Absence of Adenylyl Cyclase 3 Perturbs Peripheral Olfactory Projections in Mice

Zou, Dong-Jing; Chesler, Alexander T.; Pichon, Claire E. Le; Kuznetsov, A. I.; Pei, Xin Yan; Hwang, Eugene L; Firestein, Stuart

doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0699-07.2007

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“…Altered cAMP signaling, in turn, results in transcriptional dysregulation of neuronal guidance proteins and may also affect locally the behavior of the growth cones in response to external repulsive or attractive cues. These results are in line with recent findings implicating cAMP in the regulation of axonal pathfinding (29,39) as well as dendrite formation (40) and provide strong support for altered (increased) neuronal cAMP signaling due to a bona fide SCHZ risk mutation. Notably, we have recently reported an association between SCHZ and gain of function mutations in the VIPR2 locus (41) and showed that these mutations also enhance cAMP signaling in lymphocytes of patients.…”

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Altered axonal targeting and short-term plasticity in the hippocampus of Disc1 mutant mice

Kvajo

McKellar

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Carefully designed animal models of genetic risk factors are likely to aid our understanding of the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Here, we study a mouse strain with a truncating lesion in the endogenous Disc1 ortholog designed to model the effects of a schizophreniapredisposing mutation and offer a detailed account of the consequences that this mutation has on the development and function of a hippocampal circuit. We uncover widespread and cumulative cytoarchitectural alterations in the dentate gyrus during neonatal and adult neurogenesis, which include errors in axonal targeting and are accompanied by changes in short-term plasticity at the mossy fiber/CA3 circuit. We also provide evidence that cAMP levels are elevated as a result of the Disc1 mutation, leading to altered axonal targeting and dendritic growth. The identified structural alterations are, for the most part, not consistent with the growthpromoting and premature maturation effects inferred from previous RNAi-based Disc1 knockdown. Our results provide support to the notion that modest disturbances of neuronal connectivity and accompanying deficits in short-term synaptic dynamics is a general feature of schizophrenia-predisposing mutations. psychiatric disease | rare mutation | mouse model T he schizophrenia (SCHZ) susceptibility gene DISC1 was identified through a balanced chromosomal translocation (1;11)(q42.1;q14.3) segregating with SCHZ and mood disorders in a large Scottish pedigree. This is the only confirmed disease risk allele within the DISC1 locus. The biology of DISC1 is being interrogated with a variety of approaches, such as acute RNAimediated gene knockdown (1-4), overexpression of truncated forms of the human DISC1 (5, 6), and chemical mutagenesis (7). Although they provide information about potential pathways related to DISC1, these approaches are not meant to recapitulate the integrated effects of the pathogenic translocation, and the relevance of these findings to SCHZ pathogenesis remains uncertain.We used a disease-focused knockin approach to introduce a truncating lesion in the endogenous murine Disc1 ortholog designed to model the effects of the (1;11) translocation (Mouse Genome Informatics nomenclature Disc1 Tm1Kara ) (8, 9). Although the divergence in the human and mouse Disc1 gene does not allow an exact replication of the human translocation, this mouse model approximates very closely the Scottish mutation. One advantage of our approach is that it retains endogenous levels as well as spatial and temporal patterns of Disc1 expression, and it preserves short N-terminal isoforms that are presumably unaffected by the Scottish translocation and seem to be expressed at relatively higher levels in the hippocampus (HPC) of patients with SCHZ (10). A comprehensive behavioral analysis has shown that Disc1 Tm1Kara mice display a unique profile of cognitive impairments, including specific and robust deficiencies in working memory (WM) tests (8, 9), which may relate to similar cognitive deficits prominent in psychotic disorders.DISC1 is...

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Altered axonal targeting and short-term plasticity in the hippocampus of Disc1 mutant mice

Kvajo

McKellar

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…The expression of this enzyme depends on neuronal activity and was severely reduced in the olfactory bulb of anosmic Cnga2 -/y mice 30 . OSN axon coalescence on glomeruli is perturbed in mice lacking functional CNG channels 31 or the adenylate cyclase 32 . We detected no obvious change in axonal convergence for OSNs expressing either the P2 or M72 receptor 31 (Fig.…”

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Ca2+-activated Cl− currents are dispensable for olfaction

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Graduate student at the Freie Universität Berlin Olfaction in mammals involves the binding of odorants to a subset of the large number of different G protein-coupled receptors that are present in the cilia of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) 1 . These neurons are predominantly found in the MOE, which senses and discriminates myriad volatile compounds. In the mouse, the nose contains additional, apparently more specialized olfactory organs, such the septal organ of Masera and the VNO 2 . Sensory neurons in the VNO are morphologically distinct and use odorant receptors and signal transduction cascades that differ from those found in the MOE.In the canonical OSN signal transduction pathway, odorant binding to the receptor locally increases cytosolic cAMP through activation of the olfactory G protein G olf and adenylate cyclase type III 1,2 . cAMP then opens heteromeric cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) cation channels 3 . The resulting influx of Na + and Ca 2+ depolarizes the plasma membrane and raises the cytosolic Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+ ] i ), thereby activating Ca 2+ -activated Cl -channels 1,4-10 . All these components of the signal transduction cascade are localized to sensory cilia, which are embedded in the mucus covering the MOE. These cilia provide a large interaction surface for odorants, and the cilia's small diameters facilitate large local increases in cytosolic cAMP and [Ca 2+ ].There has been broad consensus that Ca 2+ -activated Cl -channels powerfully amplify olfactory signal transduction 1,4-10 . These channels are thought to mediate an outward flow of Cl -, which generates a depolarizing current that, in rodents, is five-to tenfold larger than currents through CNG channels 8,11,12 . A prerequisite for Cl -efflux 3 is an inside-out electrochemical Cl --gradient. It is believed that cytosolic chloride concentration of OSNs is raised by the Na + K + 2Cl -co-transporter Nkcc1 9,10,13 and that [Cl -] is low in the mucus surrounding the cilia 14,15 . However, mucosal ion concentrations are difficult to measure in vivo, and Nkcc1 knockout mice display attenuated electro-olfactograms (EOGs) 11,16 , but normal olfactory sensitivity 17 .To investigate the role of Ca 2+ -activated Cl -channels in olfaction, we disrupted Ano2 in mice. Ano2 is a member of the Anoctamin (Tmem16) gene family, which encodes several Ca 2+ -activated Cl -channels [18][19][20] . Agreeing with recent results 13,21-23 , our knockout-controlled immunolabeling showed Ano2 expression in cilia of OSNs in the MOE, in microvilli of VNO sensory neurons and in synapses of photoreceptors. Additionally, we found Ano2 in the olfactory bulb. Ano1 expression overlapped with Ano2 in the VNO and the retina, but not in the MOE. Patch-clamp analysis showed that Ca 2+ -activated Cl -currents were undetectable in Ano2 -/-OSNs.Unexpectedly, however, EOGs of Ano2 -/-mice were reduced by only up to ~40%, and Ano2 -/-mice were able to smell normally. Our work calls for a revision of the current view that Ca 2+ -activated Cl -channels have a crucial role...

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“…Because the olfactory signaling machinery is expressed in several segments of the renal epithelium, we assayed renal function in mice null for a necessary component of the olfaction pathway (AC3). AC3 Ϫ/Ϫ mice have been studied previously (2,5,7,16,17), and are known to be anosmic (unable to smell) and to have a very high fatality rate after birth. It is believed that the neonatal mortality is due to the inability of the pups to smell their mother, compromising their ability to nurse.…”

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Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney

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Zou

Zhang

et al. 2009

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Olfactory-like chemosensory signaling occurs outside of the olfactory epithelium. We find that major components of olfaction, including olfactory receptors (ORs), olfactory-related adenylate cyclase (AC3) and the olfactory G protein (Golf), are expressed in the kidney. AC3 and Golf colocalize in renal tubules and in macula densa (MD) cells which modulate glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR is significantly reduced in AC3 ؊/؊ mice, suggesting that AC3 participates in GFR regulation. Although tubuloglomerular feedback is normal in these animals, they exhibit significantly reduced plasma renin levels despite up-regulation of COX-2 expression and nNOS activity in the MD. Furthermore, at least one member of the renal repertoire of ORs is expressed in a MD cell line. Thus, key components of olfaction are expressed in the renal distal nephron and may play a sensory role in the MD to modulate both renin secretion and GFR.adenylate cyclase 3 ͉ glomerular filtration rate ͉ Golf ͉ macula densa ͉ renin

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Absence of Adenylyl Cyclase 3 Perturbs Peripheral Olfactory Projections in Mice

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Altered axonal targeting and short-term plasticity in the hippocampus of Disc1 mutant mice

Altered axonal targeting and short-term plasticity in the hippocampus of Disc1 mutant mice

Ca2+-activated Cl− currents are dispensable for olfaction

Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney

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