Opposing functions of β-arrestin 1 and 2 in Parkinson’s disease via microglia inflammation and Nprl3

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Opposing functions of β-arrestin 1 and 2 in Parkinson’s disease via microglia inflammation and Nprl3

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Background

Although β-arrestins (ARRBs) regulate diverse physiological and pathophysiological processes, their function and regulation in Parkinson’s disease (PD) remain poorly defined.

Methods

We measured expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 in liposaccharide (LPS)-induced and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced PD mice. ARRB1-deficient and ARRB2-deficient mouse were used to assess the impact of ARRBs on dopaminergic (DA) neuron loss and microglia activation in PD mouse models. After primary mouse DA neurons were exposed to the conditioned medium from ARRB1 knockdown or ARRB2 knockout microglia stimulated by LPS plus interferon γ (IFN-γ), the degeneration of DA neurons was quantified. Gain- and loss-of-function studies were used to study the effects of ARRBs on microglia activation in vitro. To further understand the mechanism, we measured the activation of classical inflammatory pathways and used RNA sequencing to identify the novel downstream effector of ARRBs.

Result

In this study, we demonstrate that expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2, particularly in microglia, is reciprocally regulated in PD mouse models. ARRB1 ablation ameliorates, whereas ARRB2 knockout aggravates, the pathological features of PD, including DA neuron loss, neuroinflammation and microglia activation in vivo, as well as microglia-mediated neuron damage and inflammation in vitro. In parallel, ARRB1 and ARRB2 produce adverse effects on the activation of inflammatory signal transducers and activators of transcription 1 (STAT1) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathways in microglia. We also show that two ARRBs competitively interact with activated p65 in the NF-κB pathway and that nitrogen permease regulator-like 3 (Nprl3), a functionally poorly characterized protein, is a novel effector acting downstream of both ARRBs.

Conclusion

Collectively, these data demonstrate that two closely related ARRBs have completely opposite functions in microglia-mediated inflammatory responses, via Nprl3, and differentially affect the pathogenesis of PD, and suggest a potential therapeutic strategy.

Neurobiology of Disease

Parkinson’s disease

β-arrestins

microglia activation

neuroinflammation

Nprl3

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and affects approximately 2–3% of the world’s population over the age of 65 [1, 2]. Although the etiology and pathogenic mechanism of PD are not fully understood, a variety of genetic factors and environmental exposures have been identified to contribute to the pathological progression of PD, and the possible mechanisms include the changes in dopamine metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum stress, impaired autophagy and deregulated immunity [3]. Chronic neuroinflammation in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), the progressive loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in SNc, and the presence of Lewy bodies in different nuclei of the nervous system are the neuropathological hallmarks of PD [4].

Microglia are the main immune cells of the brain and their activation-mediated inflammatory processes in PD have been investigated extensively [5, 6]. It is now increasingly apparent that sustained microglia activation is a major contributor to neuroinflammation and responsible for exacerbated neurodegeneration in PD [7, 8]. One of the characteristics of activated microglia is the enhanced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6 and interferon-γ (IFN-γ), which are toxic to DA neurons [9–12]. Activated microglia, as well as concentration of pro-inflammatory factors, are increased in the SNc of PD patients [13–15]. Therefore, identification of the regulators involved in microglia activation may create new avenues for drug design in the treatment of PD.

β-Arrestins (ARRBs) are originally identified to mediate the desensitization and intracellular trafficking of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) [16–21]. There are two ARRB isoforms, ARRB1 and ARRB2; they share 78% amino acid identity. It is now widely appreciated that both ARRBs may serve as important signal transducers and scaffolds to control multiple intracellular signaling cascades in a GPCR-dependent or independent fashion [22–25], with the inflammatory nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway being a well-studied example in which ARRBs may directly interact with pathway components [26–28].

There is considerable evidence supporting the diverse roles of ARRBs in the pathogenesis of central nervous system diseases, such as ischemia, AD and multiple sclerosis [29–33]. Several recent studies have also implied a role for ARRB2 in PD. For example, ARRB2 in microglia mediates the functions of dynorphin/κ-opioid receptors in controlling endotoxin-elicited pro-inflammatory responses and protecting tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) positive neurons from inflammation-induced toxicity [34]. ARRB2 is involved in the development of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia [35]. Studies from our laboratory have shown that ARRB2 negatively regulates the assembly and activation of NOD-like receptor protein-3 (NLRP3) via direct interaction in astrocytes, which contributes to the anti-neuroinflammatory effect of dopamine D2 receptors in PD [36]. However, noting is known about the functions of ARRB1 in the pathological progression of PD.

The purposes of this study are to investigate the possible functions of both ARRB1 and ARRB2 in the pathogenesis of PD and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. We demonstrate that by virtue of their abilities to differentially regulate nitrogen permease regulator-like 3 (Nprl3) and the NF-κB and signal transducers and activators of transcription 1 (STAT1) pathways in microglia, ARRB1 and ARRB2 opposingly affect DA neuron degeneration and microglia inflammation both in vitro and in vivo. These data not only reveal novel functions and regulatory mechanisms of ARRBs in PD but also suggest a potential therapeutic approach for the disease.

Antibodies and reagents.

Antibodies against ARRB1 (cat# 12697), ARRB2 (3857), iNOS (13120), p-p65 (3033), p65 (8242), p-IKKβ (2697), IKKβ (8943), p-STAT1 (7649), STAT1 (14995), and Bax (2772) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technologies (CST); CD206 (AF2534) antibodies and all ELISA kits from R&D Systems; Bcl-2 (40639) antibodies from Signalway Antibody; TH (T1299) and β-actin (A1978) antibodies, LPS, MPTP, poly-L-lysine (PLL), bovine serum albumin (BSA), Triton X-100 and Hoechst 33324 from Sigma; ARRB1 (53780) and ARRB2 (514791) antibodies from Santa Cruz; Nprl3 (NBP1-88447) antibodies from Novus Biologicals; Iba-1 (019-19741) antibodies from Wako, Japan; CD16 (553142) antibodies from BD Biosciences; NeuN (ab177487) and GFAP (ab7260) antibodies from Abcam; Alexa-conjugated secondary antibodies, LipofectamineTM RNAi MAX, Lipofectamine 3000, TRIzol reagent and DAPI from Invitrogen; trypsin, EDTA, DMEM/F-12 medium, fetal bovine serum (FBS), ‎DMEM medium, streptomycin, penicillin, sodium pyruvate, neurobasal medium, B27, and glutamine from Gibco; granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IFN-γ from PeproTech; protease inhibitor cocktail and FastStart Universal SYBR Green Master from Roche; TaKaRa Master Mix from TaKaRa, Japan; DAB staining system from Boster, China; cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) from Dojindo, China; protein-A/G beads from Thermo Scientific; the GFP-tagged ARRB1 and Nprl3 plasmids from GeneChem Co.; all siRNAs from GenePharma, China.

Animals and PD models.

Arrb1 ^−/− mice were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Las Vegas, NV) and Arrb2^−/− mice kindly provided by Dr. Gang Pei (Tongji University, Shanghai, China). C57BL/6J WT mice were from the Animal Core Faculty of Nanjing Medical University. All mice were allowed access to food and water ad libitum and maintained at 22 to 24 °C with a 12 h light/dark cycle.

The LPS- and MPTP-induced PD models were developed as described previously [36, 37]. Briefly, mice (male, 3–4 months old, n = 11 for each genotype) were microinjected bilaterally with LPS (0.5 µg in 1 µl of saline, Sigma) at the SNc (AP: -3.0 mm; ML: ± 1.3 mm; DV: -4.2 mm) at a rate of 0.2 µl/min in a stereotaxic apparatus or administered with MPTP (20 mg/kg, i.p., Sigma) 4 times at 2-h intervals. After 7 days, the mice were sacrificed, and the brain tissues extracted and processed for immunoblotting, PT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.

Isolation and treatment of primary cells.

Primary microglia were isolated from the brain tissues of neonatal mice (within 3 days after birth) by treatment with 0.25% trypsin/EDTA as described [38]. The cells were plated into PLL-coated T75 flasks and cultured in DMEM/F-12 medium containing 1% penicillin/streptomycin and 10% FBS. The medium was changed every 3 days. After 10–14 days, the cells were split onto plates, incubated in serum-free base medium for 1 h, and treated with LPS (100 ng/ml) plus IFN-γ (20 ng/ml) at 37 °C for 24 h. The CM was collected and centrifuged at 12,000 g for 10 min at 4 °C and the supernatant was used to treat DA neurons.

BMDMs were isolated from the femur and tibia cavities of mice (male, 3 months old) and cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS, 1% streptomycin/penicillin, 1 mM sodium pyruvate and 10 ng/ml GM-CSF as described [39]. The medium was changed every 3 days and the cells were used for further experiments after 7 days.

DA neurons were prepared from ventral mesencephalon of fetuses (E15-16) by treatment with 0.125% trypsin/EDTA as described previously [40]. The neurons were cultured in neurobasal medium supplemented with 2% B27 and 0.5 mM glutamine for 6 days and treated with microglial CM (microglia CM:neurobasal = 1:2) for 24 h.

Cell transfection.

In knockdown experiments, primary cells were transfected with individual siRNAs targeting ARRB1, ARRB2 or Nprl3 (Additional file 1, Table. S1) using LipofectamineTM RNAi MAX. In overexpression experiments, the cells were transfected with GFP-tagged ARRB1, ARRB2 or Nprl3 in the pcDNA3.1 vector using Lipofectamine 3000.

Western blotting.

Tissues or cells were lysed in RIPA buffer containing protease inhibitor cocktail. The lysates were centrifuged at 16,000 g for 15 min at 4 °C, and the supernatants were used for immunoblotting on 8–12% gels using antibodies against ARRB1 (1:800 dilution), ARRB2 (1:1000), iNOS (1:1000), CD206 (1:1000), p-p65 (1:1000), p65 (1:1000), p-IKKβ (1:1000), IKKβ (1:1000), p-STAT1 (1:1000), STAT1 (1:1000), Bcl-2 (1:500), Bax (1:1000), TH (1:2000), ARRB1 (1:500), ARRB2 (1:500), Nprl3 (1:1000) or β-actin (1:5000). The blots were analyzed using ImageQuant™ LAS 4000 imaging (GE Healthcare, USA) and Bio-Rad Gel Doc XR documentation systems.

ELISA.

The concentrations of cytokines, including TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6, in the supernatants of BMDMs were measured using ELISA kits, according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Quantitative RT-PCR.

Total RNA extracted from mouse tissues or cells with TRIzol reagent was reverse transcribed with the TaKaRa Master Mix. The cDNAs obtained were mixed with FastStart Universal SYBR Green Master and gene-specific primers (Additional file 2, Table. S2) for RT-PCR in a StepOnePlus instrument (Applied Biosystems, USA). GAPDH served as an internal control.

Immunohistochemistry.

Frozen 30-µm-thick midbrain sections or primary DA neurons were deparaffinized by treatment with 3% H₂O₂ for 30 min, blocked by 5% BSA plus 0.3% Triton X-100 for 60 min, and then incubated with anti-TH (1:1000) or anti-Iba-1(1:1000) antibodies at 4 °C overnight as described [37]. After washing, the slides were incubated with secondary antibodies (1:1000) for 60 min. After staining with the DAB system and imaging in a stereomicroscope (Olympus, Japan), the axon lengths were measured and the positive cells in the SNc were stereologically counted by Microbrightfield Stereo-Investigator software (Microbrightfield, USA)

Immunofluorescence.

Immunofluorescence staining was carried out as described previously [41]. Frozen 20-µm-thick brain sections and BMDMs were fixed with 4% PFA for 30 min, blocked with 5% BSA and then incubated with antibodies against CD16 (1:200), ARRB1 (1:50), ARRB2 (1:50), Iba-1 (1:1000), NeuN (1:800) or GFAP (1:800) at 4 °C overnight, followed by incubation with Alexa 594- or Alexa 555-conjugated secondary antibodies (1:500) for 1 h. The slides were stained with Gold antifade reagent with DAPI, and visualized under fluorescence microscopes (Nikon TE2000-S, Melville, NY or Zeiss LSM700, Oberkochen, Germany).

Hoechst staining.

Neurons were fixed with 4% PFA (Paraformaldehyde) for 30 min and stained with Hoechst 33324 for 10 min (1:1000). Apoptotic neurons were quantified by imaging in a fluorescence microscope (Olympus BX 60).

Cell viability.

The cell viability of primary neurons was measured using CCK-8, according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Co-IP.

BMDMs were lysed in RIPA buffer containing protease inhibitors as described [39]. The cell extracts were pre-cleared with protein-A/G beads and then immunoprecipitated with 2 µg of antibodies against ARRB1 or ARRB2 at 4 °C overnight followed by incubation with protein A/G beads at 4 °C for 2.5 h. After washing for 3 times with RIPA buffer, the bound proteins were eluted and detected by immunoblotting.

RNA-seq.

Total RNA was extracted from primary microglia with TRIzol reagent. RNA-seq libraries were prepared and sequenced on an Illumina HiSeq 4000 system by Novogene. Differential expression analyses were performed by DESeq.

Statistical analysis.

Statistical tests were carried out using GraphPad Prism 7.0 software. Unpaired Student’s t test was used for comparison between two groups. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) or two-way repeated-measures ANOVA were used to assess differences among multiple groups. Data are presented as the means ± s.e. Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05.

Differential expression of ARRBs in PD mouse models.

As an initial approach to define the functions of ARRBs in PD, we measured their expression in the midbrain of LPS- and MPTP-induced PD mouse models [42]. ARRB1 and its mRNA were increased by approximately 150%, whereas ARRB2 and its mRNA were decreased by more than 50%, in LPS-induced PD model (Fig. 1a-c). Such opposite regulation of ARRB1 and ARRB2 expression was also observed in MPTP-induced PD model (Fig. 1a-c). More interestingly, immunostaining showed that both ARRBs were highly expressed in Iba-1⁺ microglia (Fig. 1d), but barely in GFAP⁺ astrocytes (Additional file 3: Figure S1a) and NeuN⁺ neurons (Additional file 3: Figure S1b) in the SNc of LPS- and MPTP-induced PD mice. Consistent with their expression in PD models in vivo, ARRB1 expression was markedly augmented, whereas ARRB2 expression was attenuated in primary cultures of microglia after LPS plus IFN-γ stimulation (Fig. 1e-f). These data suggest that the expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2, particularly in microglia, is differentially regulated in both inflammation- and toxin-induced mouse models of PD.

Effects of ARRB knockout on DA neuron loss, microglia activation and neuroinflammation in PD models in vivo.

We then used Arrb1^−/− and Arrb2^−/− knockout mice to generate PD mouse models by LPS or MPTP challenge and studied DA neuron loss and microglia activation in the SNc. Ablation of ARRB1 or ARRB2 was confirmed by immunoblotting and one isoform knockout did not affect the expression of the other isoform (Additional file 3: Figure S2). As expected, LPS challenge caused remarkable DA neuron death and microglia activation as measured by staining with antibodies against TH and Iba-1, respectively, in wild-type (WT), Arrb1^−/− and Arrb2^−/− mice. However, LPS-induced neuron loss and microglia activation were significantly alleviated in Arrb1^−/− mice, but exacerbated in Arrb2^−/− mice, as compared with those in WT mice (Fig. 2a-h).

We next determined the effects of ARRB knockout on neuroinflammation by measuring the expression of inflammatory markers in the mouse midbrain. All pro-inflammatory markers tested, including Il6, Il1b, Tnf and Nos2 genes and inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS, encoded by Nos2), were significantly decreased, whereas anti-inflammatory markers, including Arg1, Ym-1 and Mrc1 genes and CD206 (encoded by Mrc1), were increased in Arrb1^−/− mice after LPS challenge, as compared with those in WT mice. In marked contrast, the pro-inflammatory markers were enhanced and the anti-inflammatory markers were reduced (Fig. 2i-m) in Arrb2^−/− mice as compared with those in WT mice. Similar to the results observed in LPS-induced PD models, knockout of ARRB1 and ARRB2 produced opposite effects on DA neuron loss, microglia activation, and neuroinflammation in MPTP-induced PD mouse models in vivo (Additional file 3: Figure S3).

Effects of ARRB depletion on microglia-induced DA neuron damage.

To define if the effects of ARRBs on DA neuron loss were indeed caused by their actions on microglia activation as observed in the PD mouse models in vivo, we measured the effects of conditioned medium (CM) collected from microglia with or without LPS + IFN-γ treatment on DA neuron apoptosis, death and survival in vitro. The CM from microglia treated with LPS + IFN-γ strongly lowered the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, but elevated the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax in the neurons (Fig. 3a-d) and reduced the viability of the neurons (Fig. 3e-f). The neurons exhibited apoptotic features, including chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation (Fig. 3g-j). The CM from microglia treated with LPS + IFN-γ also decreased the expression of TH (Fig. 3a-d) and shrunk the length of DA neuron axons (Fig. 3k-n). All of these deleterious effects on the DA neurons were clearly mitigated by the CM from ARRB1 siRNA-treated microglia, but intensified by the CM from ARRB2 knockout microglia (Fig. 3). These results indicate that ARRB1 knockout can rescue, whereas ARRB2 depletion further amplify, the DA neuron damage induced by microglia inflammatory responses.

Functions of ARRBs in inflammatory response of primary microglia and macrophages.

The gain- and loss-of-function approaches were used to further study the roles of ARRBs in microglia-mediated inflammation in response to LPS plus IFN-γ stimulation. In the gain-of-function studies, ARRB1 overexpression (Additional file 3: Figure S4a-b) significantly promoted, whereas ARRB2 overexpression (Additional file 3: Figure S4c-d) reduced, the expression of pro-inflammatory marker genes (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and iNOS) in microglia (Fig. 4a-b). In the loss-of-function studies, siRNA-mediated ARRB1 knockdown (Additional file 3: Figure S4e-f) significantly inhibited (Fig. 4c), whereas ARRB2 knockout raised, the expression of the pro-inflammatory markers (Fig. 4d).

As microglia and macrophages have similar properties in mediating inflammation [43–45], bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were used to confirm the functions of ARRBs in microglia-mediated inflammation. Similar to the results observed in microglia, siRNA-mediated ARRB1 knockdown markedly lowered the expression of pro-inflammatory marker genes and iNOS in BMDMs after LPS plus IFN-γ stimulation (Fig. 5a, c-d), whereas either siRNA-mediated knockdown (Additional file 3: Figure S5a-b) or knockout of ARRB2 enhanced the expression of pro-inflammatory markers (Fig. 5b, e-f, Additional file 3: Figure S5c). Furthermore, ARRB1 knockdown decreased, whereas ARRB2 knockout increased, the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α) as measured by ELISA (Fig. 5g-h). Immunofluorescent imaging showed that ARRB1 siRNA attenuated the expression of CD16, a pro-inflammatory marker, in BMDMs upon stimulation with LPS plus IFN-γ (Fig. 5i-j). In contrast, ARRB2 depletion enhanced CD16 expression (Fig. 5k-l) in BMDMs. These data demonstrate that ARRB1 and ARRB2 expression levels may directly control the inflammatory responses in a contrary manner in microglia and macrophages

Roles of ARRBs in the activation of inflammatory pathways and their interaction with p65.

As activation of the NF-κB and STAT1 pathways plays an essential role in inflammatory responses [46–48], we determined if ARRBs could regulate these two pathways. siRNA-mediated ARRB1 knockdown significantly inhibited, whereas ARRB2 knockdown stimulated, the activation of inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) kinase β (IKKβ) and p65 in the NF-κB pathway in BMDMs treated with LPS plus IFN-γ (Fig. 6a-h). STAT1 activation was also impaired by ARRB1 knockdown (Fig. 6i-j), but strengthened by ARRB2 knockdown (Fig. 6k-l) in BMDMs. These results suggest that ARRB1 and ARRB2 may differentially regulate the activation of the NF-κB and STAT1 pathways.

ARRBs have been shown to interact with three molecules, IκBα, IKKα, and ΙΚΚβ [49–51] in the NF-κB pathway. To determine if ARRBs could bind other molecules in this pathway, we measured their interaction with p65. ARRB1 and ARRB2 were found to robustly interact with p65 in co-IP assays. More interestingly, both interactions fully depended on inflammatory stimulation (Fig. 6m-n). Furthermore, siRNA-mediated knockdown of one ARRB isoform clearly potentiated the interaction of the other isoform with p65 (Fig. 6o-p). These results suggest that two ARRBs physically associate with p65 likely in a competitive fashion.

Nprl3 as a novel effector of ARRBs in microglia.

To identify the effectors acting downstream of ARRBs, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was performed to compare genome-wide transcriptional profiles in microglia from WT or Arrb2^−/− mice in response to inflammatory stimulation (Additional file 3: Figure S6a). This strategy identified 130 genes upregulated and 56 genes downregulated in Arrb2^−/− mice, as compared with WT mice (Additional file 3: Figure S6b). Analysis of the enriched biological processes (BP) showed that upregulated genes were related to positive regulation of immune responses, whereas downregulated genes associated with negative regulation (Additional file 3: Figure S6b). Analysis of the enriched KEGG pathways also showed that upregulated genes were linked to inflammatory and immunological responses (Additional file 3: Figure S6c). Consistent with our results above (Fig. 3b), the RNA-seq data showed that the expression of pro-inflammatory genes, including Il1b, Tnf, Il6 and Nos2, was increased in Arrb2^−/− mice as compared with WT mice (Fig. 7a).

Based on the RNA-seq data, 15 inflammation-related genes were clearly changed in Arrb2^−/− mice as compared with WT mice (Fig. 7b), and 11 of them (Il12rb1, Lpar1, Gpat3, P2ry14, S100a1, Pttg1, Nes, Tmem100, CD5l, Tom1l1 and Nprl3) were confirmed by RT-PCR (Fig. 7c).

To determine if ARRB1 could alter the expression of these 11 gens, we measured the effects of siRNA-mediated knockdown of ARRB1 in microglia. Among these 11 genes, 3 genes, including Il12rb1, Lpar1 and Nprl3 which were increased in microglia from Arrb2^−/− mice, were decreased in ARRB1-depleted microglia (Fig. 7d) as measured by RT-PCR.

Il12rb1 and Lpar1 are receptors for IL-12 and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), respectively, and both are well known to regulate inflammatory responses [52–55]. The functions of Nprl3, however, are poorly studied and thus, it was selected to be studied in microglia activation. As our data demonstrated that Nprl3 was downregulated in Arrb1^−/− mice and upregulated in Arrb2^−/− mice, we determined the effects of Nprl3 overexpression in ARRB1-depleted microglia and the effects of Nprl3 knockdown in ARRB2-depleted microglia on inflammatory responses. Transient expression of Nprl3 (Additional file 3: Figure S7a-b) enhanced the expression of pro-inflammatory marker genes (Il6, Il1b, Tnf and Nos2), as well as the activation of p65 and STAT1 in ARRB1-knockout microglia, as compared with cells transfected with control vectors (Fig. 8a, c-f). siRNA-mediated Nprl3 knockdown (Additional file 3: Figure S7c-d) inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory marker genes and the activation of p65 and STAT1 in ARRB2-knockout microglia (Fig. 8b, g-j). These results suggest that Nprl3 is a novel effector, acting downstream of both ARRBs and mediating their functions in microglia inflammatory responses and activation of the NF-κB and STAT1 pathways.

In this study, we have demonstrated that ARRB1 and ARRB2, two closely related ARRBs, display functional antagonism in the pathogenesis of PD (Fig. 9) which is mediated through their distinct actions on microglia inflammatory responses. We first found that the expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 was adversely regulated in the SNc and microglia of PD mouse models. We then used Arrb1^−/− and Arrb2^−/− mice to demonstrate that genetic ablation of ARRB1 significantly ameliorated, whereas knockout of ARRB2 exaggerated, DA neuron degeneration, microglia activation, and neuroinflammation in two PD mouse models in vivo. The opposing functions of ARRB1 and ARRB2 were also observed in DA neuron damage, microglia-mediated inflammation, and the activation of inflammatory signaling pathways in the gain- and loss-of-function studies using primary cell cultures in vitro. These data demonstrate that the expression of individual ARRBs as well as their expression ratio, specifically in microglia, is a crucial tipping point to control microglia inflammatory responses which in turn affect DA neuron degeneration and eventually the development of PD (Fig. 9).

We have also identified that Nprl3 is a novel effector, acting downstream of ARRBs and mediating their opposite effects on microglia inflammation. Nprl3 is a component of the gap activity towards rags 1 (GATOR1) complex and regulates mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling; it is associated with the pathogenesis of epilepsy and cancer [56–58]. However, its physiological functions remain largely unknown. In the current study, Nprl3 was identified as an effector of ARRBs by RNA-seq analysis of genome-wide transcriptional profiles, which was further confirmed by its ability to control the functions of ARRBs in microglia-mediated inflammatory responses, including the expression of pro-inflammatory factors and activation of the NF-κB and STAT1 pathways. It is worth noting that ARRB1 and ARRB2 competitively interact with p65 and the interaction is completely dependent on inflammatory stimulation, suggestive of p65 activation-dependent interaction. Previous studies have revealed that the effects of ARRBs on the activation of the NF-κB pathway depend on stimuli and cell types studied [28, 59] and the underlying mechanisms may involve direct interaction with IκBα, IKKα, and ΙΚΚβ [49–51]. Our data not only suggest a novel mechanism by which ARRBs activate the NF-κB pathway, but also imply distinct functions of ARRBs in PD being attributable to their different abilities to interact with p65.

Our data presented in this study have demonstrated that, to the best of our knowledge, ARRB1 and ARRB2 are the only and first pair of closely related isoforms which produce completely opposing functions in both in vivo and in vitro models of PD. Based on these data, we can conclude that the normal function of ARRB1 in microglia is stimulatory, whereas the normal function of ARRB2 is inhibitory, with respective to the expression of Nprl3, the activation of the STAT1 and NFκB pathways, inflammatory responses, and pathologic progression of PD (Fig. 9). As such, these data imply a potential therapeutic intervention, using genetic and/or pharmacological approaches to inhibit ARRB1 function and enhance ARRB2 function simultaneously,

It is interesting to note that distinct expression and function of ARRB1 and ARRB2 have been observed in other animal and cellular settings [59, 60]. For example, in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model, ARRB1 knockout alleviates disease phenotypes [32], whereas ARRB2 deficiency exacerbates EAE symptoms [33]. In a cellular model, ARRB1 downregulation increases, whereas ARRB2 depletion reduces, angiotensin II receptor-mediated activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 [61, 62]. Similar to the results observed in this study, both ARRB1 and ARRB2 interact with NLRP3 inflammasome, but they produce functionally contrary effects on the inflammasome activation [63, 64]. These data, together with our current study, demonstrate the extreme complexity of ARRB-mediated functions under different physiological and pathological conditions.

This study reveals for the first time important, but opposite, roles played by ARRB1 and ARRB2 in the microglia-mediated inflammation and pathogenesis of PD. Our results provide novel insights into the understanding of the functional divergence of ARRBs in PD and may aid in the development of drugs for the treatment of PD.

PD: Parkinson’s disease; AD: Alzheimer’s disease; DA: dopaminergic; SNc: substantia nigra pars compacta; TNFα: tumor necrosis factor α; IL: interleukin; IFN-γ: interferon-γ; ARRB: β-Arrestin; ARRB2: β-arrestin2; ARRB1: β-arrestin1; GPCR: G protein-coupled receptor; TH: tyrosine hydroxylase; NLRP3: NOD-like receptor protein-3; Nprl3: nitrogen permease regulator-like 3; NF-κB: nuclear factor (NF)-κB; STAT: signal transducers and activators of transcription; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; MPTP: 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine; ionized calcium binding adapter molecule (Iba)-1: Iba1; GFAP: glial fibrillary acidic protein; Arrb1^-/-: β-Arrestin1 knockout; Arrb2^-/-: β-Arrestin2 knockout; PLL: poly-L-lysine; BSA: bovine serum albumin; FBS: fetal bovine serum; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor; WT: wild type; PFA: Paraformaldehyde; Scramble: negative control; iNOS: inducible nitric-oxide synthase; CM: conditioned medium; Bcl-2: B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2; Bax: Bcl2-associated X protein; BMDM: bone marrow-derived macrophage; IKK: inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) kinase; Co-IP: Co-immunoprecipitation; RNA-seq: RNA sequencing; BP: biological processes; KEGG: kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes; GATOR1: GAP Activity Towards Rags 1; mTORC1: mTOR complex 1; EAE: experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Ethics approval

All animal tests were carried out in accordance with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory. All experimental procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the Nanjing Medical University Experimental Animal Department (IACUC-1811049). This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors.

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All authors read and approved the final manuscript

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The datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are included within the supplementary information available at Molecular Neurodegeneration website.

Competing interests

The authors have declared that no Competing interests exist.

Funding

The work reported herein was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81630099, 81703488), the Drug Innovation Major Project (No. 2018ZX09711001-003-007), the Natural Science Foundation of the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20171061), and the National Institutes of Health (R01GM118915 and R35GM136397).

Author contributions

In this study, YQF, QLJ, ML, JHD and GH conceived and designed the experiments. YQF, QLJ, SSL, HZ, XD, RX, MMC, NSS and MMS carried out the experiments. YQF, QLJ, GW, ML and GH analyzed the data and wrote the paper. GH critically reviewed and edited the work. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Drs. Gang Pei and Lan Ma for providing Arrb2^-/- mice and ARRB2 plasmid, respectively.

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¹Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 818 Tianyuan East Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China

²Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China

³Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1459 Laney Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA 30912, USA

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Additional fie 3, Fig. S1, Related to Fig. 1 Expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 in astrocytes (a) and neurons (b) in the SNc of LPS-induced PD model mice. Similar results were obtained in 3 separate experiments. Scale bars, 50 µm.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S2, related to Fig. 2 Expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 in the midbrain of WT, Arrb1^-/- and Arrb2^-/- mice. a Representative blots. b Quantitative data shown in a. Quantitative data are mean ± s.e. (n = 3). NS, not significant.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S3, related to Fig. 2 Effects of ARRB1 or ARRB2 knockout on DA neuron death and microglia inflammation in MPTP-induced PD models. a-h Immunohistochemistry (a, c, e and g) and stereological counts (b, d, f and h) of TH⁺ DA neuron (a-d) and Iba-1⁺ microglia (e-h) in the SNc of MPTP-induced PD models. Scale bars, 200 µm (upper panels) or 40 µm (lower panels) in a, c, e and g. i mRNA levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory markers in the midbrain of PD mice. j-m Expression of CD206 and iNOS in the midbrain. Quantitative data are mean ± s.e. (n = 3-5). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S4, related to Fig. 4 Expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 in microglia. a-d Expression of ARRB1 and ARRB2 in microglia after transfection with ARRB1 (a-b) or ARRB2 (c-d) for 24 h. e-f ARRB1 expression in microglia after transfection with different concentrations of ARRB1 siRNA or with scramble siRNA. Quantitative data are mean ± s.e. (n = 3). **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S5, related to Fig. 5 Effects of ARRB2 knockdown on the expression of inflammatory markers in macrophages. a-b ARRB2 expression in BMDMs after transfection with 120 nM siRNA targeting ARRB2 for 48 h. c mRNA levels of inflammatory markers in ARRB2-knockdown BMDMs with or without LPS plus IFN-γ treatment for 6 h. Quantitative data are mean ± s.e. (n = 3). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S6, related to Fig. 7 Analysis of RNA-seq. a Heatmap of normalized read counts from WT or Arrb2^-/- microglia treated with LPS plus IFN-γ for 6 h. The total RNA was sequenced on an Illumina HisSeq 4000. b A volcano plot of gene changes in microglia from Arrb2^-/- mice as compared with those from WT mice after LPS plus IFN-γ treatment. Among 130 upregulated and 56 downregulated genes, the top 10 enriched BPs were determined. The intensity of the red color indicates the significance of BPs. c Enriched KEGG pathways found among the upregulated genes in microglia from Arrb2^-/- mice as compared with WT mice.

Additional fie 3, Fig. S7, related to Fig. 8 Nprl3 expression in microglia after transfection with NPRL3 for 24 h (a-b) or Nprl3 siRNA for 48 h (c-d). Quantitative data are mean ± s.e. (n = 3). ***P < 0.001.

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