期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 31, 期 7, 页码 1764-1773出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.31
关键词
calcium; cholesterol; CYP46A1; excitotoxicity; glutamate
资金
- Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO)
- Federal Office for Scientific Affairs (IUAP)
- SAO-FRMA Foundation
- Flemish Government
- German Excellence Initiative
The deregulation of brain cholesterol metabolism is typical in acute neuronal injury (such as stroke, brain trauma and epileptic seizures) and chronic neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease). Since both conditions are characterized by excessive stimulation of glutamate receptors, we have here investigated to which extent excitatory neurotransmission plays a role in brain cholesterol homeostasis. We show that a short (30 min) stimulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission induces a small but significant loss of membrane cholesterol, which is paralleled by release to the extracellular milieu of the metabolite 24S-hydroxycholesterol. Consistent with a cause-effect relationship, knockdown of the enzyme cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (CYP46A1) prevented glutamate-mediated cholesterol loss. Functionally, the loss of cholesterol modulates the magnitude of the depolarization-evoked calcium response. Mechanistically, glutamate-induced cholesterol loss requires high levels of intracellular Ca2+, a functional stromal interaction molecule 2 (STIM2) and mobilization of CYP46A1 towards the plasma membrane. This study underscores the key role of excitatory neurotransmission in the control of membrane lipid composition, and consequently in neuronal membrane organization and function. The EMBO Journal (2012) 31, 1764-1773. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.31; Published online 17 February 2012
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