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Detection of G Protein-coupled Receptor Expression in Mouse Vagal Afferent Neurons using Multiplex In Situ Hybridization
Published on: September 20, 2021
Galanin receptor-1 modulates 5-hydroxtryptamine-1A signaling via heterodimerization
Dasiel O Borroto-Escuela1, Manuel Narvaez, Daniel Marcellino
1Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet. Retzius väg 8, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Dasiel.Borroto-Escuela@ki.se
Abstract:
Previous biochemical, cardiovascular and behavioral work has given evidence for the existence of antagonistic galanin receptor-5-HT1A receptor interactions in the brain. In this study we investigated the existence of GalR1-5-HT1A receptor heteromers and their functional characteristics. In mammalian cells transfected with GFP2-tagged 5-HT1A receptor and YFP-tagged GalR1 receptor, a proximity-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer technique was used and it has been demonstrated that GalR1-5-HT1A receptors heteromerize. Furthermore, signaling by either the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) or adenylyl cyclase (AC) pathways by these heteromers indicates a trans-inhibition phenomenon through their interacting interface via allosteric mechanisms that block the development of an excessive activation of G(i/o) and an exaggerated inhibition of AC or stimulation of MAPK activity. The presence of these heteromers in the discrete brain regions is postulated based on the existence of GalR-5-HT1A receptor-receptor interactions previously described in the brain and gives rise to explore possible novel therapeutic strategies for treatment of depression by targeting the GalR1-5-HT1A heteromers.
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