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NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01334-0
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- NIH/NINDS Intramural Research Program
- NIH/NEI Intramural Research Program
- NIH Center on Compulsive Behaviors
- NINDS Diversity Training Fellowship
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A phosphorylation site on Shisa7 was found to be critical for GABA(A)R trafficking, and it contributes to the behavioral endophenotypes displayed in neurodevelopmental disorders.
GABA-A receptors (GABA(A)Rs) are crucial for development and function of the brain. Altered GABAergic transmission is hypothesized to be involved in neurodevelopmental disorders. Recently, we identified Shisa7 as a GABA(A)R auxiliary subunit that modulates GABA(A)R trafficking and GABAergic transmission. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here we generated a knock-in (KI) mouse line that is phospho-deficient at a phosphorylation site in Shisa7 (S405) and combined with electrophysiology, imaging and behavioral assays to illustrate the role of this site in GABAergic transmission and plasticity as well as behaviors. We found that expression of phospho-deficient mutants diminished alpha 2-GABA(A)R trafficking in heterologous cells. Additionally, alpha 1/alpha 2/alpha 5-GABA(A)R surface expression and GABAergic inhibition were decreased in hippocampal neurons in KI mice. Moreover, chemically induced inhibitory long-term potentiation was abolished in KI mice. Lastly, KI mice exhibited hyperactivity, increased grooming and impaired sleep homeostasis. Collectively, our study reveals a phosphorylation site critical for Shisa7-dependent GABA(A)Rs trafficking which contributes to behavioral endophenotypes displayed in neurodevelopmental disorders.
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