Abstract
Serotonin (5-HT) is a major neurotransmitter in mammalian brains and is involved in brain development and psychiatric disorders. The 5-HT 1A receptor (5-HT 1A R) is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) associated with an inhibitory G-protein (G i ) with the widest and most abundant expression. It is not known; however, how expression or activity of 5-HT lA R is regulated. We studied here phosphorylation of 5-HT 1A R by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), a neuron-specific membrane-bound Ser/Thr kinase that is activated by binding of the p35 Cdk5 activator. 5-HT 1A R was phosphorylated by the Cdk5–p35 complex at Thr314 in the third cytoplasmic loop. The phosphorylation stimulated the degradation of 5-HT 1A R by the proteasome, resulting in neutralization of the inhibitory action of 5-HT 1A R on intracellular cAMP concentration. These results suggest that Cdk5–p35 modulates 5-HT signaling through phosphorylation-dependent degradation of 5-HT lA R.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 370-375 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 510 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Mar 12 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 5-HT
- 5-HT R
- Cdk5
- Phosphorylation
- Proteasomal degradation
- Serotonin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology