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NEURON
Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages 338-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.07.011
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- German Research Council [SE 2666/2-1]
- Forschungskommission of the Medical Faculty of University of Freiburg [SER1149/17]
- German Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF) grant e:bio - Modul I -ReelinSys [0316174A]
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Conventional antidepressants have limited efficacy and many side effects, highlighting the need for fast-acting and specific medications. Induction of the synaptic protein Homer1a mediates the effects of different antidepressant treatments, including the rapid action of ketamine and sleep deprivation (SD). We show here that mimicking Homer1a upregulation via intravenous injection of cell-membrane-permeable TAT-Homer1a elicits rapid antidepressant effects in various tests. Similar to ketamine and SD, in vitro and in vivo application of TAT-Homer1a enhances mGlu5 signaling, resulting in increased mTOR pathway phosphorylation, and upregulates synaptic AMPA receptor expression and activity. The antidepressant action of SD and Homer1a induction depends on mGlu5 activation specifically in excitatory CaMK2a neurons and requires enhanced AMPA receptor activity, translation, and trafficking. Moreover, our data demonstrate a pronounced therapeutic potential of different TAT-fused peptides that directly modulate mGlu5 and AMPA receptor activity and thus might provide a novel strategy for rapid and effective antidepressant treatment.
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