Mantosh, Kumar and Mathew, John and Mayadevi, Madhavan and Jackson, James and Omkumar, RV (2019) Alteration in the phosphorylation status of NMDA receptor GluN2B subunit by activation of both NMDA receptor and L-type voltage gated calcium channel. Neuroscience letters, 709. p. 134343. ISSN 1872-7972

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Abstract

Calcium influx through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR) and voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) play major roles in postsynaptic signaling mechanisms. NMDAR subunit GluN2B is phosphorylated at Ser1303. Phosphorylation at this site is a prominent event in cell culture systems as well as in vivo. However, the functional significance of phosphorylation at this site is not completely understood. In this study, we compared the effect of calcium signaling through NMDAR and VGCC on the phosphorylation status of GluN2B-Ser1303 in the rat in vivo. VGCC was activated by intraperitoneal (IP) injection of the activator, BayK8644 and NMDAR was activated by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of NMDA in separate experimental groups. We found that the level of phospho-GluN2B-Ser1303 in the cortex and in the hippocampus increased in response to activation of either channel. The effects could be prevented by prior ICV administration of the specific blockers of these channels such as MK-801 for NMDAR and nifedipine for VGCC. The effect was also blocked by pretreatment with ICV administration of KN-93 indicating that it is mediated through CaM kinase. Both during NMDAR activation and VGCC activation, cell survival associated signals such as phospho-AKT and phospho-CREB showed decrease, consistent with activation of cell death pathways during these treatments. We conclude that under in vivo conditions, calcium influx through either NMDAR or VGCC activates CaM kinase, which in turn phosphorylates GluN2B-Ser1303.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Calcium signaling CaM kinase VGCC NMDA receptor ICV GluN2B AKT CREB
Subjects:	Neuro Stem Cell Biology
Depositing User:	Central Library RGCB
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2020 07:05
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2020 07:05
URI:	http://rgcb.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/934

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