Disturbance of the cholinergic system plays a crucial role in the pathological progression of neurological diseases that cause dyskinesia-like behaviors.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying this disturbance rem...Disturbance of the cholinergic system plays a crucial role in the pathological progression of neurological diseases that cause dyskinesia-like behaviors.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying this disturbance remain elusive.Here,we showed that cyclin-dependent kinase 5(Cdk5)was reduced in cholinergic neurons of midbrain according to the single-nucleus RNA sequencing analysis.Serum levels of CDK5 also decreased in patients with Parkinson’s disease accompanied by motor symptoms.Moreover,Cdk5 deficiency in cholinergic neurons triggered paw tremors,abnormal motor coordination,and motor balance deficits in mice.These symptoms occurred along with cholinergic neuron hyperexcitability and increases in the current density of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+channels(BK channels).Pharmacological inhibition of BK channels restrained the excessive intrinsic excitability of striatal cholinergic neurons in Cdk5-deficient mice.Furthermore,CDK5 interacted with BK channels and negatively regulated BK channel activity via phosphorylation of threonine-908.Restoration of CDK5 expression in striatal cholinergic neurons reduced dyskinesia-like behaviors in ChAT-Cre;Cdk5f/f mice.Together,these findings indicate that CDK5-induced phosphorylation of BK channels involves in cholinergic-neuronmediated motor function,providing a potential new therapeutic target for treating dyskinesia-like behaviors arising from neurological diseases.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFE0108600)the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundations of China(81930103)the National Natural Science Foundations of China(81973300,82104162,and 82171249).
文摘Disturbance of the cholinergic system plays a crucial role in the pathological progression of neurological diseases that cause dyskinesia-like behaviors.However,the molecular mechanisms underlying this disturbance remain elusive.Here,we showed that cyclin-dependent kinase 5(Cdk5)was reduced in cholinergic neurons of midbrain according to the single-nucleus RNA sequencing analysis.Serum levels of CDK5 also decreased in patients with Parkinson’s disease accompanied by motor symptoms.Moreover,Cdk5 deficiency in cholinergic neurons triggered paw tremors,abnormal motor coordination,and motor balance deficits in mice.These symptoms occurred along with cholinergic neuron hyperexcitability and increases in the current density of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+channels(BK channels).Pharmacological inhibition of BK channels restrained the excessive intrinsic excitability of striatal cholinergic neurons in Cdk5-deficient mice.Furthermore,CDK5 interacted with BK channels and negatively regulated BK channel activity via phosphorylation of threonine-908.Restoration of CDK5 expression in striatal cholinergic neurons reduced dyskinesia-like behaviors in ChAT-Cre;Cdk5f/f mice.Together,these findings indicate that CDK5-induced phosphorylation of BK channels involves in cholinergic-neuronmediated motor function,providing a potential new therapeutic target for treating dyskinesia-like behaviors arising from neurological diseases.
