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Allosteric nanobodies uncover a role of hippocampal mGlu2 receptor homodimers in contextual fear consolidation

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  • Pauline Scholler

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier
    Cisbio Bioassays)

  • Damien Nevoltris

    (Cisbio Bioassays
    Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM)

  • Dimitri de Bundel

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Simon Bossi

    (CNRS UMR9197, Université Paris-Sud, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay)

  • David Moreno-Delgado

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Xavier Rovira

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Thor C. Møller

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Driss El Moustaine

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Michaël Mathieu

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Emilie Blanc

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Heather McLean

    (CNRS UMR9197, Université Paris-Sud, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay)

  • Elodie Dupuis

    (Cisbio Bioassays)

  • Gérard Mathis

    (Cisbio Bioassays)

  • Eric Trinquet

    (Cisbio Bioassays)

  • Hervé Daniel

    (CNRS UMR9197, Université Paris-Sud, Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay)

  • Emmanuel Valjent

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Daniel Baty

    (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM)

  • Patrick Chames

    (Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM)

  • Philippe Rondard

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

  • Jean-Philippe Pin

    (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier)

Abstract

Antibodies have enormous therapeutic and biotechnology potential. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the main targets in drug development, are of major interest in antibody development programs. Metabotropic glutamate receptors are dimeric GPCRs that can control synaptic activity in a multitude of ways. Here we identify llama nanobodies that specifically recognize mGlu2 receptors, among the eight subtypes of mGluR subunits. Among these nanobodies, DN10 and 13 are positive allosteric modulators (PAM) on homodimeric mGlu2, while DN10 displays also a significant partial agonist activity. DN10 and DN13 have no effect on mGlu2-3 and mGlu2-4 heterodimers. These PAMs enhance the inhibitory action of the orthosteric mGlu2/mGlu3 agonist, DCG-IV, at mossy fiber terminals in the CA3 region of hippocampal slices. DN13 also impairs contextual fear memory when injected in the CA3 region of hippocampal region. These data highlight the potential of developing antibodies with allosteric actions on GPCRs to better define their roles in vivo.

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  • Pauline Scholler & Damien Nevoltris & Dimitri de Bundel & Simon Bossi & David Moreno-Delgado & Xavier Rovira & Thor C. Møller & Driss El Moustaine & Michaël Mathieu & Emilie Blanc & Heather McLean & E, 2017. "Allosteric nanobodies uncover a role of hippocampal mGlu2 receptor homodimers in contextual fear consolidation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01489-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01489-1
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