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- Title
GPR40 activation leads to CREB and ERK phosphorylation in primary cultures of neurons from the mouse CNS and in human neuroblastoma cells.
- Authors
Zamarbide, Marta; Etayo‐Labiano, Iñigo; Ricobaraza, Ana; Martínez‐Pinilla, Eva; Aymerich, María S.; Luis Lanciego, José; Pérez‐Mediavilla, Alberto; Franco, Rafael
- Abstract
ABSTRACT GPR40, the free fatty acid receptor 1, is expressed strongly in the primate pancreas and brain. While the role of pancreatic GPR40 in glucose homeostasis has been extensively studied, the absence of this G-protein-coupled receptor from the brain of rodents has hampered studies into its role in the central nervous system. However, we found intense GPR40 mRNA expression by in situ hybridization in mouse hippocampal and motor cortex neurons. Furthermore, in a neuroblastoma cell GPR40 was activated by docosahexaenoic acid and selective agonists, yet not by palmitic acid. Significantly, the activation of GPR40 provoked the phosphorylation of the cAMP response element-binding protein, CREB. The receptor was also functional in primary cultures of murine neurons, in which its activation by a selective agonist produced the phosphorylation of CREB and of extracellular signal-regulated kinases, ERK1/2. These results suggest that mice represent a suitable model for elucidating the role of GPR40 in brain function. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Publication
Hippocampus, 2014, Vol 24, Issue 7, p733
- ISSN
1050-9631
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hipo.22263