The sigma-1 receptor modulates dopamine transporter conformation and cocaine binding and may thereby potentiate cocaine self-administration in rats
The sigma-1 receptor modulates dopamine transporter conformation and cocaine binding and may thereby potentiate cocaine self-administration in rats
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m116.774075
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发表时间:
2017-07-07
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4.8
通讯作者:
Katz, Jonathan L.
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Hong, Weimin Conrad;Yano, Hideaki;Katz, Jonathan L.
The dopamine transporter (DAT) regulates dopamine (DA) neurotransmission by recapturing DA into the presynaptic terminals and is a principal target of the psychostimulant cocaine. The sigma-1 receptor (sigma R-1) is a molecular chaperone, and its ligands have been shown to modulate DA neuronal signaling, although their effects on DAT activity are unclear. Here, we report that the prototypical sigma R-1 agonist (+)-pentazocine potentiated the dose response of cocaine self-administration in rats, consistent with the effects of the sigma R agonists PRE-084 and DTG (1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine) reported previously. These behavioral effects appeared to be correlated with functional changes of DAT. Preincubation with (+)-pentazocine or PRE084 increased the B-max values of [ 3H] WIN35428 binding toDAT in rat striatal synaptosomes and transfected cells. A specific interaction between sigma R-1 andDATwas detected by co-immunoprecipitation and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer assays. Mutational analyses indicated that the transmembrane domain of sigma R-1 likely mediated this interaction. Furthermore, cysteine accessibility assays showed that sigma R-1 agonist preincubation potentiated cocaine-induced changes in DAT conformation, which were blocked by the specific sigma R-1 antagonist CM304. Moreover, sigma R-1 ligands had distinct effects on sigma R-1 multimerization. CM304 increased the proportion of multimeric sigma(1)Rs, whereas (+)-pentazocine increased monomeric sigma(1)Rs. Together these results support the hypothesis that sigma R-1 agonists promote dissociation of sigma R-1 multimers into monomers, which then interact with DAT to stabilize an outward-facing DAT conformation and enhance cocaine binding. We propose that this novel molecular mechanism underlies the behavioral potentiation of cocaine self-administration by sigma R-1 agonists in animal models.