Cav1.2 L-type Ca²⁺ channels mediate cocaine-induced GluA1 trafficking in the nucleus accumbens, a long-term adaptation dependent on ventral tegmental area Ca(v)1.3 channels.
Cav1.2 L-type Ca²⁺ channels mediate cocaine-induced GluA1 trafficking in the nucleus accumbens, a long-term adaptation dependent on ventral tegmental area Ca(v)1.3 channels.
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10.1523/jneurosci.2315-11.2011
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2011-09-21
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Rajadhyaksha AM
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Schierberl K;Hao J;Tropea TF;Ra S;Giordano TP;Xu Q;Garraway SM;Hofmann F;Moosmang S;Striessnig J;Inturrisi CE;Rajadhyaksha AM
AMPA receptor (AMPAR) plasticity at glutamatergic synapses in the mesoaccumbal dopaminergic pathway has been implicated in persistent cocaine-induced behavioral responses; however, the precise mechanism underlying these changes remains unknown. Utilizing cocaine psychomotor sensitization we have examined phosphorylation of GluA1 at key residues serine (S)845 and S831, as well as GluA1 cell surface levels in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of cocaine pre-exposed mice and the role of brain-specific Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ channels (LTCCs), therein. We find higher basal levels of S845 phospho-GluA1 (P-GluA1) and cell surface GluA1 in the NAc following protracted withdrawal from cocaine exposure, changes that occur independently of LTCCs. In contrast, we find that a cocaine challenge that elicits expression of the cocaine sensitized response increases S831 P-GluA1 that further increases surface GluA1 beyond the higher basal levels. Intra-NAc pharmacological manipulations indicate that the Cav1.2-activated CaM kinase II (CaMKII) mediates cocaine-induced increase in S831 P-GluA1 and that both Cav1.2-activated CaMKII and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) mediate the increase in GluA1 cell surface levels specific to the sensitized response. Experiments using adenoassociated viral vectors (AAV) expressing Cav1.3 and ERK2 siRNA further indicate that recruitment of the Cav1.2 pathway in the NAc is dependent on ventral tegmental area (VTA) Cav1.3 LTCCs and ERK2. Taken together, these results identify candidate pathways that mediate cocaine-induced AMPAR plasticity in the NAc and provide a mechanism linking dopamine, LTCCs and GluA1 plasticity to cocaine-induced persistent behavioral changes.