Minere, Marielle;
Mortensen, Martin;
Dorovykh, Valentina;
Warnes, Gary;
Nizetic, Dean;
Smart, Trevor G;
Hannan, Saad B;
(2024)
Presynaptic hyperexcitability reversed by positive allosteric modulation of a GABABR epilepsy variant.
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Abstract
GABABRs are key membrane proteins that continually adapt the excitability of the nervous system. These G-protein coupled receptors are activated by the brain's premier inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. They are obligate heterodimers composed of GABA-binding GABABR1 and G-protein-coupling GABABR2 subunits. Recently, three variants (G693W, S695I, I705N) have been identified in the gene (GABBR2) encoding for GABABR2. Individuals that harbour any of these variants exhibit severe developmental epileptic encephalopathy and intellectual disability, but the underlying pathogenesis that is triggered in neurons, remains unresolved. Using a range of confocal imaging, flow cytometry, structural modelling, biochemistry, live cell Ca2+ imaging of presynaptic terminals, whole-cell electrophysiology of HEK-293T cells and neurons, and two-electrode voltage clamping of Xenopus oocytes we have probed the biophysical and molecular trafficking and functional profiles of G693W, S695I and I705N variants. We report that all three point mutations impair neuronal cell surface expression of GABABRs, reducing signalling efficacy. However, a negative effect evident for one variant perturbed neurotransmission by elevating presynaptic Ca2+ signalling. This is reversed by enhancing GABABR signalling via positive allosteric modulation. Our results highlight the importance of studying neuronal receptors expressed in nervous system tissue and provide new mechanistic insights into how GABABR variants can initiate neurodevelopmental disease whilst highlighting the translational suitability and therapeutic potential of allosteric modulation for correcting these deficits.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Presynaptic hyperexcitability reversed by positive allosteric modulation of a GABABR epilepsy variant |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1093/brain/awae232 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae232 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | GABA, GABAB receptor, epilepsy, inhibition, neurodevelopmental disorder, positive allosteric modulator |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195096 |
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