Prosapip1 – A New Target For Alcohol
Sophie Laguesse
Dorit Ron
Synaptic Proteins
Neuroadaptations
Synaptic Plasticity and Alcohol Addiction
Caroni et al., Nat. Rev. Neurosci., 2012.
Reward circuit
mTORC1 and mRNA Local Dendritic Translation
mRNA translation
Synaptic plasticity
Learning and memory
Deptor Pras40
S6Kinase
P
4E-BP
P
Translation
Initiation complex
Alcohol Activates mTORC1 and mRNA Translation in the Nac
mRNA translation
Synaptic plasticity
Learning and memory
Deptor Pras40
S6Kinase
P
4E-BP
P
Neasta et al., PNAS, 2010 Neasta et al, Biol. Psy, 2011 Barak et al, Nat Neurosci, 2013 Beckley et al, J Neurosci, 2016
Translation
Initiation complex
0 50 100 150 200 250 SalineAlcohol P-S6K P-4E-BP * * P h o sp h o P ro te in / T o ta l P ro te in (% o f co n tr o l) Saline Alcohol P-S6K S6K P-4E-BP 4E-BP Mouse NAcpS6
5X 20X 5X 20X Alcohol Water NAc core NAc ShellNeasta et al., PNAS, 2010 Neasta et al, Biol. Psy, 2011 Barak et al, Nat Neurosci, 2013 Beckley et al, J Neurosci, 2016 Benjamin, et al. (2011) Nat Rev Drug Discov
Rapamycin – A Selective mTORC1 Inhibitor
Inhibition of mTORC1 reduces alcohol drinking
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 A lc o h o l co n su m ed (g /k g /3 0 m in )
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Veh Rapamycin (10 mg/kg)Aim: Identification and characterization of proteins
whose translation is controlled by mTORC1 in the
nucleus accumbens after alcohol consumption
Polysomes purification and RNA-seq
Hypothesis and Aims
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Hypothesis: mTORC1-dependent translation of
synaptic proteins contributes to neuroadaptations
that underlie alcohol drinking behaviors
Water + Vehicle Water + Rapamycin Alcohol + Vehicle Alcohol + Rapamycin
Polysomal RNA purification
45% 15% Sucrose gradient centrifugation AAAA m7G Non-translating mRNA AAAA m7G
Actively translating mRNA
24 hours 2BC 24 hours withdrawal
3 hours Rapamycin
24h
Alcohol (20%) Water
24h 24h 24h 24h 48h
Experimental design: Intermittent access two bottle choice 20% alcohol
Sanchis-Segura and Spanagel, Addiction Biol., 2006.
Identification of Synaptic Proteins whose Translation Is Controlled by
mTORC1 in the Nac after Alcohol Consumption
RNA-sequencing
AAAA 3’ mRNA
Polysomal RNA-seq Identified Prosapip1 as a Target of mTORC1
Water Alcohol 0 10 20 30 40 50*
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F P K M Vehicle RapamycinProsapip1
qRT-PCR
0 100 200 300 m R N A e xp re ss io n /G A P D H ( % o f th e c o n tr o l)**
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Vehicle Rapamycin Water AlcoholProsapip1: ProSAP2 (Shank3)-interacting protein 1
• Brain specific, enriched in the striatum
• Highly enriched in the post-synaptic density
Shank3
• Interacts with Shank3: morphology of
medium spiny neurons
SPAR
• Interacts with SPAR (spine-associated
Rap-specific GTPase-activating protein): spine
morphology and actin cytoskeleton
regulation
421 12 575
Translation increased by alcohol Translation decreased by rapamycin
Binge
Withdrawal
Polysomal mRNA
total mRNA
water Alcohol (binge) 0 50 100 150 200
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P ro s a p ip 1 m R N A /G A P D H l e v e l (% o f th e c o n tr o l)ns
water Alcohol (binge)
0 20 40 60 80 100 P ro s a p ip 1 m R N A /G A P D H l e v e l (% o f th e c o n tr o l)
Translation
Transcription
Does Alcohol Consumption Increases Prosapip1 Translation?
water Alcohol (WD) 0 50 100 150 200 250 P ro s a p ip 1 m R N A /G A P D H l e v e l (% o f th e c o n tr o l)
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water Alcohol (WD) 0 20 40 60 80 100ns
P ro s a p ip 1 m R N A /G A P D H l e v e l (% o f th e c o n tr o l)Excessive alcohol intake increases Prosapip1
translation in the Nac in a mTORC1- dependent manner
Conclusion 1
Are Prosapip1 protein levels increased in the
nucleus accumbens after alcohol consumption?
Are Prosapip1 Protein Levels increased after Alcohol Consumption?
0 50 100 150***
p ro te in /G A P D H l e v e l (% o f th e c o n tr o l)Water Alcohol (binge)
Prosapip1 GAPDH water Alcohol (WD) Water Alcohol (WD) 0 50 100 150 200
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P ro s a p ip 1 /G A P D H (% o f th e c o n tr o l)Water Alcohol (binge)
0 50 100 150 200
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P ro s a p ip 1 /A c ti n (% o f th e c o n tr o l)Synaptic fraction
Nucleus accumbens homogenates
Water Alcohol (WD) 0 50 100 150 200 P ro s a p ip 1 /A c ti n (% o f th e c o n tr o l)
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Prosapip1 GAPDHwater Alcohol (binge)
Prosapip1 Actin Alcohol (binge) water Prosapip1 Actin water Alcohol (WD) H S1 P1 S2 P2
Conclusion 2
Prosapip1 translation
What are the functional consequences
of an enhanced Prosapip1 translation?
Prosapip1
F-actin G-actin
Does Prosapip1 promote F-actin assembly?
Does Prosapip1 promotes F-actin assembly?
G F G F Actin GFP Prosapip1-GFP Prosapip1• N2A cells
F-actin
GFP Prosapip1-GFP 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
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F -A ct in /t o ta l A ct in (% o f th e c o n tr o l)G-actin
GFP Prosapip1-GFP 0 25 50 75 100**
G -A ct in /t o ta l A c ti n (% o f th e co n tr o l)• In vivo: nucleus accumbens
G F G F Ltv-GFP Ltv-Prosapip1-GFP Actin Prosapip1 GFP Prosapip1-GFP 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 F -A ct in /t o ta l A ct in (% o f th e c o n tr o l)
F-actin
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GFP Prosapip1-GFP 0 20 40 60 80 100 G -A ct in /t o ta l A ct in (% o f th e co n tr o l)G-actin
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GFP NeuN Merge 100 um 500 umLtv-GFP
Ltv-Prosapip1-GFP
water Alcohol (binge) 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 F -A c ti n /t o ta l A ct in (% o f th e co n tr o l)
F-actin
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0 25 50 75 100 G -A ct in /t o ta l A ct in ( % o f th e co n tr o l)water Alcohol (binge)
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G-actin
Excessive Alcohol Drinking Promotes F-actin Assembly in the
Nucleus Accumbens
G F G F
Water Alcohol (Binge)
Actin
Conclusion 3
Prosapip1 translation
Does Prosapip1 contribute to alcohol
drinking behaviors?
Prosapip1 promotes F-actin assembly
Alcohol consumption increases
mTORC1-dependent mRNA translation of Prosapip1 in
Alcohol Self-Administration in Mice
Experimental time line:
Alcohol 20% R (-) L (+) Self-administration Self-administration Self-administration
Surgery
IA-20% 2BC 1 7 12 14 18 weeks Ltv-GFP Ltv-Prosapip1-GFP Nucleus accumbens0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Time (min)
Representative patterns of active lever press
Prosapip1 Exacerbates Self-Administration of Alcohol
Ltv-ProSAPIP1 Ltv-GFP 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 1 7 14 21 28 A ct iv e le ve r p re ss Sessions Fixed Ratio 2 Fixed Ratio 3 Virus infusion
Active lever press
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 R ew ar d p o rt e n tr ie s 1 7 14 21 28 Sessions Virus infusion Fixed Ratio 2 Fixed Ratio 3
Reward port entries
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 In ac ti ve l ev er p re ss 1 7 14 21 28 Sessions Virus infusion Fixed Ratio 2 Fixed Ratio 3
Prosapip1 exacerbates self-administration of
alcohol in mice
Conclusion 4
Does Prosapip1 knock-down reduce alcohol
self-administration ?
Prosapip1 Knock-down Reduces Self-Administration of Alcohol
Ltv-shSCR-GFP Ltv-shProsapip1-GFP Lt v-shSC R-G FP Lt v-shPr osap ip GFP Prosapip1 GAPDH GFP GFP NeuN Merge 100 mm Nucleus accumbensProsapip1 Knock-Down Reduces Self-Administration of Alcohol
Inactive lever press
Fixed Ratio 2 Fixed Ratio 2
Reward port entries
Ltv-shProSAPIP1 Ltv-shSCR
Active lever press
Fixed Ratio 2 Virus
General Conclusions
• Alcohol consumption activates mTORC1 and increases the
translation of Prosapip1 in the nucleus accumbens
Prosapip1
• Prosapip1 promotes F-actin assembly
• Prosapip1 regulates alcohol self-administration in mice
F-actin G-actin
Thank you for attention
Prof. Dorit Ron
Nadege Morisot
Khanky Phamluong
Ron lab members
Feng Liu
Howard Becker
Marcelo Lopez
Is Prosapip1 expression increased after Alcohol Vaporization?
• chronic intermittent ethanol vaporization [CIE]
pS6K S6K control ethanol p4E-BP 4E-BP control ethanol GAPDH Prosapip1 control ethanol
H. Becker
M. Lopez
CIE CTL CIE CTL4 days 3 days 4 days 24h
pS6K
control alcohol (CIE)
0 100 200 300 p S 6 K /S 6 K (% o f th e c o n tr o l)
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p4E-BP 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 p 4 E -B P /4 E -B P (% o f th e c o n tr o l)*
control alcohol (CIE)
prosapip1 0 50 100 150 200 250 P ro s a p ip 1 /G A P D H (% o f th e c o n tr o l)