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Age‐dependent differences in glutamate‐induced phosphorylation systems in rat hippocampal slices
Author(s) -
Angenstein Frank,
Buchner Klaus,
Staak Sabine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
hippocampus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1098-1063
pISSN - 1050-9631
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-1063(1999)9:2<173::aid-hipo8>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - neurogranin , phosphorylation , protein kinase c , protein phosphorylation , chemistry , metabotropic glutamate receptor , protein kinase a , glutamate receptor , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , hippocampal formation , ionotropic effect , kinase , biology , receptor , neuroscience
Glutamate receptor induced changes in the activity of different phosphorylation systems were measured in hippocampal slices from 12‐ and 56‐day‐old rats, by determining the endogenous phosphorylation of 2.5% perchloric acid (PCA) soluble proteins. We identified among these proteins an 85, 80 kDa and the tau protein as specific substrates for protein kinase A (PKA), MARCKS, and neurogranin as specific substrates for protein kinase C (PKC), and prostaglandin‐D‐synthase as substrate for casein kinase II (CKII). In addition, a 35 kDa protein was phosphorylated by calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase II and protein kinase C and a 21 kDa protein was a substrate for all investigated kinases. The basal endogenous phosphorylation of 2.5% PCA soluble proteins changed during development qualitatively and quantitatively. Thus, the phosphorylation degree of nearly all proteins declines during maturation. Activation of mGluR induced an increased phosphorylation of PKA, PKC, and CKII substrates in hippocampal slices from 12‐day‐old rats, but in slices of 56‐day‐old rats only PKA and to a lower extent PKC substrates were affected. In contrast, stimulation of NMDA receptors led to an enhancement of CKII and PKA dependent phosphorylation only in slices of young animals, whereas the endogenous phosphorylation of some proteins in adult slices was actually decreased. These data showing developmental changes in the coupling of metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors to different phosphorylation systems are discussed in the light of altered physiological properties of the mature hippocampus. Hippocampus 1999;9:173–185. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.