Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 131, Issue 5, Pages 573-581Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12942
Keywords
excitotoxicity; GLT-1; glutamate transport; kainic acid; sirtuins
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- Tufts University Department of Neuroscience startup fund
- Tufts Center for Neuroscience Research Pilot Award
- Charlton Research Award
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Glutamate transport is a critical process in the brain that maintains low extracellular levels of glutamate to allow for efficient neurotransmission and prevent excitotoxicity. Loss of glutamate transport function is implicated in epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It remains unclear whether or not glutamate transport can be modulated in these disease conditions to improve outcome. Here, we show that sirtuin (SIRT)4, a mitochondrial sirtuin, is up-regulated in response to treatment with the potent excitotoxin kainic acid. Loss of SIRT4 leads to a more severe reaction to kainic acid and decreased glutamate transporter expression and function in the brain. Together, these results indicate a critical and novel stress response role for SIRT4 in promoting proper glutamate transport capacity and protecting against excitotoxicity.
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