title: Coupling of 5-HT1A autoreceptors to inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase activation via G beta gamma subunit signaling.
abstract: The 5-HT1A receptor is expressed presynaptically as the primary somatodendritic autoreceptor on serotonergic raphe neurons, and postsynaptically in several brain regions. Signaling of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor was studied in RN46A cells, a model of serotonergic raphe neurons that express endogenous 5-HT1A receptors. In undifferentiated RN46A cells stably transfected with the wild-type 5-HT1A receptor, 5-HT1A receptor activation inhibited forskolin-induced cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) formation (by 50%), increased [Ca2+]i, and induced a novel inhibition (up to 60%) of phospho-p42/p44-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Upon differentiation of non-transfected or 5-HT1A-transfected RN46A cells, agonist-mediated inhibition of MAPK was enhanced. These actions were blocked by pretreatment with pertussis toxin indicating mediation via Gi/Go proteins and the calcium response was blocked by preactivation of protein kinase C (PKC). In cells overexpressing the G beta gamma scavenger carboxyl-terminal domain of G protein receptor kinase 2 (GRK-CT), 5-HT1A receptor activation inhibited cAMP formation, but coupling to calcium mobilization and inhibition of MAPK was abolished. The activity of 5-HT1A receptors containing mutations of PKC sites in the second (i2: T149A) or third intracellular loop (i3: T229A/S253G/T343A) was tested. At comparable levels of receptor expression, the signaling of the 5-HT1A i3 mutant was similar to the 5-HT1A wild-type receptor, while the i2 and quadruple (i2/i3) mutants failed to couple to G beta gamma-mediated increase in [Ca2+]i or inhibition of MAPK, but did couple to G alpha i-mediated inhibition of cAMP. Thus, the i2-domain of the 5-HT1A autoreceptor is crucial for coupling to G beta gamma subunits and their subsequent responses (e.g. calcium mobilization and inhibition of MAPK activity).
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Health Research Institute (Neurosciences) and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5.
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Albert
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017660:Autoreceptors / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / Q000502:physiology*; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits / Q000502:physiology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017660:Autoreceptors; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D044282:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1A; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases