Eph 受体 EphB2 调节肠神经元的连接和活性。

The ephrin receptor EphB2 regulates the connectivity and activity of enteric neurons.

机构信息

Inserm, TENS, The Enteric Nervous System in Gut and Brain Diseases, IMAD, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.

UMR 1280 Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, INRA, Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.

出版信息

J Biol Chem. 2021 Nov;297(5):101300. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101300. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Abstract

Highly organized circuits of enteric neurons are required for the regulation of gastrointestinal functions, such as peristaltism or migrating motor complex. However, the factors and molecular mechanisms that regulate the connectivity of enteric neurons and their assembly into functional neuronal networks are largely unknown. A better understanding of the mechanisms by which neurotrophic factors regulate this enteric neuron circuitry is paramount to understanding enteric nervous system (ENS) physiology. EphB2, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is essential for neuronal connectivity and plasticity in the brain, but so far its presence and function in the ENS remain largely unexplored. Here we report that EphB2 is expressed preferentially by enteric neurons relative to glial cells throughout the gut in rats. We show that in primary enteric neurons, activation of EphB2 by its natural ligand ephrinB2 engages ERK signaling pathways. Long-term activation with ephrinB2 decreases EphB2 expression and reduces molecular and functional connectivity in enteric neurons without affecting neuronal density, ganglionic fiber bundles, or overall neuronal morphology. This is highlighted by a loss of neuronal plasticity markers such as synapsin I, PSD95, and synaptophysin, and a decrease of spontaneous miniature synaptic currents. Together, these data identify a critical role for EphB2 in the ENS and reveal a unique EphB2-mediated molecular program of synapse regulation in enteric neurons.

摘要

高度组织化的肠神经元回路对于胃肠道功能的调节(如蠕动或移行性复合运动)至关重要。然而,调节肠神经元的连接性及其组装成功能性神经元网络的因素和分子机制在很大程度上尚不清楚。更好地了解神经营养因子调节这种肠神经元回路的机制对于理解肠神经系统(ENS)生理学至关重要。EphB2 是一种受体酪氨酸激酶,对于大脑中的神经元连接性和可塑性至关重要,但迄今为止,其在 ENS 中的存在和功能在很大程度上仍未得到探索。在这里,我们报告 EphB2 在大鼠肠道中的肠神经元中相对于神经胶质细胞优先表达。我们表明,在原代肠神经元中,其天然配体 EphrinB2 激活 EphB2 可激活 ERK 信号通路。EphrinB2 的长期激活会降低 EphB2 的表达,并减少肠神经元的分子和功能连接,而不会影响神经元密度、神经节纤维束或整体神经元形态。这突出表现在神经元可塑性标志物(如突触素 I、PSD95 和突触小体蛋白)的丢失,以及自发性微小突触电流的减少。总之,这些数据确定了 EphB2 在 ENS 中的关键作用,并揭示了 EphB2 在肠神经元中调节突触的独特 EphB2 介导的分子程序。

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