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  • Neuroscience
  • Cell Biology
  • Neurophysiology

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  • The SorCS2 receptor plays a role in membrane receptor and transporter trafficking.
  • SorCS2 is implicated in brain disorders and essential for hippocampal glutamatergic neurotransmission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate SorCS2's role in astrocyte-neuron communication.
  • To understand SorCS2's influence on neurovascular coupling.

Main Methods:

  • Immunostaining of brain slices from wild-type and SorCS2 knockout mice.
  • In vivo and ex vivo assessment of neurovascular coupling.
  • Proteomic analysis of astrocytes, validated by Western blot and qPCR.

Main Results:

  • SorCS2 expression in astrocytes is developmentally regulated, prominent in young mice.
  • SorCS2 knockout mice exhibit impaired neurovascular coupling and reduced astrocytic calcium responses.
  • Proteomics reveal altered glutamatergic and calcium signaling, with impaired AQP4 trafficking in SorCS2-deficient astrocytes.

Conclusions:

  • SorCS2 is vital for the development of neurovascular coupling.
  • SorCS2 modulates astrocytic glutamatergic and calcium signaling pathways.
  • Impaired astrocyte-neuron communication in SorCS2 knockout mice affects brain function.