Deletion of glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (Glud1) in the central nervous system affects glutamate handling without altering synaptic transmission
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Deletion of glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (Glud1) in the central nervous system affects glutamate handling without altering synaptic transmission. / Frigerio, Francesca; Karaca, Melis; De Roo, Mathias; Mlynárik, Vladimír; Skytt, Dorte M; Carobbio, Stefania; Pajęcka, Kamilla; Waagepetersen, Helle S.; Gruetter, Rolf; Muller, Dominique; Maechler, Pierre.
In: Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 123, No. 3, 11.2012, p. 342-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Deletion of glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (Glud1) in the central nervous system affects glutamate handling without altering synaptic transmission
AU - Frigerio, Francesca
AU - Karaca, Melis
AU - De Roo, Mathias
AU - Mlynárik, Vladimír
AU - Skytt, Dorte M
AU - Carobbio, Stefania
AU - Pajęcka, Kamilla
AU - Waagepetersen, Helle S.
AU - Gruetter, Rolf
AU - Muller, Dominique
AU - Maechler, Pierre
N1 - © 2012 The Authors Journal of Neurochemistry © 2012 International Society for Neurochemistry.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), encoded by GLUD1, participates in the breakdown and synthesis of glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter. In the CNS, besides its primary signaling function, glutamate is also at the crossroad of metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways. Importance of brain GDH was questioned here by generation of CNS-specific GDH-null mice (CnsGlud1(-/-)); which were viable, fertile and without apparent behavioral problems. GDH immunoreactivity as well as enzymatic activity were absent in Cns-Glud1(-/-) brains. Immunohistochemical analyses on brain sections revealed that the pyramidal cells of control animals were positive for GDH, whereas the labeling was absent in hippocampal sections of Cns-Glud1(-/-) mice. Electrophysiological recordings showed that deletion of GDH within the CNS did not alter synaptic transmission in standard conditions. Cns-Glud1(-/-) mice exhibited deficient oxidative catabolism of glutamate in astrocytes, showing that GDH is required for Krebs cycle pathway. As revealed by NMR studies, brain glutamate levels remained unchanged, whereas glutamine levels were increased. This pattern was favored by up-regulation of astrocyte-type glutamate and glutamine transporters and of glutamine synthetase. Present data show that the lack of GDH in the CNS modifies the metabolic handling of glutamate without altering synaptic transmission.
AB - Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), encoded by GLUD1, participates in the breakdown and synthesis of glutamate, the main excitatory neurotransmitter. In the CNS, besides its primary signaling function, glutamate is also at the crossroad of metabolic and neurotransmitter pathways. Importance of brain GDH was questioned here by generation of CNS-specific GDH-null mice (CnsGlud1(-/-)); which were viable, fertile and without apparent behavioral problems. GDH immunoreactivity as well as enzymatic activity were absent in Cns-Glud1(-/-) brains. Immunohistochemical analyses on brain sections revealed that the pyramidal cells of control animals were positive for GDH, whereas the labeling was absent in hippocampal sections of Cns-Glud1(-/-) mice. Electrophysiological recordings showed that deletion of GDH within the CNS did not alter synaptic transmission in standard conditions. Cns-Glud1(-/-) mice exhibited deficient oxidative catabolism of glutamate in astrocytes, showing that GDH is required for Krebs cycle pathway. As revealed by NMR studies, brain glutamate levels remained unchanged, whereas glutamine levels were increased. This pattern was favored by up-regulation of astrocyte-type glutamate and glutamine transporters and of glutamine synthetase. Present data show that the lack of GDH in the CNS modifies the metabolic handling of glutamate without altering synaptic transmission.
KW - Animals
KW - Brain
KW - Cells, Cultured
KW - Female
KW - Gene Deletion
KW - Glutamic Acid
KW - Glutamine
KW - Male
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, 129 Strain
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Mice, Knockout
KW - Mice, Transgenic
KW - Neural Pathways
KW - Organ Culture Techniques
KW - Receptors, Glutamate
KW - Synaptic Transmission
U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2012.07933.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2012.07933.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 123
SP - 342
EP - 348
JO - Journal of Neurochemistry
JF - Journal of Neurochemistry
SN - 0022-3042
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 120585498