA transcripts of PACAP receptors, namely the PAC1 and VPAC1 receptors, have been identified in the pituitary as well as in various brain areas. Consistent with the pituitary expression of PACAP receptors, PACAP analogs are effective in stimulating growth hormone (GH) and gonadotropin (GTH)-II secretion in the goldfish both in vivo and in vitro. The GH-releasing action of PACAP is mediated via pituitary PAC1 receptors coupled to the adenylate cyclase-cAMP-protein kinase A and phospholipase C-IP3-protein kinase C pathways. Subsequent stimulation of Ca2+ entry through voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels followed by activation of Ca2+-calmodulin protein kinase II is likely the downstream mechanism mediating PACAP-stimulated GH release in goldfish. Although the PACAP receptor subtype(s) and the associated post-receptor signaling events responsible for PACAP-stimulated GTH-II release have not been characterized in goldfish, these findings support the hypothesis that PACAP is produced in the hypothalamus and delivered to the anterior pituitary to regulate GH and GTH-II release in fish.Key words: PACAP, VIP, PAC1 receptor, VPAC1 receptor, VPAC2 receptor, growth hormone, gonadotropin-II, cAMP, protein kinase A, protein kinase C, calcium, pituitary cells, goldfish, and teleost.


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