TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic social defeat stress induces the down-regulation of the Nedd4L-GLT-1 ubiquitination pathway in the prefrontal cortex of mice
AU - Kosuge, Aika
AU - Kunisawa, Kazuo
AU - Iida, Tsubasa
AU - Wulaer, Bolati
AU - Kawai, Tomoki
AU - Tanabe, Moeka
AU - Saito, Kuniaki
AU - Nabeshima, Toshitaka
AU - Mouri, Akihiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 International Society for Neurochemistry.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - Stressful life events contribute to the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD). We recently demonstrated abnormalities in ubiquitination in the pathophysiology of MDD. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the involvement of the ubiquitination system-mediated glutamatergic dysfunction in social impairment induced by chronic social defeat stress (CSDS). Adult C57BL/6J mice were exposed to aggressor ICR male mice for 10 consecutive days. Social impairment was induced by CSDS in the social interaction test 1 days after the last stress exposure. In terms of brain microdialysis, CSDS reduced depolarization-evoked glutamate release in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which was reversed by a glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) inhibitor. Interestingly, the expression of ubiquitinated, but not total GLT-1, was decreased in the PFC of mice exposed to CSDS. The expression of neural precursor cells expressing developmentally downregulated gene 4-like (Nedd4L: E3 ligase for GLT-1), and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2D2 (Ube2d2: E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme for Nedd4L) was also reduced in CSDS mice. Furthermore, the downregulation of the Nedd4L-GLT-1 ubiquitination pathway decreased SIT ratio, but up-regulation increased it even in non-CSDS mice. Taken together, the decrease in GLT-1 ubiquitination may reduce the release of extracellular glutamate induced by high-potassium stimulation, which may lead to social impairment, while we could not find differences in GLT-1 ubiquitination between susceptible and resistant CSDS mice. In conclusion, GLT-1 ubiquitination could play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of MDD and is an attractive target for the development of novel antidepressants. (Figure presented.)
AB - Stressful life events contribute to the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD). We recently demonstrated abnormalities in ubiquitination in the pathophysiology of MDD. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the involvement of the ubiquitination system-mediated glutamatergic dysfunction in social impairment induced by chronic social defeat stress (CSDS). Adult C57BL/6J mice were exposed to aggressor ICR male mice for 10 consecutive days. Social impairment was induced by CSDS in the social interaction test 1 days after the last stress exposure. In terms of brain microdialysis, CSDS reduced depolarization-evoked glutamate release in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which was reversed by a glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) inhibitor. Interestingly, the expression of ubiquitinated, but not total GLT-1, was decreased in the PFC of mice exposed to CSDS. The expression of neural precursor cells expressing developmentally downregulated gene 4-like (Nedd4L: E3 ligase for GLT-1), and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2D2 (Ube2d2: E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme for Nedd4L) was also reduced in CSDS mice. Furthermore, the downregulation of the Nedd4L-GLT-1 ubiquitination pathway decreased SIT ratio, but up-regulation increased it even in non-CSDS mice. Taken together, the decrease in GLT-1 ubiquitination may reduce the release of extracellular glutamate induced by high-potassium stimulation, which may lead to social impairment, while we could not find differences in GLT-1 ubiquitination between susceptible and resistant CSDS mice. In conclusion, GLT-1 ubiquitination could play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of MDD and is an attractive target for the development of novel antidepressants. (Figure presented.)
KW - CSDS
KW - GLT-1
KW - Nedd4L
KW - depression
KW - glutamate
KW - ubiquitination
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U2 - 10.1111/jnc.16100
DO - 10.1111/jnc.16100
M3 - Article
C2 - 38497582
AN - SCOPUS:85188535544
SN - 0022-3042
VL - 168
SP - 2479
EP - 2494
JO - Journal of neurochemistry
JF - Journal of neurochemistry
IS - 9
ER -