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Distinct regulation of dopamine D2S and D2L autoreceptor signaling by calcium

  1. Stephanie C Gantz
  2. Brooks G Robinson
  3. David C Buck
  4. James R Bunzow
  5. Rachael L Neve
  6. John T Williams
  7. Kim A Neve  Is a corresponding author
  1. Oregon Health and Science University, United States
  2. Oregon Health & Science University, United States
  3. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09358
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  1. Stephanie C Gantz
  2. Brooks G Robinson
  3. David C Buck
  4. James R Bunzow
  5. Rachael L Neve
  6. John T Williams
  7. Kim A Neve
(2015)
Distinct regulation of dopamine D2S and D2L autoreceptor signaling by calcium
eLife 4:e09358.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09358
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Abstract

D2 autoreceptors regulate dopamine release throughout the brain. Two isoforms of the D2 receptor, D2S and D2L, are expressed in midbrain dopamine neurons. Differential roles of these isoforms as autoreceptors are poorly understood. By virally expressing the isoforms in dopamine neurons of D2 receptor knockout mice, this study assessed the calcium-dependence and drug-induced plasticity of D2S and D2L receptor-dependent GIRK currents. The results reveal that D2S, but not D2L receptors, exhibited calcium-dependent desensitization similar to that exhibited by endogenous autoreceptors. Two pathways of calcium signaling that regulated D2 autoreceptor-dependent GIRK signaling were identified, which distinctly affected desensitization and the magnitude of D2S and D2L receptor-dependent GIRK currents. Previous in vivo cocaine exposure removed calcium-dependent D2 autoreceptor desensitization in wild type, but not D2S-only mice. Thus, expression of D2S as the exclusive autoreceptor was insufficient for cocaine-induced plasticity, implying a functional role for the co-expression of D2S and D2L autoreceptors.

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  1. Stephanie C Gantz

    Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  2. Brooks G Robinson

    Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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  3. David C Buck

    Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland, United States
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  4. James R Bunzow

    Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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  5. Rachael L Neve

    Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
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  6. John T Williams

    Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, United States
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  7. Kim A Neve

    Research Service, VA Portland Health Care System, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland, United States
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Animal experimentation: All studies were conducted in accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health and were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees at the VA Portland Health Care System (#2577-12) and Oregon Health & Science University (IS01394).

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  1. Stephanie C Gantz
  2. Brooks G Robinson
  3. David C Buck
  4. James R Bunzow
  5. Rachael L Neve
  6. John T Williams
  7. Kim A Neve
(2015)
Distinct regulation of dopamine D2S and D2L autoreceptor signaling by calcium
eLife 4:e09358.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09358

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