期刊
AGING CELL
卷 21, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/acel.13588
关键词
caudate putamen; Cdc42; dopamine D2 receptor; medium spiny neurons; Parkinson's disease
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [81971297, 81472166, 82073417, 81872514, GDUPS2015]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2018B030311062]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT 16R37]
This study revealed that the signaling of Cell division control protein 42 (Cdc42) was significantly decreased in the caudate putamen (CPu) of parkinsonian mice. Overexpression of Cdc42 reversed spine abnormalities and improved behavior deficits in these mice. Impaired Cdc42 signaling regulated by D2 receptor (D2R) played an important role in spine loss and behavioral deficits in Parkinson's disease (PD).
Substantial spine loss in striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) and abnormal behaviors are common features of Parkinson's disease (PD). The caudate putamen (CPu) mainly contains MSNs expressing dopamine D1 receptor (dMSNs) and dopamine D2 receptor (iMSNs) exerting critical effects on motor and cognition behavior. However, the molecular mechanisms contributing to spine loss and abnormal behaviors in dMSNs and iMSNs under parkinsonian state remain unknown. In the present study, we revealed that Cell division control protein 42 (Cdc42) signaling was significantly decreased in the caudate putamen (CPu) in parkinsonian mice. In addition, overexpression of constitutively active Cdc42 in the CPu reversed spine abnormalities and improved the behavior deficits in parkinsonian mice. Utilizing conditional dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) or D2 receptor (D2R) knockout mice, we found that such a decrease under parkinsonian state was further reduced by conditional knockout of the D2R but not D1R. Moreover, the thin spine loss in iMSNs and deficits in motor coordination and cognition induced by conditional knockout of D2R were reversed by overexpression of constitutively active Cdc42 in the CPu. Additionally, conditional knockout of Cdc42 from D2R-positive neurons in the CPu was sufficient to induce spine and behavior deficits similar to those observed in parkinsonian mice. Overall, our results indicate that impaired Cdc42 signaling regulated by D2R plays an important role in spine loss and behavioral deficits in PD.
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