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ArticleCell death and differentiation2021

Opposing functions of β-arrestin 1 and 2 in Parkinson's disease via microglia inflammation and Nprl3.

Yinquan Fang, Qingling Jiang, Shanshan Li, Hong Zhu, Rong Xu, Nanshan Song, Xiao Ding, Jiaqi Liu, Miaomiao Chen, Mengmeng Song and 4 more

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yinquan Fang *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Qingling Jiang *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Shanshan LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
Hong ZhuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Rong XuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Nanshan SongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Xiao DingDepartment of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
Jiaqi LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Miaomiao ChenJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Mengmeng SongDepartment of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, 210023, Jiangsu, China.
Jianhua DingJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Ming LuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China.
Guangyu WuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1459 Laney Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Gang HuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China. ghu@njucm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-4372
Nanjing Medical University · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNAugusta University · US

Funding

GPCR anterograde traffickingR35GM136397 · NIGMS · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI GUANGYU WU · 2020 to 2026
$2.7M
National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81630099National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81703488NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136397U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM136397
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although β-arrestins (ARRBs) regulate diverse physiological and pathophysiological processes, their functions and regulation in Parkinson's disease (PD) remain poorly defined. In this study, we show that the expression of β-arrestin 1 (ARRB1) and β-arrestin 2 (ARRB2) is reciprocally regulated in PD mouse models, particularly in microglia. ARRB1 ablation ameliorates, whereas ARRB2 knockout aggravates, the pathological features of PD, including dopaminergic neuron loss, neuroinflammation and microglia activation in vivo, and microglia-mediated neuron damage in vitro. We also demonstrate that ARRB1 and ARRB2 produce adverse effects on inflammation and activation of the inflammatory STAT1 and NF-κB pathways in primary cultures of microglia and macrophages and that two ARRBs competitively interact with the activated form of p65, a component of the NF-κB pathway. We further find that ARRB1 and ARRB2 differentially regulate the expression of nitrogen permease regulator-like 3 (Nprl3), a functionally poorly characterized protein, as revealed by RNA sequencing, and that in the gain- and loss-of-function studies, Nprl3 mediates the functions of both ARRBs in microglia inflammatory responses. Collectively, these data demonstrate that two closely related ARRBs exert opposite functions in microglia-mediated inflammation and the pathogenesis of PD which are mediated at least in part through Nprl3 and provide novel insights into the understanding of the functional divergence of ARRBs in PD.

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AgedAnimalsbeta-Arrestin 1beta-Arrestin 2Disease Models, AnimalGTPase-Activating ProteinsHumansInflammationMiceMice, KnockoutMicrogliaParkinson DiseaseSignal Transductionbeta-Arrestin 1beta-Arrestin 2GTPase-Activating ProteinsNprl3 protein, mouse

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