Ishizaki H, Miyoshi J, Kamiya H, Togawa A, Tanaka M, Sasaki T, Endo K, Mizoguchi A, Ozawa S, Takai Y
Takai Biotimer Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, c/o JCR Pharmaceuticals, Kobe 651-2241, Japan.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Oct 10;97(21):11587-92. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.21.11587.
Rab GDP dissociation inhibitor alpha (Rab GDIalpha) is a regulator of the Rab small G proteins implicated in neurotransmission, and mutations of Rab GDIalpha cause human X-linked mental retardation associated with epileptic seizures. In Rab GDIalpha-deficient mice, synaptic potentials in the CA1 region of the hippocampus displayed larger enhancement during repetitive stimulation, which was apparently opposite to the phenotype of Rab3A-deficient mice. Furthermore, the Rab GDIalpha-deficient mice showed hypersensitivity to bicuculline, an inducer of epileptic seizures. These results suggest that Rab GDIalpha plays a specialized role in Rab3A recycling to suppress hyperexcitability via modulation of presynaptic forms of plasticity.
Rab GDP解离抑制剂α(Rab GDIα)是参与神经传递的Rab小G蛋白的调节剂,Rab GDIα的突变会导致与癫痫发作相关的人类X连锁智力迟钝。在缺乏Rab GDIα的小鼠中,海马体CA1区的突触电位在重复刺激期间表现出更大的增强,这显然与缺乏Rab3A的小鼠的表型相反。此外,缺乏Rab GDIα的小鼠对癫痫发作诱导剂荷包牡丹碱表现出超敏反应。这些结果表明,Rab GDIα在Rab3A再循环中发挥特殊作用,通过调节突触前可塑性形式来抑制过度兴奋。