Bartlett Selena E, Enquist Johan, Hopf Frederic W, Lee Josephine H, Gladher Fredrik, Kharazia Viktor, Waldhoer Maria, Mailliard William S, Armstrong Randall, Bonci Antonello, Whistler Jennifer L
Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94608, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Aug 9;102(32):11521-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0502418102. Epub 2005 Jul 27.
Aberrant dopaminergic signaling is a critical determinant in multiple psychiatric disorders, and in many disease states, dopamine receptor number is altered. Here we identify a molecular mechanism that selectively targets D2 receptors for degradation after their activation by dopamine. The degradative fate of D2 receptors is determined by an interaction with G protein coupled receptor-associated sorting protein (GASP). As a consequence of this GASP interaction, D2 responses in rat brain fail to resensitize after agonist treatment. Disruption of the D2-GASP interaction facilitates recovery of D2 responses, suggesting that modulation of the D2-GASP interaction is important for the functional down-regulation of D2 receptors.
异常的多巴胺能信号传导是多种精神疾病的关键决定因素,在许多疾病状态下,多巴胺受体数量会发生改变。在此,我们确定了一种分子机制,该机制在多巴胺激活D2受体后选择性地靶向其进行降解。D2受体的降解命运由与G蛋白偶联受体相关分选蛋白(GASP)的相互作用决定。由于这种GASP相互作用,大鼠脑中D2受体的反应在激动剂处理后无法再敏化。破坏D2-GASP相互作用有助于D2反应的恢复,这表明调节D2-GASP相互作用对于D2受体的功能下调很重要。