Benkert, J;
Hess, S;
Roy, S;
Beccano-Kelly, D;
Wiederspohn, N;
Duda, J;
Simons, C;
... Liss, B; + view all
(2019)
Cav2.3 channels contribute to dopaminergic neuron loss in a model of Parkinson's disease.
Nature Communications
, 10
, Article 5094. 10.1038/s41467-019-12834-x.
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Abstract
Degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra causes the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The mechanisms underlying this age-dependent and region-selective neurodegeneration remain unclear. Here we identify Cav2.3 channels as regulators of nigral neuronal viability. Cav2.3 transcripts were more abundant than other voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in mouse nigral neurons and upregulated during aging. Plasmalemmal Cav2.3 protein was higher than in dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area, which do not degenerate in Parkinson’s disease. Cav2.3 knockout reduced activity-associated nigral somatic Ca2+ signals and Ca2+-dependent after-hyperpolarizations, and afforded full protection from degeneration in vivo in a neurotoxin Parkinson’s mouse model. Cav2.3 deficiency upregulated transcripts for NCS-1, a Ca2+-binding protein implicated in neuroprotection. Conversely, NCS-1 knockout exacerbated nigral neurodegeneration and downregulated Cav2.3. Moreover, NCS-1 levels were reduced in a human iPSC-model of familial Parkinson’s. Thus, Cav2.3 and NCS-1 may constitute potential therapeutic targets for combatting Ca2+-dependent neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cav2.3 channels contribute to dopaminergic neuron loss in a model of Parkinson's disease |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-019-12834-x |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12834-x |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, MITOCHONDRIAL OXIDANT STRESS, GATED CALCIUM-CHANNELS, SUBSTANTIA-NIGRA, CA2+ CHANNEL, PACEMAKING, VULNERABILITY, DYSFUNCTION, PROGRESSION, MECHANISMS, INHIBITION |
| 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 > Cell and Developmental Biology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089114 |
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