title: GPR37 associates with the dopamine transporter to modulate dopamine uptake and behavioral responses to dopaminergic drugs.
abstract: The orphan G protein-coupled receptor 37 (GPR37) is a substrate of parkin; its insoluble aggregates accumulate in brain samples of Parkinson's disease patients. We report here that GPR37 interacts with the dopamine transporter (DAT) and modulates DAT activity. GPR37 and DAT were found colocalized in mouse striatal presynaptic membranes and in transfected cells and their interaction was confirmed by coimmunoprecipitation assays. Gpr37-null mutant mice showed enhanced DAT-mediated dopamine uptake in striatal membrane samples, with a significant increase in the number of plasma membrane DAT molecules. The null mutant mice also exhibited a decrease in cocaine-induced locomotor activity and in catalepsy induced by dopamine receptor antagonists. These results reveal the specific role of GPR37, a putative peptidergic G protein-coupled receptor, in modulating the functional expression of DAT and the behavioral responses to dopaminergic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biologia Cellulare-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Campus A. Buzzati-Traverso, Via E. Ramarini 32, Monterotondo Scalo, I-00015 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marazziti
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandillo
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Golini
authors.forename: Rafaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matteoni
authors.forename: Glauco P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Tocchini-Valentini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008124:Locomotion / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; C509804:Gpr37 protein, mouse; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D003042:Cocaine; D006220:Haloperidol; D004298:Dopamine