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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 13, 2005, 25(28):6601-6609; doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1082-05.2005
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Cellular/Molecular
Physiological Role for Casein Kinase 1 in Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission
Karima Chergui,1,2 Per Svenningsson,1 andPaul Greengard1 1Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, and 2The Karolinska Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Molecular Neurophysiology, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Casein kinase 1 (CK1) is a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase, present in virtually all cell types, in which it phosphorylates a wide variety of substrates. So far, no role has been found for this ubiquitous protein kinase in the physiology of nerve cells. In the present study, we show that CK1 regulates fast synaptic transmission mediated by glutamate, the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Through the use of CK1 inhibitors, we present evidence that activation of CK1 decreases NMDA receptor activity in the striatum via a mechanism that involves activation by this kinase of protein phosphatase 1 and/or 2A and resultant increased dephosphorylation of NMDA receptors. Indeed, inhibition of CK1 increases NMDA-mediated EPSCs in medium spiny striatal neurons. This effect is associated with an increased phosphorylation of the NR1 and NR2B subunits of the NMDA receptor and is occluded by the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid. The mGluR1, but not mGluR5, subclass of metabotropic glutamate receptors uses CK1 to inhibit NMDA-mediated synaptic currents. These results provide the first evidence for a role of CK1 in the regulation of synaptic transmission in the brain.
Key words: excitatory postsynaptic current; EPSC; NMDA receptor; synaptic transmission; phosphorylation; striatum; metabotropic glutamate receptor
Received June 22, 2004; revised May 31, 2005; accepted June 1, 2005.
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