Phosphorylation Hypothesis of Sleep

Frontiers in Psychology

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Koji L. Ode¹  Hiroki R. Ueda¹ 

[1] Department of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo;Laboratory for Synthetic Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics

关键词: NREM sleep;    phosphorylation;    kinase;    proteomics;    CaMKII;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575328

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Sleep is a fundamental property conserved across species. The homeostatic induction of sleep indicates the presence of a mechanism that is progressively activated by the awake state and that induces sleep. Several lines of evidence support that such function, namely, sleep need, lies in the neuronal assemblies rather than specific brain regions and circuits. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the dynamics of sleep need is still unclear. This review aims to summarize recent studies mainly in rodents indicating that protein phosphorylation, especially at the synapses, could be the molecular entity associated with sleep need. Genetic studies in rodents have identified a set of kinases that promote sleep. The activity of sleep-promoting kinases appears to be elevated during the awake phase and in sleep deprivation. Furthermore, the proteomic analysis demonstrated that the phosphorylation status of synaptic protein is controlled by the sleep-wake cycle. Therefore, a plausible scenario may be that the awake-dependent activation of kinases modifies the phosphorylation status of synaptic proteins to promote sleep. We also discuss the possible importance of multisite phosphorylation on macromolecular protein complexes to achieve the slow dynamics and physiological functions of sleep in mammals.

【 授权许可】

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