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ArticlePloS one2019

Identification of transthyretin as a novel interacting partner for the δ subunit of GABAA receptors.

Li Zhou, Xin Tang, Xinyi Li, Yuting Bai, Joel N Buxbaum, Gong Chen

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 27 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.

Li ZhouDepartment of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7730-3902
Xin TangDepartment of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.
Xinyi LiDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America.
Yuting BaiDepartment of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.
Joel N BuxbaumDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America.
Gong ChenDepartment of Biology, Huck Institutes of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States of America.
Pennsylvania State University · USScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

GABAergic Synapse Assembly: Extrasynaptic GABAAR TargetingR01MH083911 · NIMH · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CHEN, GONG · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
Converting Alzheimer's reactive astrocytes into functional neuronsR01AG045656 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CHEN, GONG · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG045656NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH083911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GABAA receptors (GABAA-Rs) play critical roles in brain development and synchronization of neural network activity. While synaptic GABAA-Rs can exert rapid inhibition, the extrasynaptic GABAA-Rs can tonically inhibit neuronal activity due to constant activation by ambient GABA. The δ subunit-containing GABAA-Rs are expressed abundantly in the cerebellum, hippocampus and thalamus to mediate the major tonic inhibition in the brain. While electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of the δ-GABAA-Rs have been well characterized, the molecular interacting partners of the δ-GABAA-Rs are not clearly defined. Here, using a yeast two-hybrid screening assay, we identified transthyretin (TTR) as a novel regulatory molecule for the δ-GABAA-Rs. Knockdown of TTR in cultured cerebellar granule neurons significantly decreased the δ receptor expression; whereas overexpressing TTR in cortical neurons increased the δ receptor expression. Electrophysiological analysis confirmed that knockdown or overexpression of TTR in cultured neurons resulted in a corresponding decrease or increase of tonic currents. Furthermore, in vivo analysis of TTR-/- mice revealed a significant decrease of the surface expression of the δ-GABAA-Rs in cerebellar granule neurons. Together, our studies identified TTR as a novel regulator of the δ-GABAA-Rs.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornCerebellumCerebral CortexFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsPrealbuminPrimary Cell CultureReceptors, GABA-ATwo-Hybrid System TechniquesGabrd protein, mousePrealbuminReceptors, GABA-ATtr protein, mouse

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PMID30615651
PMCPMC6322723
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