Dopamine-mediated striatal activity and function is enhanced in GlyRα2 knockout animals

Autor: Jens Devoght, Joris Comhair, Giovanni Morelli, Jean-Michel Rigo, Rudi D'Hooge, Chadi Touma, Rupert Palme, Ilse Dewachter, Martin vandeVen, Robert J. Harvey, Serge N. Schiffmann, Elisabeth Piccart, Bert Brône
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 26, Iss 8, Pp 107400- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107400
Popis: Summary: The glycine receptor alpha 2 (GlyRα2) is a ligand-gated ion channel which upon activation induces a chloride conductance. Here, we investigated the role of GlyRα2 in dopamine-stimulated striatal cell activity and behavior. We show that depletion of GlyRα2 enhances dopamine-induced increases in the activity of putative dopamine D1 receptor-expressing striatal projection neurons, but does not alter midbrain dopamine neuron activity. We next show that the locomotor response to d-amphetamine is enhanced in GlyRα2 knockout animals, and that this increase correlates with c-fos expression in the dorsal striatum. 3-D modeling revealed an increase in the neuronal ensemble size in the striatum in response to D-amphetamine in GlyRα2 KO mice. Finally, we show enhanced appetitive conditioning in GlyRα2 KO animals that is likely due to increased motivation, but not changes in associative learning or hedonic response. Taken together, we show that GlyRα2 is an important regulator of dopamine-stimulated striatal activity and function.
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