Regulation of TrkB receptor translocation to lipid rafts by adenosine A2A receptors and its functional implications for BDNF-induced regulation of synaptic plasticity

Natália Assaife-Lopes; Vasco C. Sousa; Daniela B. Pereira; Joaquim A. Ribeiro; Ana M. Sebastião

doi:10.1007/s11302-013-9383-2

Purinergic Signalling

June 2014, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp 251–267

Regulation of TrkB receptor translocation to lipid rafts by adenosine A_2A receptors and its functional implications for BDNF-induced regulation of synaptic plasticity

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Natália Assaife-Lopes
Vasco C. Sousa
Daniela B. Pereira
Joaquim A. Ribeiro
Ana M. SebastiãoEmail author

Original Article

First Online:: 20 August 2013

Received:: 13 March 2013
Accepted:: 30 July 2013

DOI: 10.1007/s11302-013-9383-2

Cite this article as:: Assaife-Lopes, N., Sousa, V.C., Pereira, D.B. et al. Purinergic Signalling (2014) 10: 251. doi:10.1007/s11302-013-9383-2

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Abstract

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signalling is critical for neuronal development and transmission. Recruitment of TrkB receptors to lipid rafts has been shown to be necessary for the activation of specific signalling pathways and modulation of neurotransmitter release by BDNF. Since TrkB receptors are known to be modulated by adenosine A_2A receptor activation, we hypothesized that activation of A_2A receptors could influence TrkB receptor localization among different membrane microdomains. We found that adenosine A_2A receptor agonists increased the levels of TrkB receptors in the lipid raft fraction of cortical membranes and potentiated BDNF-induced augmentation of phosphorylated TrkB levels in lipid rafts. Blockade of the clathrin-mediated endocytosis with monodansyl cadaverine (100 μM) did not modify the effects of the A_2A receptor agonists, but significantly impaired BDNF effects on TrkB recruitment to lipid rafts. The effect of A_2A receptor activation in TrkB localization was mimicked by 5 μM forskolin, an adenylyl cyclase activator. Also, it was blocked by the PKA inhibitors Rp-cAMPs and PKI-(14-22) and by the Src-family kinase inhibitor PP2. Moreover, removal of endogenous adenosine or disruption of lipid rafts reduced BDNF stimulatory effects on glutamate release from cortical synaptosomes. Lipid raft integrity was also required for the effects of BDNF upon hippocampal long-term potentiation at CA1 synapses. Our data demonstrate, for the first time, a BDNF-independent recruitment of TrkB receptors to lipid rafts, induced by the activation of adenosine A_2A receptors, with functional consequences for TrkB phosphorylation and BDNF-induced modulation of neurotransmitter release and hippocampal plasticity.

Keywords

TrkB receptors Brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF Adenosine A2A receptors Lipid rafts

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Authors and Affiliations

Natália Assaife-Lopes
- 1
- 2
Vasco C. Sousa
- 1
- 2
Daniela B. Pereira
- 3
Joaquim A. Ribeiro
- 1
- 2
Ana M. Sebastião
- 1
- 2
Email author

1.Institute of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of LisbonLisbonPortugal
2.Unit of Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of LisbonLisbonPortugal
3.Department of NeurologyColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkUSA

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