PMID- 20332822 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100707 LR - 20211020 IS - 1995-8218 (Electronic) IS - 1673-7067 (Print) IS - 1995-8218 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 2 DP - 2010 Apr TI - Regulation of dopamine D3 receptors by protein-protein interactions. PG - 163-7 LID - 10.1007/s12264-010-1016-y [doi] AB - Galphai/o protein-coupled dopamine D3 receptors (D3Rs) are preferentially expressed in the limbic system, including the nucleus accumbens. This situates the receptor well in the regulation of limbic function and in the pathogenesis of various neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. The intracellular domains of the receptor, mainly the large third intracellular loop and the intracellular C-terminal tail, interact with multiple submembranous proteins. These interactions are critical for the control of surface expression of the receptor and the efficacy of receptor signaling. Recently, a synapse-enriched protein kinase, Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), has been found to interact with D3R in the above mentioned interaction model. CaMKII directly binds to the N-terminal of the third loop of D3R. This binding is Ca(2+)-dependent and is sustained by the autophosphorylation of the kinase. In rat accumbal neurons, the increase in Ca(2+) level induces the recruitment of CaMKII to D3R, and CaMKII phosphorylates the receptor at a specific serine site. The CaMKII-induced phosphorylation could inhibit the receptor function and further regulate the behavioral response to the psychostimulant cocaine. These findings reveal a prototypic protein association model between a G protein-coupled receptor and CaMKII. Through the dynamic protein-protein interactions, the abundance, turnover cycle, and function of D3R can be regulated by multiple signals and enzymatic proteins. FAU - Guo, Ming-Lei AU - Guo ML AD - Department of Basic Medical Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA. FAU - Liu, Xian-Yu AU - Liu XY FAU - Mao, Li-Min AU - Mao LM FAU - Wang, John Q AU - Wang JQ LA - eng GR - R01-DA010355/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH061469/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH061469-11/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-MH061469/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA010355-16/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA010355/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Singapore TA - Neurosci Bull JT - Neuroscience bulletin JID - 101256850 RN - 0 (Receptors, Dopamine D3) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 2.7.11.17 (Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Limbic System/*metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs/physiology MH - Receptors, Dopamine D3/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology PMC - PMC2953790 MID - NIHMS236953 EDAT- 2010/03/25 06:00 MHDA- 2010/07/08 06:00 PMCR- 2011/04/01 CRDT- 2010/03/25 06:00 PHST- 2010/03/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/03/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/07/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1016 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12264-010-1016-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosci Bull. 2010 Apr;26(2):163-7. doi: 10.1007/s12264-010-1016-y.