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RGS2 regulation of D2 receptor signaling

RGS2 regulation of D2 receptor signaling
RGS2 对 D2 受体信号传导的调节
批准号:
9899536
负责人:
Rong Chen
金额:
$3.27万
依托单位国家:
美国
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财政年份:
2017
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2017-09-01 至 2020-07-31

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Project Summary The overall goal of this project is to increase our understanding of neurobiological signaling process that mediates physiological and behavioral effects of dopamine. This proposal focuses on a novel regulation of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) signaling in the midbrain by RGS2 (regulator of G protein signaling 2) protein. Dysfunctional midbrain D2R is implicated in neurological and psychiatric diseases. However, little knowledge is known about the mechanisms of midbrain D2R signaling. This proposal will delineate the mechanistic actions of RGS2 on D2R signaling and interrogate RGS2 in dopaminergic neurons as a critical modulator of midbrain D2R-mediated dopamine physiology and behavior. D2R signals via its coupled Gαi/o protein to mediate cellular and behavioral responses to stimuli. The family of RGS proteins is a key negative modulator of D2R signaling by accelerating GTP hydrolysis and terminating G protein signaling. To date, no study has examined the associations between specific RGS proteins and D2R signaling in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. We find that amphetamine self-administration increases RGS2 protein levels and decreases D2R-stimulated G protein activation in rat midbrain. Moreover, RGS2 and somatodendritic D2R are both expressed in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Thus, RGS2 and D2R may be functionally linked which has never been examined in a neuronal system. Using neuroblastoma N2A cells as a model system, we made the novel observation that RGS2 negatively regulates D2R-mediated Gαi/o signaling. Moreover, RGS2 couples with D2R via its N-terminus. Thus, we hypothesize that RGS2 directly interacts with D2R to engage a unique Gαi/o signaling pathway that controls physiological and behavioral responses of D2R in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. This hypothesis will be tested in two specific aims: 1) assess whether RGS2 directly interacts with D2R to control D2R-mediated G protein signaling in neuron-like cell lines; and 2) determine the physiological and behavioral significance of the RGS2-D2R interaction in dopaminergic neurons of ventral tegmental area. This proposal may expand the repertoire and diversity of D2R regulation and has a potential to identify RGS2 as a novel component of the D2R signaling network in vivo
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  • 批准号:
    32000851
  • 项目类别:
    青年科学基金项目
  • 资助金额:
    24.0万元
  • 批准年份:
    2020
  • 负责人:
    乔安娜
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