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Discovery of a NAPE-PLD inhibitor that modulates emotional behavior in mice

ABSTRACT: N‑acylethanolamines (NAEs), which include the endocannabinoid anandamide, represent an important family of signaling lipids in the brain. The lack of chemical probes that modulate NAE biosynthesis in living systems hamper the understanding of the biological role of these lipids. Using a high-throughput screen, chemical proteomics and targeted lipidomics, we report here the discovery and characterization of LEI-401 as the first CNS-active N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) inhibitor. LEI-401 reduced NAE levels in neuroblastoma cells and in the brain of freely moving mice, but not in NAPE-PLD KO cells and mice, respectively. LEI-401 activated the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and impaired fear extinction, thereby emulating the effect of a cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist, which could be reversed by a fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor. Our findings highlight the distinctive role of NAPE-PLD in NAE biosynthesis in the brain and suggest the presence of an endogenous NAE tone controlling emotional behavior.

INSTRUMENT(S): SYNAPT G2-Si

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Permanent Cell Line Cell, Cell Culture

DISEASE(S): Disease Free

SUBMITTER: Bogdan Florea

LAB HEAD: Mario van der Stelt

PROVIDER: PXD017586 | Pride | 2020-05-15

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Discovery of a NAPE-PLD inhibitor that modulates emotional behavior in mice.

Mock Elliot D ED Mustafa Mohammed M Gunduz-Cinar Ozge O Cinar Resat R Petrie Gavin N GN Kantae Vasudev V Di Xinyu X Ogasawara Daisuke D Varga Zoltan V ZV Paloczi Janos J Miliano Cristina C Donvito Giulia G van Esbroeck Annelot C M ACM van der Gracht Anouk M F AMF Kotsogianni Ioli I Park Joshua K JK Martella Andrea A van der Wel Tom T Soethoudt Marjolein M Jiang Ming M Wendel Tiemen J TJ Janssen Antonius P A APA Bakker Alexander T AT Donovan Colleen M CM Castillo Laura I LI Florea Bogdan I BI Wat Jesse J van den Hurk Helma H Wittwer Matthias M Grether Uwe U Holmes Andrew A van Boeckel Constant A A CAA Hankemeier Thomas T Cravatt Benjamin F BF Buczynski Matthew W MW Hill Matthew N MN Pacher Pal P Lichtman Aron H AH van der Stelt Mario M

Nature chemical biology 20200511 6

N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), which include the endocannabinoid anandamide, represent an important family of signaling lipids in the brain. The lack of chemical probes that modulate NAE biosynthesis in living systems hamper the understanding of the biological role of these lipids. Using a high-throughput screen, chemical proteomics and targeted lipidomics, we report here the discovery and characterization of LEI-401 as a CNS-active N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) inhibito ...[more]

PMID: 32393901

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Discovery of a NAPE-PLD inhibitor that modulates emotional behavior in mice

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Discovery of a NAPE-PLD inhibitor that modulates emotional behavior in mice.

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