Advanced Science (Aug 2024)

A Novel Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor PTPRN Suppresses Seizure Susceptibility through Endocytosis of NaV1.2 Sodium Channels

  • Yifan Wang,
  • Hui Yang,
  • Na Li,
  • Lili Wang,
  • Chang Guo,
  • Weining Ma,
  • Shiqi Liu,
  • Chao Peng,
  • Jiexin Chen,
  • Huifang Song,
  • Hedan Chen,
  • Xinyue Ma,
  • Jingyun Yi,
  • Jingjing Lian,
  • Weikaixin Kong,
  • Jie Dong,
  • Xinyu Tu,
  • Mala Shah,
  • Xin Tian,
  • Zhuo Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202400560
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 29
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Intrinsic plasticity, a fundamental process enabling neurons to modify their intrinsic properties, plays a crucial role in shaping neuronal input‐output function and is implicated in various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Despite its importance, the underlying molecular mechanisms of intrinsic plasticity remain poorly understood. In this study, a new ubiquitin ligase adaptor, protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type N (PTPRN), is identified as a regulator of intrinsic neuronal excitability in the context of temporal lobe epilepsy. PTPRN recruits the NEDD4 Like E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase (NEDD4L) to NaV1.2 sodium channels, facilitating NEDD4L‐mediated ubiquitination, and endocytosis of NaV1.2. Knockout of PTPRN in hippocampal granule cells leads to augmented NaV1.2‐mediated sodium currents and higher intrinsic excitability, resulting in increased seizure susceptibility in transgenic mice. Conversely, adeno‐associated virus‐mediated delivery of PTPRN in the dentate gyrus region decreases intrinsic excitability and reduces seizure susceptibility. Moreover, the present findings indicate that PTPRN exerts a selective modulation effect on voltage‐gated sodium channels. Collectively, PTPRN plays a significant role in regulating intrinsic excitability and seizure susceptibility, suggesting a potential strategy for precise modulation of NaV1.2 channels' function.

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