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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Neuropharmacology

STEP61 is a regulator of mGluR5 expression

  • Sehoon Won1
  • Kai Chang1
  • Xiaobing Chen2
  • Katherine W. Roche1
  1. 1Receptor Biology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
  2. 2Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Abstract

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is a Gq protein-coupled receptor that modulates both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission and regulates numerous higher-order neural processes ranging from learning and memory to mood and behavior. Trafficking of mGluR5 to the plasma membrane is critical for its biological functions and phosphorylation is an important regulator of mGluR5 trafficking and function. We previously reported that striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) interacts with mGluR5 in a proteomics study of the STEP61 interactome. Here, we explored the relationship between STEP61 and mGluR5 in greater detail and find that STEP61, like mGluR5, is preferentially localized to extra-synaptic sites in neurons using electron microscopy. A systematic evaluation of STEP61 in heterologous cells identifies its kinase-interacting and amino-terminal domains as being important for mGluR5 binding. Interestingly, we find that STEP61 decreases mGluR5 surface and total protein levels in both heterologous cells and neurons in a lysosome-dependent manner. Conversely, mGluR5 protein and tyrosine phosphorylation levels are increased in STEP knockout (KO) mouse brain. There are four tyrosine residues in the cytosolic tail region of mGluR5, and their mutation decreases total and surface receptor protein levels. Together, these findings reveal an important role of STEP61-mediated tyrosine dephosphorylation as a negative regulator of mGluR5 surface protein levels and stability.

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@article{won2026step61,
  title = {{STEP61 is a regulator of mGluR5 expression}},
  author = {Sehoon Won and Kai Chang and Xiaobing Chen and Katherine W. Roche},
  journal = {Neuropharmacology},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111198},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111198},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - STEP61 is a regulator of mGluR5 expression
AU  - Sehoon Won
AU  - Kai Chang
AU  - Xiaobing Chen
AU  - Katherine W. Roche
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/28
JO  - Neuropharmacology
DO  - 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111198
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111198
AB  - Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) is a Gq protein-coupled receptor that modulates both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission and regulates numerous higher-order neural processes ranging from learning and memory to mood and behavior. Trafficking of mGluR5 to the plasma membrane is critical for its biological functions and phosphorylation is an important regulator of mGluR5 trafficking and function. We previously reported that striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) interacts with mGluR5 in a proteomics study of the STEP61 interactome. Here, we explored the relationship between STEP61 and mGluR5 in greater detail and find that STEP61, like mGluR5, is preferentially localized to extra-synaptic sites in neurons using electron microscopy. A systematic evaluation of STEP61 in heterologous cells identifies its kinase-interacting and amino-terminal domains as being important for mGluR5 binding. Interestingly, we find that STEP61 decreases mGluR5 surface and total protein levels in both heterologous cells and neurons in a lysosome-dependent manner. Conversely, mGluR5 protein and tyrosine phosphorylation levels are increased in STEP knockout (KO) mouse brain. There are four tyrosine residues in the cytosolic tail region of mGluR5, and their mutation decreases total and surface receptor protein levels. Together, these findings reveal an important role of STEP61-mediated tyrosine dephosphorylation as a negative regulator of mGluR5 surface protein levels and stability.
SN  - 0028-3908
SN  - 1873-7064
ER  -