A high-affinity, bivalent PDZ domain inhibitor complexes PICK1 to alleviate neuropathic pain

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Maladaptive plasticity involving increased expression of AMPA-type glutamate receptors is involved in several pathologies, including neuropathic pain, but direct inhibition of AMPARs is associated with side effects. As an alternative, we developed a cell-permeable, high-affinity (~2 nM) peptide inhibitor, Tat-P4 -(C5)2 , of the PDZ domain protein PICK1 to interfere with increased AMPAR expression. The affinity is obtained partly from the Tat peptide and partly from the bivalency of the PDZ motif, engaging PDZ domains from two separate PICK1 dimers to form a tetrameric complex. Bivalent Tat-P4 -(C5)2 disrupts PICK1 interaction with membrane proteins on supported cell membrane sheets and reduce the interaction of AMPARs with PICK1 and AMPA-receptor surface expression in vivo. Moreover, Tat-P4 -(C5)2 administration reduces spinal cord transmission and alleviates mechanical hyperalgesia in the spared nerve injury model of neuropathic pain. Taken together, our data reveal Tat-P4 -(C5)2 as a novel promising lead for neuropathic pain treatment and expand the therapeutic potential of bivalent inhibitors to non-tandem protein-protein interaction domains.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

EMBO molecular medicine - 12(2020), 6 vom: 08. Juni, Seite e11248

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Christensen, Nikolaj R [VerfasserIn]
De Luca, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Lever, Michael B [VerfasserIn]
Richner, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Astrid B [VerfasserIn]
Noes-Holt, Gith [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Kathrine L [VerfasserIn]
Rathje, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Dennis Bo [VerfasserIn]
Erlendsson, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Bartling, Christian Ro [VerfasserIn]
Ammendrup-Johnsen, Ina [VerfasserIn]
Pedersen, Sofie E [VerfasserIn]
Schönauer, Michèle [VerfasserIn]
Nissen, Klaus B [VerfasserIn]
Midtgaard, Søren R [VerfasserIn]
Teilum, Kaare [VerfasserIn]
Arleth, Lise [VerfasserIn]
Sørensen, Andreas T [VerfasserIn]
Bach, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Strømgaard, Kristian [VerfasserIn]
Meehan, Claire F [VerfasserIn]
Vaegter, Christian B [VerfasserIn]
Gether, Ulrik [VerfasserIn]
Madsen, Kenneth L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biopharmaceuticals
Calcium permeable AMPARs
Carrier Proteins
Journal Article
Maladaptive plasticity
Nuclear Proteins
PICk1 protein, human
Receptors, AMPA
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Scaffold proteins
Synaptic plasticity

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Date Completed 18.08.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15252/emmm.201911248

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309363926