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The Journal of Neuroscience, June 15, 2000, 20(12):4582-4595
Potentiation of NMDA Receptor Function by the Serine Protease
Thrombin
Melissa B.
Gingrich,
Candice E.
Junge,
Polina
Lyuboslavsky, and
Stephen F.
Traynelis
Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine,
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Although serine proteases and their receptors are best known for
their role in blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, the CNS expresses
many components of an extracellular protease signaling system including
the protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1), for which thrombin is the
most effective activator. In this report we show that activation of
PAR1 potentiates hippocampal NMDA receptor responses in CA1 pyramidal
cells by 2.07 ± 0.27-fold (mean ± SEM). Potentiation of neuronal NMDA receptor responses by thrombin can be
blocked by thrombin and a protein kinase inhibitor, and the effects of
thrombin can be mimicked by a peptide agonist (SFLLRN) that activates
PAR1. Potentiation of the NMDA receptor by thrombin in hippocampal
neurons is significantly attenuated in mice lacking PAR1. Although high
concentrations of thrombin can directly cleave both native and
recombinant NR1 subunits, the thrombin-induced potentiation we observe
is independent of NMDA receptor cleavage. Activation of recombinant
PAR1 also potentiates recombinant NR1/NR2A (1.7 ± 0.06-fold) and
NR1/NR2B (1.41 ± 0.11-fold) receptor function but not NR1/NR2C or
NR1/NR2D receptor responses. PAR1-mediated potentiation of recombinant
NR1/NR2A receptors occurred after activation with as little as 300 pM thrombin. These data raise the intriguing possibility
that potentiation of neuronal NMDA receptor function after entry of
thrombin or other serine proteases into brain parenchyma during
intracerebral hemorrhage or extravasation of plasma proteins during
blood-brain barrier breakdown may exacerbate glutamate-mediated cell
death and possibly participate in post-traumatic seizure. Furthermore,
the ability of neuronal protease signaling to control NMDA receptor
function may also have roles in normal brain development.
Key words:
serine protease; thrombin; NMDA receptor; protease
receptor; PAR1; hippocampal neurons
Copyright © 2000 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/00/20124582-14$05.00/0
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