Glutamate decarboxylase

Glutamate decarboxylase or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). GAD uses pyridoxal-phosphate (PLP) as a cofactor. The reaction proceeds as follows:

glutamate decarboxylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.1.1.15
CAS no.	9024-58-2m
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Glutamic acid decarboxylase 1
GAD67 derived from PDB: 2okj​
Identifiers
Symbol	GAD1
Alt. symbols	glutamate decarboxylase 1 (brain, 67kD); GAD67
NCBI gene	2571
HGNC	4092
OMIM	605363
RefSeq	NM_000817
UniProt	Q99259
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EC number	4.1.1.15
Locus	Chr. 2 q31
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glutamic acid decarboxylase 2
Identifiers
Symbol	GAD2
Alt. symbols	GAD65
NCBI gene	2572
HGNC	11284
OMIM	4093
RefSeq	NM_001047
UniProt	Q05329
Other data
EC number	4.1.1.15
Locus	Chr. 10 p11.23
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HOOC−CH₂−CH₂−CH(NH₂)−COOH → CO₂ + HOOC−CH₂−CH₂−CH₂NH₂

In mammals, GAD exists in two isoforms with molecular weights of 67 and 65 kDa (GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅), which are encoded by two different genes on different chromosomes (GAD1 and GAD2 genes, chromosomes 2 and 10 in humans, respectively).^[1][2] GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅ are expressed in the brain where GABA is used as a neurotransmitter, and they are also expressed in the insulin-producing β-cells of the pancreas, in varying ratios depending upon the species.^[3] Together, these two enzymes maintain the major physiological supply of GABA in mammals,^[2] though it may also be synthesized from putrescine in the enteric nervous system,^[4] brain,^[5][6] and elsewhere by the actions of diamine oxidase and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a1.^[4][6]

Several truncated transcripts and polypeptides of GAD₆₇ are detectable in the developing brain,^[7] however their function, if any, is unknown.

Structure and mechanism

Both isoforms of GAD are homodimeric structures, consisting of 3 primary domains: the PLP, C-terminal and N-terminal domains. The PLP-binding domain of this enzyme adopts a type I PLP-dependent transferase-like fold.^[8] The reaction proceeds via the canonical mechanism, involving Schiff base linkage between PLP and Lys405. PLP is held in place through base-stacking with an adjacent histidine residue, and GABA is positioned such that its carboxyl group forms a salt bridge with arginine and a hydrogen bond with glutamine.

 

GAD67 active site containing PLP-glutamate complex (shown in green), with Schiff base linkage at Lys405. Side chain residues shown in red.

Dimerization is essential to maintaining function as the active site is found at this interface, and mutations interfering with optimal association between the 2 chains has been linked to pathology, such as schizophrenia.^[9][10] Interference of dimerization by GAD inhibitors such as 2-keto-4-pentenoic acid (KPA) and ethyl ketopentenoate (EKP) were also shown to lead to dramatic reductions in GABA production and incidence of seizures.^[11][8]

Catalytic activity is mediated by a short flexible loop at the dimer interface (residues 432–442 in GAD67, and 423–433 in GAD65). In GAD67 this loop remains tethered, covering the active site and providing a catalytic environment to sustain GABA production; its mobility in GAD65 promotes a side reaction that results in release of PLP, leading to autoinactivation.^[12] The conformation of this loop is intimately linked to the C-terminal domain, which also affects the rate of autoinactivation.^[13] Moreover, GABA-bound GAD65 is intrinsically more flexible and exists as an ensemble of states, thus providing more opportunities for autoantigenicity as seen in Type 1 diabetes.^[14][15] GAD derived from Escherichia coli shows additional structural intricacies, including a pH-dependent conformational change. This behavior is defined by the presence of a triple helical bundle formed by the N-termini of the hexameric protein in acidic environments.^[16]

 

Hexameric E. coli GAD conformational transition: low-pH (left), neutral pH (right).

Regulation of GAD65 and GAD67

Despite an extensive sequence similarity between the two genes, GAD65 and GAD67 fulfill very different roles within the human body. Additionally, research suggests that GAD65 and GAD67 are regulated by distinctly different cellular mechanisms.

GAD₆₅ and GAD₆₇ synthesize GABA at different locations in the cell, at different developmental times, and for functionally different purposes.^[17][18] GAD₆₇ is spread evenly throughout the cell while GAD₆₅ is localized to nerve terminals.^[17][19][20] GAD₆₇ synthesizes GABA for neuron activity unrelated to neurotransmission, such as synaptogenesis and protection from neural injury.^[17][18] This function requires widespread, ubiquitous presence of GABA. GAD₆₅, however, synthesizes GABA for neurotransmission,^[17] and therefore is only necessary at nerve terminals and synapses. In order to aid in neurotransmission, GAD₆₅ forms a complex with heat shock cognate 70 (HSC₇₀), cysteine string protein (CSP) and vesicular GABA transporter VGAT, which, as a complex, helps package GABA into vesicles for release during neurotransmission.^[21] GAD₆₇ is transcribed during early development, while GAD₆₅ is not transcribed until later in life.^[17] This developmental difference in GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅ reflects the functional properties of each isoform; GAD₆₇ is needed throughout development for normal cellular functioning, while GAD₆₅ is not needed until slightly later in development when synaptic inhibition is more prevalent.^[17]

 

Gad65 in red, Gad67 in green, and tyrosine hydroxylase (blue) in the ventral tegmental area of the mouse brain

GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅ are also regulated differently post-translationally. Both GAD₆₅ and GAD₆₇ are regulated via phosphorylation of a dynamic catalytic loop,^[22][12] but the regulation of these isoforms differs; GAD₆₅ is activated by phosphorylation while GAD₆₇ is inhibited by phosphorylation. GAD67 is predominantly found activated (~92%), whereas GAD65 is predominantly found inactivated (~72%).^[23] GAD₆₇ is phosphorylated at threonine 91 by protein kinase A (PKA), while GAD₆₅ is phosphorylated, and therefore regulated by, protein kinase C (PKC). Both GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅ are also regulated post-translationally by pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP); GAD is activated when bound to PLP and inactive when not bound to PLP.^[23] Majority of GAD₆₇ is bound to PLP at any given time, whereas GAD₆₅ binds PLP when GABA is needed for neurotransmission.^[23] This reflects the functional properties of the two isoforms; GAD₆₇ must be active at all times for normal cellular functioning, and is therefore constantly activated by PLP, while GAD₆₅ must only be activated when GABA neurotransmission occurs, and is therefore regulated according to the synaptic environment.

Studies with mice also show functional differences between Gad67 and Gad65. GAD67−/− mice are born with cleft palate and die within a day after birth while GAD65−/− mice survive with a slightly increased tendency in seizures. Additionally, GAD65+/- have symptoms defined similarly to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in humans.^[24]

Role in the nervous system

Both GAD67 and GAD65 are present in all types of synapses within the human nervous system. This includes dendrodendritic, axosomatic, and axodendritic synapses. Preliminary evidence suggests that GAD65 is dominant in the visual and neuroendocrine systems, which undergo more phasic changes. It is also believed that GAD67 is present at higher amounts in tonically active neurons.^[25]

Role in pathology

Autism

Both GAD65 and GAD67 experience significant downregulation in cases of autism. In a comparison of autistic versus control brains, GAD65 and GAD67 experienced a downregulation average of 50% in parietal and cerebellar cortices of autistic brains.^[26] Cerebellar Purkinje cells also reported a 40% downregulation, suggesting that affected cerebellar nuclei may disrupt output to higher order motor and cognitive areas of the brain.^[18]

Diabetes

Both GAD₆₇ and GAD₆₅ are targets of autoantibodies in people who later develop type 1 diabetes mellitus or latent autoimmune diabetes.^[27][28] Injections with GAD₆₅ in ways that induce immune tolerance have been shown to prevent type 1 diabetes in rodent models.^[29][30][31] In clinical trials, injections with GAD₆₅ have been shown to preserve some insulin production for 30 months in humans with type 1 diabetes.^[32][33] A Cochrane systematic review also examined 1 study showing improvement of C-peptide levels in cases of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in adults, 5 years following treatment with GAD₆₅ .Still, it is important to highlight that the studies available to be included in this review presented considerable flaws in quality and design.^[34]

Stiff person syndrome

 

Healthy human cerebellum stained with a reference anti-GAD65 monoclonal antibody. Thin arrows show presynaptic terminals staining with the anti-GAD65 monoclonal antibody

High titers of autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) are well documented in association with stiff person syndrome (SPS).^[35] Glutamic acid decarboxylase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and impaired function of GABAergic neurons has been implicated in the pathogenesis of SPS. Autoantibodies to GAD might be the causative agent or a disease marker.^[36]

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Substantial dysregulation of GAD mRNA expression, coupled with downregulation of reelin, is observed in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.^[37][38] The most pronounced downregulation of GAD₆₇ was found in hippocampal stratum oriens layer in both disorders and in other layers and structures of hippocampus with varying degrees.^[39]

GAD₆₇ is a key enzyme involved in the synthesis of inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA and people with schizophrenia have been shown to express lower amounts of GAD₆₇ in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex compared to healthy controls.^[40] The mechanism underlying the decreased levels of GAD₆₇ in people with schizophrenia remains unclear.^[41] Some have proposed that an immediate early gene, Zif268, which normally binds to the promoter region of GAD₆₇ and increases transcription of GAD₆₇, is lower in schizophrenic patients, thus contributing to decreased levels of GAD₆₇.^[40] Since the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is involved in working memory, and GAD₆₇ and Zif268 mRNA levels are lower in the DLPFC of schizophrenic patients, this molecular alteration may account, at least in part, for the working memory impairments associated with the disease.

Parkinson disease

The bilateral delivery of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) by an adeno-associated viral vector into the subthalamic nucleus of patients between 30 and 75 years of age with advanced, progressive, levodopa-responsive Parkinson disease resulted in significant improvement over baseline during the course of a six-month study.^[42]

Cerebellar disorders

Intracerebellar administration of GAD autoantibodies to animals increases the excitability of motoneurons and impairs the production of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule involved in learning. Epitope recognition contributes to cerebellar involvement.^[43] Reduced GABA levels increase glutamate levels as a consequence of lower inhibition of subtypes of GABA receptors. Higher glutamate levels activate microglia and activation of xc(−) increases the extracellular glutamate release.^[44]

Neuropathic pain

Peripheral nerve injury of the sciatic nerve (a neuropathic pain model) induces a transient loss of GAD₆₅ immunoreactive terminals in the spinal cord dorsal horn and suggests a potential involvement for these alterations in the development and amelioration of pain behaviour.^[45]

Other anti-GAD-associated neurologic disorders

Antibodies directed against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) are increasingly found in patients with other symptoms indicative of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, such as ataxia, progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM), limbic encephalitis, and epilepsy.^[46] The pattern of anti-GAD antibodies in epilepsy differs from type 1 diabetes and stiff-person syndrome.^[47]

Role of glutamate decarboxylase in other organisms

Besides the synthesis of GABA, GAD has additional functions and structural variations that are organism-dependent. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, GAD binds the Ca²⁺ regulatory protein calmodulin (CaM) and is also involved in responding to oxidative stress.^[48] Similarly, GAD in plants binds calmodulin as well.^[49] This interaction occurs at the 30-50bp CAM-binding domain (CaMBD) in its C terminus and is necessary for proper regulation of GABA production.^[50] Unlike vertebrates and invertebrates, the GABA produced by GAD is used in plants to signal abiotic stress by controlling levels of intracellular Ca²⁺ via CaM. Binding to CaM opens Ca²⁺ channels and leads to an increase in Ca²⁺ concentrations in the cytosol, allowing Ca²⁺ to act as a secondary messenger and activate downstream pathways. When GAD is not bound to CaM, the CaMBD acts as an autoinhibitory domain, thus deactivating GAD in the absence of stress.^[50] Interesting, in two plant species, rice and apples, Ca2+ /CAM-independent GAD isoforms have been discovered.^[51][52] The C-terminus of these isoforms contain substitutions at key residues necessary to interact with CaM in the CaMBD, preventing the protein from binding to GAD. Whereas CaMBD of the isoform in rice still functions as an autoinhibitory domain,^[51] the C-terminus in the isoform in apples does not.^[52] Finally, the structure of plant GAD is a hexamer and has pH-dependent activity, with the optimal pH of 5.8 in multiple species.^[50][53] but also significant activity at pH 7.3 in the presence of CaM ^[16]

It is also believed that the control of glutamate decarboxylase has the prospect of improving citrus produce quality post-harvest. In Citrus plants, research has shown that glutamate decarboxylase plays a key role in citrate metabolism. With the increase of glutamate decarboxylase via direct exposure, citrate levels have been seen to significantly increase within plants, and in conjunction post-harvest quality maintenance was significantly improved, and rot rates decreased.^[54]

Just like GAD in plants, GAD in E. coli has a hexamer structure and is more active under acidic pH; the pH optimum for E. coli GAD is 3.8-4.6. However, unlike plants and yeast, GAD in E. coli does not require calmodulin binding to function. There are also two isoforms of GAD, namely GadA and GadB, encoded by separate genes in E. coli,^[55] although both isoforms are biochemically identical.^[56] The enzyme plays a major role in conferring acid resistance and allows bacteria to temporarily survive in highly acidic environments (pH < 2.5) like the stomach.^[57] This is done by GAD decarboxylating glutamate to GABA, which requires H+ to be uptaken as a reactant and raises the pH inside the bacteria. GABA can then be exported out of E. coli cells and contribute to increasing the pH of the nearby extracellular environments.^[16]

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External links

•   Media related to Glutamate decarboxylase at Wikimedia Commons
• - Schizophrenia Research Forum, 25 June 2007.
• Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q99259 (Glutamate decarboxylase 1) at the PDBe-KB.
• Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q05329 (Glutamate decarboxylase 2) at the PDBe-KB.