Glutamate receptor activation triggers a calcium-dependent and SNARE protein-dependent release of the gliotransmitter D-serine
AUTOR(ES)
Mothet, Jean-Pierre
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
The gliotransmitter d-serine is released upon (S)-α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid/kainate and metabotropic glutamate receptor stimulation, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. Here, by using a highly sensitive bioassay to continuously monitor extracellular d-serine levels, we have investigated the pathways used in its release. We reveal that d-serine release is inhibited by removal of extracellular calcium and augmented by increasing extracellular calcium or after treatment with the Ca2+ ionophore A23187. Furthermore, release of the amino acid is considerably reduced after depletion of thapsigargin-sensitive intracellular Ca2+ stores or chelation of intracellular Ca2+ with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetate–acetoxymethyl ester. Interestingly, d-serine release also was markedly reduced by concanamycin A, a vacuolar-type H+-ATPase inhibitor, indicating a role for the vesicular proton gradient in the transmitter storage/release. In addition, agonist-evoked d-serine release was sensitive to tetanus neurotoxin. Finally, immunocytochemical and sucrose density gradient analysis revealed that a large fraction of d-serine colocalized with synaptobrevin/VAMP2, suggesting that it is stored in VAMP2-bearing vesicles. In summary, our study reveals the cellular mechanisms subserving d-serine release and highlights the importance of the glial cell exocytotic pathway in influencing CNS levels of extracellular d-serine.
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