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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 15, 1999, 19(14):5861-5874
Ca2+-Permeable AMPA Receptors Induce Phosphorylation
of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein through a
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Dependent Stimulation of the
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Cascade in Neurons
Michael S.
Perkinton1,
Talvinder S.
Sihra2, and
Robert J.
Williams1
1 Biochemical Neuropharmacology Group, Neuroscience
Research Centre, Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' Schools of
Biomedical Sciences, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom,
and 2 Department of Pharmacology, Medawar Building,
University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors may play a key
role during developmental neuroplasticity, learning and memory, and
neuronal loss in a number of neuropathologies. However, the
intracellular signaling pathways used by AMPA receptors during such
processes are not fully understood. The mitogen-activated protein
kinase (MAPK) cascade is an attractive target because it has been shown
to be involved in gene expression, synaptic plasticity, and neuronal stress. Using primary cultures of mouse striatal neurons and a phosphospecific MAPK antibody we addressed whether AMPA receptors can
activate the MAPK cascade. We found that in the presence of cyclothiazide, AMPA caused a robust and direct (no involvement of NMDA
receptors or L-type voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels)
Ca2+-dependent activation of MAPK through MAPK
kinase (MEK). This activation was blocked by GYKI 53655, a
noncompetitive selective antagonist of AMPA receptors. Probing the
mechanism of this activation revealed an essential role for
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and the involvement of a
pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive G-protein, a Src family protein
tyrosine kinase, and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent
kinase II. Similarly, kainate activated MAPK in a PI 3-kinase-dependent
manner. AMPA receptor-evoked neuronal death and arachidonic acid
mobilization did not appear to involve signaling through the MAPK
pathway. However, AMPA receptor stimulation led to a
Ca2+-dependent phosphorylation of the nuclear
transcription factor CREB, which could be prevented by inhibitors of
MEK or PI 3-kinase. Our results indicate that
Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors transduce signals from
the cell surface to the nucleus of neurons through a PI
3-kinase-dependent activation of MAPK. This novel pathway may play a
pivotal role in regulating synaptic plasticity in the striatum.
Key words:
AMPA; mitogen-activated protein kinase; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; CREB; wortmannin; LY 294002; pertussis
toxin; G-protein; PP2; cyclothiazide; glutamate; kainate; calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II; tyrosine kinase; AMPA toxicity; arachidonic acid; striatum; striatal neurons
Copyright © 1999 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/99/19145861-14$05.00/0
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