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ArticleNeuron2017

Endogenous Gαq-Coupled Neuromodulator Receptors Activate Protein Kinase A.

Yao Chen, Adam J Granger, Trinh Tran, Jessica L Saulnier, Alfredo Kirkwood, Bernardo L Sabatini

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Article in Neuron, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yao ChenDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Adam J GrangerDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Trinh TranMind/Brain Institute, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Jessica L SaulnierDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Alfredo KirkwoodMind/Brain Institute, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Bernardo L SabatiniDepartment of Neurobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: bernardo_sabatini@hms.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Regulation of Synaptic Plastiticy in Visual CortexR01EY012124 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KIRKWOOD, ALFREDO · 1998 to 2021
$7.6M
Super-Resolution ImagingP30NS072030 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI REGEHR, WADE G · 2011 to 2020
$5.8M
Dendritic Ca signals in striatal medium spiny neuronsR01NS046579 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI SABATINI, BERNARDO L · 2004 to 2016
$5.0M
Action and interaction of ionotropic and metabotropic neurotransmissionR37NS046579 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SABATINI, BERNARDO L · 2018 to 2024
$4.6M
Integration and Dynamics of Neuromodulator Action in the StriatumF32DA035543 · NIDA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI CHEN, YAO · 2014 to 2015
$121k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNEI NIH HHS R01 EY012124NIDA NIH HHS F32 DA035543NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS072030NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046579NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS046579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein kinase A (PKA) integrates inputs from G-protein-coupled neuromodulator receptors to modulate synaptic and cellular function. Gαs signaling stimulates PKA activity, whereas Gαi inhibits PKA activity. Gαq, on the other hand, signals through phospholipase C, and it remains unclear whether Gαq-coupled receptors signal to PKA in their native context. Here, using two independent optical reporters of PKA activity in acute mouse hippocampus slices, we show that endogenous Gαq-coupled muscarinic acetylcholine receptors activate PKA. Mechanistically, this effect is mediated by parallel signaling via either calcium or protein kinase C. Furthermore, multiple Gαq-coupled receptors modulate phosphorylation by PKA, a classical Gαs/Gαi effector. Thus, these results highlight PKA as a biochemical integrator of three major types of GPCRs and necessitate reconsideration of classic models used to predict neuronal signaling in response to the large family of Gαq-coupled receptors.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalcium SignalingCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme ActivationFemaleGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11HEK293 CellsHippocampusHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphorylationPregnancyProtein Kinase CReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, MuscarinicCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Protein Kinase CReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, MuscarinicReceptors, Neurotransmitteracetylcholinedesigner receptorsfluorescence lifetime imaging microscopyG protein-coupled receptorGαq signalinghippocampusmuscarinic receptorsneuromodulationoptical reportersprotein kinase A

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PMID29154125
PMCPMC5726796
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