Cypin: A novel target for traumatic brain injury.

Neurobiology of Disease
Przemyslaw SwiatkowskiBonnie L Firestein

Abstract

Cytosolic PSD-95 interactor (cypin), the primary guanine deaminase in the brain, plays key roles in shaping neuronal circuits and regulating neuronal survival. Despite this pervasive role in neuronal function, the ability for cypin activity to affect recovery from acute brain injury is unknown. A key barrier in identifying the role of cypin in neurological recovery is the absence of pharmacological tools to manipulate cypin activity in vivo. Here, we use a small molecule screen to identify two activators and one inhibitor of cypin's guanine deaminase activity. The primary screen identified compounds that change the initial rate of guanine deamination using a colorimetric assay, and secondary screens included the ability of the compounds to protect neurons from NMDA-induced injury and NMDA-induced decreases in frequency and amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. Hippocampal neurons pretreated with activators preserved electrophysiological function and survival after NMDA-induced injury in vitro, while pretreatment with the inhibitor did not. The effects of the activators were abolished when cypin was knocked down. Administering either cypin activator directly into the brain one hour after traumatic brain injury...Continue Reading

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