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- Title
Increased coupling of caveolin-1 and estrogen receptor [alpha] contributes to the fragile X syndrome.
- Authors
Yang, Qi; Yang, Le; Zhang, Kun; Guo, Yan-Yan; Liu, Shui-Bing; Wu, Yu-Mei; Li, Xiao-Qiang; Song, Qian; Zhuo, Min; Zhao, Ming-Gao
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a form of inherited mental retardation in humans that results from expansion of a CGG repeat in the FMR1 gene. Interaction between estrogen receptor (ER) and lipid raft caveolae is critical for the estrogen signaling. Here, we tested the hypothesis that impaired ER-caveolae coupling contributes to the mental retardation of FXS. METHODS: Fmr1 knockout (KO) mouse was used as the model of FXS. Multiple techniques were performed including primary neuronal culture, short hairpin RNA (shRNA) interference, Western blot, electrophysiological recording, RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, and behavioral tests. RESULTS: In this study, we report that GluA1 surface expression and phosphorylation induced by 17[beta]-estradiol (E2) were impaired in the Fmr1 KO neurons. The E2-mediated facilitation of long-term potentiation and fear memory was impaired in the anterior cingulate cortex of Fmr1 KO mice. The increased coupling of caveolin-1 (CAV1) and the membrane estrogen receptor ER[alpha] under basal conditions contributed to the impairment of ER signaling in Fmr1 KO neurons. FMRP (fragile X mental retardation protein) interacted with CAV1 mRNA, and knockdown of CAV1 with shRNA rescued the synaptic GluA1 delivery, plasticity, and memory in Fmr1 KO mice. INTERPRETATION: This is the first demonstration that the coupling between ER[alpha] and lipid raft CAV1 is critical for membrane ER signaling in synaptic plasticity. Therefore, increased coupling of CAV1 and ER[alpha] may elucidate a critical abnormal mechanism of FXS. Ann Neurol 2015;77:618-636.
- Publication
Annals of Neurology, 2015, Vol 77, Issue 4, p618
- ISSN
0364-5134
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/ana.24358