AAV Delivery of shRNA Against TRPC6 in Mouse Hippocampus Impairs Cognitive Function

Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 6 (TRPC6) has been suggested to be involved in synapse function and contribute to hippocampal-dependent cognitive processes. Gene silencing of TRPC6 was performed by injecting adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing TRPC6-specific shRNA (shRNA-TRPC6) into the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). Spatial learning, working memory and social recognition memory were impaired in the shRNA-TRPC6 treated mice compared to control mice after 4 weeks. In addition, gene ontology (GO) analysis of RNA-sequencing revealed that viral intervention of TRPC6 expression in DG resulted in the enrichment of the process of synaptic transmission and cellular compartment of synaptic structure. KEGG analysis showed PI3K-Akt signaling pathway were significantly down-regulated. Furthermore, the shRNA-TRPC6 treatment reduced dendritic spines of DG granule neurons, in terms of spine loss, the thin and mushroom types predominated. Accompanying the spine loss, the levels of PSD95, pAkt and CREB in the hippocampus were decreased in the shRNA-TRPC6 treated animals. Taken together, our results suggest that knocking down TRPC6 in the DG have a disadvantageous effect on cognitive processes.

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Inositol lipids and TRPC channel activation

Biochemical Society Symposium ◽

10.1042/bss2007c04 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 74 ◽

pp. 37-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

James W. Putney

Keyword(s):

Plasma Membrane ◽

Phospholipase C ◽

Transient Receptor Potential ◽

Calcium Signalling ◽

Receptor Potential ◽

Breakdown Product ◽

Channel Activation ◽

Inositol Lipids ◽

Transient Receptor ◽

Secondary Mechanism

The original hypothesis put forth by Bob Michell in his seminal 1975 review held that inositol lipid breakdown was involved in the activation of plasma membrane calcium channels or ‘gates’. Subsequently, it was demonstrated that while the interposition of inositol lipid breakdown upstream of calcium signalling was correct, it was predominantly the release of Ca2+ that was activated, through the formation of Ins(1,4,5)P3. Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane involved a secondary mechanism signalled in an unknown manner by depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores. In recent years, however, additional non-store-operated mechanisms for Ca2+ entry have emerged. In many instances, these pathways involve homologues of the Drosophila trp (transient receptor potential) gene. In mammalian systems there are seven members of the TRP superfamily, designated TRPC1–TRPC7, which appear to be reasonably close structural and functional homologues of Drosophila TRP. Although these channels can sometimes function as store-operated channels, in the majority of instances they function as channels more directly linked to phospholipase C activity. Three members of this family, TRPC3, 6 and 7, are activated by the phosphoinositide breakdown product, diacylglycerol. Two others, TRPC4 and 5, are also activated as a consequence of phospholipase C activity, although the precise substrate or product molecules involved are still unclear. Thus the TRPCs represent a family of ion channels that are directly activated by inositol lipid breakdown, confirming Bob Michell's original prediction 30 years ago.

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Loss of the classical transient receptor potential 3 partially protects from hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in mouse

10.1055/s-0039-3403217 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

C Mayser ◽

A Erb ◽

S Kraut ◽

L Birnbaumer ◽

W Seeger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Hypertension ◽

Transient Receptor Potential ◽

Receptor Potential ◽

Transient Receptor

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Steuerung des Classical transient receptor potential channel 6 (TRPC6) – Schlüsselstelle der hypoxischen Vasokonstriktion (HPV)

Pneumologie ◽

10.1055/s-2008-1074192 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 62 (S 2) ◽

Author(s):

M Rupp ◽

A Dietrich ◽

B Fuchs ◽

H Kalwa ◽

R Schermuly ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Transient Receptor Potential ◽

Receptor Potential ◽

Transient Receptor Potential Channel ◽

Transient Receptor

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Microbe Engineering of Guaia-6,10(14)-diene as a Building Block for the Semisynthetic Production of Plant-Derived (−)-Englerin A

10.26434/chemrxiv.10333625.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Siemon ◽

Zhangqian Wang ◽

Guangkai Bian ◽

Tobias Seitz ◽

Ziling Ye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽

Synthetic Biology ◽

Chemical Synthesis ◽

Building Block ◽

Transient Receptor Potential ◽

Receptor Potential ◽

Economical Method ◽

Englerin A ◽

Transient Receptor

Herein, we report the semisynthetic production of the potent transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channel agonist (−)-englerin A (EA), using guaia-6,10(14)-diene as the starting material. Guaia-6,10(14)-diene was systematically engineered in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and produced with high titers. This provided us the opportunity to execute a concise chemical synthesis of EA and the two related guaianes (−)-oxyphyllol and (+)-orientalol E. The potentially scalable approach combines the advantages of synthetic biology and chemical synthesis and provides an efficient and economical method for producing EA as well as its analogs.

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