Cellular prion protein coupling to TACE-dependent TNF-α shedding controls neurotransmitter catabolism in neuronal cells

  • Elodie Pradines
  • , Damien Loubet
  • , Sophie Mouillet-Richard
  • , Philippe Manivet
  • , Jean Marie Launay
  • , Odile Kellermann
  • , Benoît Schneider

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Abstract

Despite considerable efforts to unravel the role of cellular prion protein (PrPC) in neuronal functions, the mechanisms by which PrPC takes part in the homeostasis of a defined neuronal phenotype remain poorly characterized. By taking advantage of a neuroectodermal cell line (1C11) endowed with the capacity to differentiate into serotonergic (1C115-HT) or noradrenergic (1C11NE) neurons, we assessed the contribution of PrPC to bioaminergic cell functions. We established that in 1C11-derived neuronal cells antibody-mediated PrPC ligation triggered tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α release, through recruitement of the metalloproteinase TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE). TNF-α shed in response to PrPC acts as a second message signal, eliciting serotonin (5-HT) or norepinephrine (NE) degradation in 1C115-HT or 1C11 NE cells, respectively. Our data thus introduced TNF-α as a PrPC-dependent modulator of neuronal metabolism. Of note, we previously reported on a control of neurotransmitter catabolism by 5-HT 2B or α1D autoreceptors in 1C11 bioaminergic neurons, via the same TACE/TNF-α pathway (Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 1091, 123). Here, we show that combined stimulation of PrPC and these two bioaminergic receptors add their effects on neurotransmitter degradation. Overall, these observations unveil a novel contribution of PrPC to the control of neuronal functions and may have implications regarding dysfunction of the bioaminergic systems in prion diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)912-923
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Neurochemistry
Volume110
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bioaminergic autoreceptors
  • Metalloproteinase
  • Neuronal homeostasis
  • Neurotransmitter metabolism
  • Prion
  • Tumor necrosis factor-α signaling

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