Deficiency of the immunoproteasome subunit β5i/LMP7 supports the anxiogenic effects of mild stress and facilitates cued fear memory in mice

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Xenia GornyMarkus Fendt

Abstract

Proteolysis as mediated by one of the major cellular protein degradation pathways, the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), plays an essential role in learning and memory formation. However, the functional relevance of immunoproteasomes in the healthy brain and especially their impact on normal brain function including processes of learning and memory has not been investigated so far. In the present study, we analyzed the phenotypic effects of an impaired immunoproteasome formation using a β5i/LMP7-deficient mouse model in different behavioral paradigms focusing on locomotor activity, exploratory behavior, innate anxiety, startle response, prepulse inhibition, as well as fear and safety conditioning. Overall, our results demonstrate no strong effects of constitutive β5i/LMP7-deficiency on gross locomotor abilities and anxiety-related behavior in general. However, β5i/LMP7-deficient mice expressed more anxiety after mild stress and increased cued fear after fear conditioning. These findings indicate that the basal proper formation of immunoproteasomes and/or at least the expression of β5i/LMP7 in healthy mice seem to be involved in the regulation of anxiety and cued fear levels.

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Oct 17, 2020·Neural Regeneration Research·Xing-Yong ChenYin-Zhou Wang

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