Contribution of metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR4 to L-2-[3H]amino-4-phosphonobutyrate binding in mouse brain |
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Authors: | C Thomsen DR Hampson |
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Affiliation: | Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk A/S, M?l?v, Denmark. |
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Abstract: | The binding of L-2-3H]amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (3H]L-AP4) was examined in brain sections of wild-type mice and mice lacking the mGluR4 subtype of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). Very high relative densities of 3H]L-AP4 binding were observed in the molecular layer of the cerebellar cortex, the nucleus basalis, the outer layer of the superior colliculus, and the substantia nigra. In mGluR4 knock-out mice, very low levels of binding were observed in these regions. The moderate levels of binding observed with wild-type mice in the molecular layer of the hippocampal dentate gyrus and in the thalamus were absent in mGluR4 knock-out mice. In contrast, the moderate levels observed in most of the cerebral cortex, caudate putamen, and globus pallidus were not different in mGluR4 knock-out mice compared with wild-type. In these regions, mGluR8 is likely to be labeled by 3H]L-AP4 because mGluR8 is expressed in such brain regions and, like mGluR4, has high affinity for L-AP4. We conclude that mGluR4 contributes substantially to the high-affinity binding site for 3H]L-AP4 in several regions of mouse brain, including cerebellar cortex, nucleus basalis, thalamus, superior colliculus, substantia nigra, and hippocampal dentate gyrus. |
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