Abstract

Lactate is a critical metabolite during the body's adaption to exercise training, which effectively relieves anxiety-like disorders. The biological mechanism of lactate in the exercise-mediated anxiolytic effect has, however, not been comprehensively investigated. Here, we report that exercise-induced lactate markedly potentiates the lactylation of multiple synaptic proteins, among which synaptosome-associated protein 91 (SNAP91) is the critical molecule for synaptic functions. Both anatomical evidence and invivo recording data showed that the lactylation of SNAP91 confers resilience against chronic restraint stress (CRS) via potentiating synaptic structural formation and neuronal activity in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More interestingly, exercise-potentiated lactylation of SNAP91 is necessary for the prevention of anxiety-like behaviors in CRS mice. These results collectively suggest a previously unrecognized non-histone lactylation in the brain for modulating mental functions and provide evidence for the brain's metabolic adaption during exercise paradigms.

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