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VGLUT3 Ablation Differentially Modulates Glutamate Receptor Densities in Mouse Brain

Karim S. Ibrahim, Salah El Mestikawy, Khaled S. Abd-Elrahman and Stephen S.G. Ferguson
eNeuro 20 April 2022, 9 (3) ENEURO.0041-22.2022; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0041-22.2022
Karim S. Ibrahim
1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
2Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
3Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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Salah El Mestikawy
4Neuroscience Paris Seine–Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS–IBPS) INSERM, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France
5Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada
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1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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1Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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    The effect of VGLUT3 deletion on glutamate and nonglutamate receptor expression in the mouse cerebral cortex. A–G, Representative immunoblots and quantification of cell surface and total levels of mGluR5 (A), mGluR2/3 (B), NMDAR2A (C), NMDAR2B (D), GluA1 (E), D1R (F), and M1 mAChR (G) in cortical lysates from VGLUT3−/− and C57BL/6 (WT) male mice. Data are the mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 mice/group), normalized to the respective surface or total WT values. *p < 0.05 assessed by unpaired Student’s t test.

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    The effect of VGLUT3 deletion on glutamate and nonglutamate receptors expression in the mouse hippocampus. A–G, Representative immunoblots and quantification of cell surface and total levels of mGluR5 (A), mGluR2/3 (B), NMDAR2A (C), NMDAR2B (D), GluA1 (E), D1R (F), and M1 mAChR (G) in hippocampal lysates from VGLUT3−/− and C57BL/6 (WT) male mice. Data are the mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 mice/group), normalized to the respective surface or total WT values. *p < 0.05 assessed by unpaired Student’s t test.

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    The effect of VGLUT3 deletion on glutamate and nonglutamate receptor expression in the mouse striatum. A–G, Representative immunoblots and quantification of cell surface and total levels of mGluR5 (A), mGluR2/3 (B), NMDAR2A (C), NMDAR2B (D), GluA1 (E), D1R (F), and M1 mAChR (G) in striatal lysates from VGLUT3−/− and C57BL/6 (WT) male mice. Data are the mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 mice/group), normalized to the respective surface or total WT values. *p < 0.05 assessed by unpaired Student’s t test.

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    Summary of changes in cell surface and total levels of receptors in the different brain regions of VGLUT3–/– mice

    Brain regionsmGluR5mGluR2/3NMDAR2ANMDAR2BGluA1D1RM1 mAChR
    SurfaceTotalSurfaceTotalSurfaceTotalSurfaceTotalSurfaceTotalSurfaceTotalSurfaceTotal
    Cerebral cortex↑↑-↑--↓-↑↑↓---
    Hippocampus↓---↓-↓--↑↓-↓-
    Striatum↑--↑----↑↑----
    • (-) denotes no change.

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