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It is well known that dopamine imbalances are associated with many psychiatric disorders and that the dopaminergic receptor Dâ is the main target of antipsychotics. Recently it was shown that levels of two proteins implicated in dopaminergic signaling, Neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) and are altered in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of both schizophrenic and bipolar disorder patients. NCS-1, which inhibits Dâ internalization, is upregulated in the PFC of both patients. Dduanyu37P-32, which is a downstream effector of dopamine signaling, integrates the pathways of several neurotransmitters and is downregulated in the PFC of both patients. Here, we used PC12 cells stably overexpressing NCS-1 (PC12-NCS-1 cells) to address the function of this protein in signaling pathway in vitro. PC12-NCS-1 cells displayed downregulation of the pathway, with decreased levels of cAMP and phosphorylation of CREB at Ser133. We also observed decreased levels of total and phosphorylated Dduanyu37P-32 at Thr34. However, these cells did not show alterations in the levels of Dâ and phosphorylation of Dduanyu37P-32 at Thr75. These results indicate that NCS-1 modulates signaling pathway. Identification of the cellular mechanisms linking NCS-1 and Dduanyu37P-32 may help in the understanding the signaling machinery with potential to be turned into targets for the treatment of schizophrenia and other debilitating psychiatric disorders.
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