The human-specific nicotinic receptor subunit CHRFAM7A reduces α7 receptor function in human induced pluripotent stem cells-derived and transgenic mouse neurons.
Eur J Neurosci
; 60(5): 4893-4906, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the impact of the human-specific gene CHRFAM7A on the function of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7 nAChRs) in two different types of neurons human-induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived cortical neurons, and superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons, taken from transgenic mice expressing CHRFAM7A. dupα7, the gene product of CHRFAM7A, which lacks a major part of the extracellular N-terminal ligand-binding domain, co-assembles with α7, the gene product of CHRNA7. We assessed the receptor function in hiPSC-derived cortical and SCG neurons with Fura-2 calcium imaging and three different α7-specific ligands PNU282987, choline, and 4BP-TQS. Given the short-lived open state of α7 receptors, we combined the two orthosteric agonists PNU282987 and choline with the type-2 positive allosteric modulator (PAM II) PNU120596. In line with different cellular models used previously, we demonstrate that CHRFAM7A has a major impact on nicotinic α7 nAChRs by reducing calcium transients in response to all three agonists.
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Camundongos Transgênicos
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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas
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Receptor Nicotínico de Acetilcolina alfa7
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Neurônios
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Animals
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Humans
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Eur J Neurosci
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NEUROLOGIA
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2024
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Article
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França