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- Title
DRG2 Deficient Mice Exhibit Impaired Motor Behaviors with Reduced Striatal Dopamine Release.
- Authors
Lim, Hye Ryeong; Vo, Mai-Tram; Kim, Dong Jun; Lee, Unn Hwa; Yoon, Jong Hyuk; Kim, Hyung-Jun; Kim, Jeongah; Kim, Sang Ryong; Lee, Jun Yeon; Yang, Chae Ha; Kim, Hee Young; Choi, June-Seek; Kim, Kijeong; Yang, Esther; Kim, Hyun; Lee, Seongsoo; Lee, Byung Ju; Kim, Kyungjin; Park, Jeong Woo; Ha, Chang Man
- Abstract
Developmentally regulated GTP-binding protein 2 (DRG2) was first identified in the central nervous system of mice. However, the physiological function of DRG2 in the brain remains largely unknown. Here, we demonstrated that knocking out DRG2 impairs the function of dopamine neurons in mice. DRG2 was strongly expressed in the neurons of the dopaminergic system such as those in the striatum (Str), ventral tegmental area (VTA), and substantia nigra (SN), and on neuronal cell bodies in high-density regions such as the hippocampus (HIP), cerebellum, and cerebral cortex in the mouse brain. DRG2 knockout (KO) mice displayed defects in motor function in motor coordination and rotarod tests and increased anxiety. However, unexpectedly, DRG2 depletion did not affect the dopamine (DA) neuron population in the SN, Str, or VTA region or dopamine synthesis in the Str region. We further demonstrated that dopamine release was significantly diminished in the Str region of DRG2 KO mice and that treatment of DRG2 KO mice with l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), a dopamine precursor, rescued the behavioral motor deficiency in DRG2 KO mice as observed with the rotarod test. This is the first report to identify DRG2 as a key regulator of dopamine release from dopamine neurons in the mouse brain.
- Subjects
DOPAMINE; DOPAMINERGIC neurons; CENTRAL nervous system; G proteins; CEREBRAL cortex; SUBSTANTIA nigra; MICE
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21010060