Serotonin Receptor 5-HT2A Regulates TrkB Receptor Function in Heteroreceptor Complexes.

Tatiana Ilchibaeva, Anton Tsybko, Andre Zeug, Franziska E Müller, Daria Guseva, Stephan Bischoff, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Vladimir Naumenko

Cells 2022 Aug 02

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Serotonin receptor 5-HT2A and tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) strongly contribute to neuroplasticity regulation and are implicated in numerous neuronal disorders. Here, we demonstrate a physical interaction between 5-HT2A and TrkB in vitro and in vivo using co-immunoprecipitation and biophysical and biochemical approaches. Heterodimerization decreased TrkB autophosphorylation, preventing its activation with agonist 7,8-DHF, even with low 5-HT2A receptor expression. A blockade of 5-HT2A receptor with the preferential antagonist ketanserin prevented the receptor-mediated downregulation of TrkB phosphorylation without restoring the TrkB response to its agonist 7,8-DHF in vitro. In adult mice, intraperitoneal ketanserin injection increased basal TrkB phosphorylation in the frontal cortex and hippocampus, which is in accordance with our findings demonstrating the prevalence of 5-HT2A-TrkB heteroreceptor complexes in these brain regions. An expression analysis revealed strong developmental regulation of 5-HT2A and TrkB expressions in the cortex, hippocampus, and especially the striatum, demonstrating that the balance between TrkB and 5-HT2A may shift in certain brain regions during postnatal development. Our data reveal the functional role of 5-HT2A-TrkB receptor heterodimerization and suggest that the regulated expression of 5-HT2A and TrkB is a molecular mechanism for the brain-region-specific modulation of TrkB functions during development and under pathophysiological conditions.

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Tatiana Ilchibaeva, Anton Tsybko, Andre Zeug, Franziska E Müller, Daria Guseva, Stephan Bischoff, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Vladimir Naumenko. Serotonin Receptor 5-HT2A Regulates TrkB Receptor Function in Heteroreceptor Complexes. Cells. 2022 Aug 02;11(15)