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Xu P, Swain S, Novorolsky RJ, Garcia E, Huang Z, Snutch TP, Wilson JJ, Robertson GS, Renden RB. The mitochondrial calcium uniporter inhibitor Ru265 increases neuronal excitability and reduces neurotransmission via off-target effects. Br J Pharmacol 2024. [PMID: 38779706 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Excitotoxicity due to mitochondrial calcium (Ca2+) overloading can trigger neuronal cell death in a variety of pathologies. Inhibiting the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) has been proposed as a therapeutic avenue to prevent calcium overloading. Ru265 (ClRu(NH3)4(μ-N)Ru(NH3)4Cl]Cl3) is a cell-permeable inhibitor of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) with nanomolar affinity. Ru265 reduces sensorimotor deficits and neuronal death in models of ischemic stroke. However, the therapeutic use of Ru265 is limited by the induction of seizure-like behaviours. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We examined the effect of Ru265 on synaptic and neuronal function in acute brain slices and hippocampal neuron cultures derived from mice, in control and where MCU expression was genetically abrogated. KEY RESULTS Ru265 decreased evoked responses from calyx terminals and induced spontaneous action potential firing of both the terminal and postsynaptic principal cell. Recordings of presynaptic Ca2+ currents suggested that Ru265 blocks the P/Q type channel, confirmed by the inhibition of currents in cells exogenously expressing the P/Q type channel. Measurements of presynaptic K+ currents further revealed that Ru265 blocked a KCNQ current, leading to increased membrane excitability, underlying spontaneous spiking. Ca2+ imaging of hippocampal neurons showed that Ru265 increased synchronized, high-amplitude events, recapitulating seizure-like activity seen in vivo. Importantly, MCU ablation did not suppress Ru265-induced increases in neuronal activity and seizures. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for the pro-convulsant effects of Ru265 and suggest counter screening assays based on the measurement of P/Q and KCNQ channel currents to identify safe MCU inhibitors.
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- Peng Xu
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Michael Smith Laboratories and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA
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Raman IM. The Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture: A Markov model with permeation-dependent gating that accounts for resurgent current of voltage-gated Na channels. J Physiol 2023; 601:5147-5164. [PMID: 37837315 PMCID: PMC10913027 DOI: 10.1113/jp285166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
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Many neurons that fire high-frequency action potentials express specialized voltage-gated Na channel complexes that not only conduct transient current upon depolarization, but also pass resurgent current upon repolarization. The resurgent current is associated with recovery of transient current, even at moderately negative potentials where fast inactivation is usually absorbing. The combined results of many experimental studies have led to the hypothesis that resurgent current flows upon repolarization when an endogenous blocking protein that occludes open channels at depolarized potentials is expelled by inwardly permeating Na ions. Additional observations have suggested that the position of the voltage sensor of domain IV regulates the affinity of the channel for the putative blocker. To test the effectiveness of a kinetic scheme incorporating these features, here we develop and justify a Markov model with states grounded in known Na channel conformations. Simulations were designed to investigate whether including a permeation-dependent unblocking rate constant and two open-blocked states, superimposed on conformations and voltage-sensitive movements present in all voltage-gated Na channels, is sufficient to account for the unusual gating of channels with a resurgent component. Optimizing rate constant parameters against a wide range of experimental data from cerebellar Purkinje cells demonstrates that a kinetic scheme for Na channels incorporating the novel aspects of a permeation-dependent unblock, as well as distinct high- and low-affinity blocked states, reproduces all the attributes of experimentally recorded Na currents in a physiologically plausible manner.
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- Indira M Raman
- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Jing J, Hu M, Ngodup T, Ma Q, Lau SNN, Ljungberg C, McGinley MJ, Trussell LO, Jiang X. Comprehensive analysis of cellular specializations that initiate parallel auditory processing pathways in mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.15.539065. [PMID: 37293040 PMCID: PMC10245571 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.15.539065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The cochlear nuclear complex (CN) is the starting point for all central auditory processing and comprises a suite of neuronal cell types that are highly specialized for neural coding of acoustic signals. To examine how their striking functional specializations are determined at the molecular level, we performed single-nucleus RNA sequencing of the mouse CN to molecularly define all constituent cell types and related them to morphologically- and electrophysiologically-defined neurons using Patch-seq. We reveal an expanded set of molecular cell types encompassing all previously described major types and discover new subtypes both in terms of topographic and cell-physiologic properties. Our results define a complete cell-type taxonomy in CN that reconciles anatomical position, morphological, physiological, and molecular criteria. This high-resolution account of cellular heterogeneity and specializations from the molecular to the circuit level illustrates molecular underpinnings of functional specializations and enables genetic dissection of auditory processing and hearing disorders with unprecedented specificity.
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- Junzhan Jing
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center and Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center and Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Lee HM, Yoon SH, Kim MG, Hahn SJ, Choi BH. Effects of rosiglitazone, an antidiabetic drug, on Kv3.1 channels. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 27:95-103. [PMID: 36575937 PMCID: PMC9806636 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2023.27.1.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rosiglitazone is a thiazolidinedione-class antidiabetic drug that reduces blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin levels. We here investigated the interaction of rosiglitazone with Kv3.1 expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Rosiglitazone rapidly and reversibly inhibited Kv3.1 currents in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 29.8 μM) and accelerated the decay of Kv3.1 currents without modifying the activation kinetics. The rosiglitazone-mediated inhibition of Kv3.1 channels increased steeply in a sigmoidal pattern over the voltage range of -20 to +30 mV, whereas it was voltage-independent in the voltage range above +30 mV, where the channels were fully activated. The deactivation of Kv3.1 current, measured along with tail currents, was also slowed by the drug. In addition, the steady-state inactivation curve of Kv3.1 by rosiglitazone shifts to a negative potential without significant change in the slope value. All the results with the use dependence of the rosiglitazone-mediated blockade suggest that rosiglitazone acts on Kv3.1 channels as an open channel blocker.
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- Hyang Mi Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Medical Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea,Correspondence Bok Hee Choi, E-mail:
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Electrical signaling in cochlear efferents is driven by an intrinsic neuronal oscillator. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2209565119. [PMID: 36306331 PMCID: PMC9636947 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209565119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Efferent neurons are believed to play essential roles in maintaining auditory function. The lateral olivocochlear (LOC) neurons-which project from the brainstem to the inner ear, where they release multiple transmitters including peptides, catecholamines, and acetylcholine-are the most numerous yet least understood elements of efferent control of the cochlea. Using in vitro calcium imaging and patch-clamp recordings, we found that LOC neurons in juvenile and young adult mice exhibited extremely slow waves of activity (∼0.1 Hz). These seconds-long bursts of Na+ spikes were driven by an intrinsic oscillator dependent on L-type Ca2+ channels and were not observed in prehearing mice, suggesting an age-dependent mechanism underlying the intrinsic oscillator. Using optogenetic approaches, we identified both ascending (T-stellate cells of the cochlear nucleus) and descending (auditory cortex) sources of synaptic excitation, as well as the synaptic receptors used for such excitation. Additionally, we identified potent inhibition originating in the glycinergic medial nucleus of trapezoid body (MNTB). Conductance-clamp experiments revealed an unusual mechanism of electrical signaling in LOC neurons, in which synaptic excitation and inhibition served to switch on and off the intrinsically generated spike burst mechanism, allowing for prolonged periods of activity or silence controlled by brief synaptic events. Protracted bursts of action potentials may be essential for effective exocytosis of the diverse transmitters released by LOC fibers in the cochlea.
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Burchell A, Mansour Y, Kulesza R. Leveling up: a long-range olivary projection to the medial geniculate without collaterals to the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus in rats. Exp Brain Res 2022; 240:3217-3235. [PMID: 36271940 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06489-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) is one of the monaural cell groups situated within the superior olivary complex (SOC), a constellation of brainstem nuclei with numerous roles in hearing. Principal MNTB neurons are glycinergic and express the calcium-binding protein, calbindin (CB). The MNTB receives its main glutamatergic, excitatory input from the contralateral cochlear nucleus via the calyx of Held and converts this into glycinergic inhibition directed toward nuclei in the SOC and the ventral and intermediate nuclei of the lateral lemniscus (VNLL and INLL). Through this inhibition, the MNTB plays essential roles in localization of sound sources and encoding spectral and temporal features of sound. In rats, very few MNTB neurons project to the inferior colliculus. However, our recent study of SOC projections to the auditory thalamus revealed a substantial number of retrogradely labeled MNTB neurons. This observation led us to examine whether the rat MNTB provides a long-range projection to the medial geniculate body (MGB). We examined this possible projection using retrograde and anterograde tract tracing and immunohistochemistry for CB and the glycine receptor. Our results demonstrate a significant projection to the MGB from the ipsilateral MNTB that does not involve a collateral projection to the inferior colliculus.
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- Alyson Burchell
- Department of Anatomy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1858 West Grandview Blvd, Erie, PA, 16509, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1858 West Grandview Blvd, Erie, PA, 16509, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, MI, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1858 West Grandview Blvd, Erie, PA, 16509, USA.
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Olah VJ, Goettemoeller AM, Rayaprolu S, Dammer EB, Seyfried NT, Rangaraju S, Dimidschstein J, Rowan MJM. Biophysical Kv3 channel alterations dampen excitability of cortical PV interneurons and contribute to network hyperexcitability in early Alzheimer's. eLife 2022; 11:75316. [PMID: 35727131 PMCID: PMC9278953 DOI: 10.7554/elife.75316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a multitude of genetic risk factors and early biomarkers are known. Nevertheless, the causal factors responsible for initiating cognitive decline in AD remain controversial. Toxic plaques and tangles correlate with progressive neuropathology, yet disruptions in circuit activity emerge before their deposition in AD models and patients. Parvalbumin (PV) interneurons are potential candidates for dysregulating cortical excitability as they display altered action potential (AP) firing before neighboring excitatory neurons in prodromal AD. Here, we report a novel mechanism responsible for PV hypoexcitability in young adult familial AD mice. We found that biophysical modulation of Kv3 channels, but not changes in their mRNA or protein expression, were responsible for dampened excitability in young 5xFAD mice. These K+ conductances could efficiently regulate near-threshold AP firing, resulting in gamma-frequency-specific network hyperexcitability. Thus, biophysical ion channel alterations alone may reshape cortical network activity prior to changes in their expression levels. Our findings demonstrate an opportunity to design a novel class of targeted therapies to ameliorate cortical circuit hyperexcitability in early AD.
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- Viktor J Olah
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, United States
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Botte M, Huber S, Bucher D, Klint JK, Rodríguez D, Tagmose L, Chami M, Cheng R, Hennig M, Abdul Rahman W. Apo and ligand-bound high resolution Cryo-EM structures of the human Kv3.1 channel reveal a novel binding site for positive modulators. PNAS NEXUS 2022; 1:pgac083. [PMID: 36741467 PMCID: PMC9896932 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kv3 ion-channels constitute a class of functionally distinct voltage-gated ion channels characterized by their ability to fire at a high frequency. Several disease relevant mutants, together with biological data, suggest the importance of this class of ion channels as drug targets for CNS disorders, and several drug discovery efforts have been reported. Despite the increasing interest for this class of ion channels, no structure of a Kv3 channel has been reported yet. We have determined the cryo-EM structure of Kv3.1 at 2.6 Å resolution using full-length wild type protein. When compared to known structures for potassium channels from other classes, a novel domain organization is observed with the cytoplasmic T1 domain, containing a well-resolved Zinc site and displaying a rotation by 35°. This suggests a distinct cytoplasmic regulation mechanism for the Kv3.1 channel. A high resolution structure was obtained for Kv3.1 in complex with a novel positive modulator Lu AG00563. The structure reveals a novel ligand binding site for the Kv class of ion channels located between the voltage sensory domain and the channel pore, a region which constitutes a hotspot for disease causing mutations. The discovery of a novel binding site for a positive modulator of a voltage-gated potassium channel could shed light on the mechanism of action for these small molecule potentiators. This finding could enable structure-based drug design on these targets with high therapeutic potential for the treatment of multiple CNS disorders.
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- Mathieu Botte
- leadXpro AG, PARK InnovAARE, 5234 Villigen, Switzerland
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- leadXpro AG, PARK InnovAARE, 5234 Villigen, Switzerland
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- leadXpro AG, PARK InnovAARE, 5234 Villigen, Switzerland
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- H. Lundbeck A/S, Ottiliavej 9, 2500 Valby, Denmark
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- BioEM laboratory, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- leadXpro AG, PARK InnovAARE, 5234 Villigen, Switzerland
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Richardson A, Ciampani V, Stancu M, Bondarenko K, Newton S, Steinert JR, Pilati N, Graham BP, Kopp-Scheinpflug C, Forsythe ID. Kv3.3 subunits control presynaptic action potential waveform and neurotransmitter release at a central excitatory synapse. eLife 2022; 11:75219. [PMID: 35510987 PMCID: PMC9110028 DOI: 10.7554/elife.75219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Kv3 potassium currents mediate rapid repolarisation of action potentials (APs), supporting fast spikes and high repetition rates. Of the four Kv3 gene family members, Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 are highly expressed in the auditory brainstem and we exploited this to test for subunit-specific roles at the calyx of Held presynaptic terminal in the mouse. Deletion of Kv3.3 (but not Kv3.1) reduced presynaptic Kv3 channel immunolabelling, increased presynaptic AP duration and facilitated excitatory transmitter release; which in turn enhanced short-term depression during high-frequency transmission. The response to sound was delayed in the Kv3.3KO, with higher spontaneous and lower evoked firing, thereby reducing signal-to-noise ratio. Computational modelling showed that the enhanced EPSC and short-term depression in the Kv3.3KO reflected increased vesicle release probability and accelerated activity-dependent vesicle replenishment. We conclude that Kv3.3 mediates fast repolarisation for short precise APs, conserving transmission during sustained high-frequency activity at this glutamatergic excitatory synapse.
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- Amy Richardson
- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Neurobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munchen, Germany
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- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Citta'della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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- epartment of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Lebenheim L, Booker SA, Derst C, Weiss T, Wagner F, Gruber C, Vida I, Zahm DS, Veh RW. A novel giant non-cholinergic striatal interneuron restricted to the ventrolateral striatum coexpresses Kv3.3 potassium channel, parvalbumin, and the vesicular GABA transporter. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:2315-2328. [PMID: 33190145 PMCID: PMC9126804 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00948-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The striatum is the main input structure of the basal ganglia. Distinct striatal subfields are involved in voluntary movement generation and cognitive and emotional tasks, but little is known about the morphological and molecular differences of striatal subregions. The ventrolateral subfield of the striatum (VLS) is the orofacial projection field of the sensorimotor cortex and is involved in the development of orofacial dyskinesias, involuntary chewing-like movements that often accompany long-term neuroleptic treatment. The biological basis for this particular vulnerability of the VLS is not known. Potassium channels are known to be strategically localized within the striatum. In search of possible molecular correlates of the specific vulnerability of the VLS, we analyzed the expression of voltage-gated potassium channels in rodent and primate brains using qPCR, in situ hybridization, and immunocytochemical single and double staining. Here we describe a novel, giant, non-cholinergic interneuron within the VLS. This neuron coexpresses the vesicular GABA transporter, the calcium-binding protein parvalbumin (PV), and the Kv3.3 potassium channel subunit. This novel neuron is much larger than PV neurons in other striatal regions, displays characteristic electrophysiological properties, and, most importantly, is restricted to the VLS. Consequently, the giant striatal Kv3.3-expressing PV neuron may link compromised Kv3 channel function and VLS-based orofacial dyskinesias.
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- Lydia Lebenheim
- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany.,Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany.,Hans Berger Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, An der Klinik 1, D-07747, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
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- Institut für Zell- und Neurobiologie, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Philippstraße 12, D-10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Baldassano JF, MacLeod KM. Kv1 channels regulate variations in spike patterning and temporal reliability in the avian cochlear nucleus angularis. J Neurophysiol 2022; 127:116-129. [PMID: 34817286 PMCID: PMC8742726 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00460.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Diverse physiological phenotypes in a neuronal population can broaden the range of computational capabilities within a brain region. The avian cochlear nucleus angularis (NA) contains a heterogeneous population of neurons whose variation in intrinsic properties results in electrophysiological phenotypes with a range of sensitivities to temporally modulated input. The low-threshold potassium conductance (GKLT) is a key feature of neurons involved in fine temporal structure coding for sound localization, but a role for these channels in intensity or spectrotemporal coding has not been established. To determine whether GKLT affects the phenotypical variation and temporal properties of NA neurons, we applied dendrotoxin-I (DTX), a potent antagonist of Kv1-type potassium channels, to chick brain stem slices in vitro during whole cell patch-clamp recordings. We found a cell-type specific subset of NA neurons that was sensitive to DTX: single-spiking NA neurons were most profoundly affected, as well as a subset of tonic-firing neurons. Both tonic I (phasic onset bursting) and tonic II (delayed firing) neurons showed DTX sensitivity in their firing rate and phenotypical firing pattern. Tonic III neurons were unaffected. Spike time reliability and fluctuation sensitivity measured in DTX-sensitive NA neurons was also reduced with DTX. Finally, DTX reduced spike threshold adaptation in these neurons, suggesting that GKLT contributes to the temporal properties that allow coding of rapid changes in the inputs to NA neurons. These results suggest that variation in Kv1 channel expression may be a key factor in functional diversity in the avian cochlear nucleus.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The dendrotoxin-sensitive voltage-gated potassium conductance typically associated with neuronal coincidence detection in the timing pathway for sound localization is demonstrated to affect spiking patterns and temporal input sensitivity in the intensity pathway in the avian auditory brain stem. The Kv1-family channels appear to be present in a subset of cochlear nucleus angularis neurons, regulate spike threshold dynamics underlying high-pass membrane filtering, and contribute to intrinsic firing diversity.
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Correlation of Electrophysiological and Gene Transcriptional Dysfunctions in Single Cortical Parvalbumin Neurons After Noise Trauma. Neuroscience 2021; 482:87-99. [PMID: 34902495 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) interneurons in the sensory cortex form powerful inhibitory synapses on the perisomatic compartments and axon initial segments of excitatory principal neurons (PNs), and perform diverse computational functions. Impaired PV+ interneuron functions have been reported in neural developmental and degenerative disorders. Expression of the unique marker parvalbumin (PV) is often used as a proxy of PV+ interneuron functions. However, it is not entirely clear how PV expression is correlated with PV+ interneuron properties such as spike firing and synaptic transmission. To address this question, we characterized electrophysiological properties of PV+ interneurons in the primary auditory cortex (AI) using whole-cell patch clamp recording, and analyzed the expression of several genes in samples collected from single neurons using the patch pipettes. We found that, after noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), the spike frequency adaptation increased, and the expression of PV, glutamate decarboxylase 67 (GAD67) and Shaw-like potassium channel (KV3.1) decreased in PV+ neurons. In samples prepared from the auditory cortical tissue, the mRNA levels of the target genes were all pairwise correlated. At the single neuron level, however, the expression of PV was significantly correlated with the expression of GAD67, but not KV3.1, maximal spike frequency, or spike frequency adaptation. The expression of KV3.1 was correlated with spike frequency adaptation, but not with the expression of GAD67. These results suggest separate transcriptional regulations of PV/GAD67 vs. KV3.1, both of which are modulated by NIHL.
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Development, Diversity, and Death of MGE-Derived Cortical Interneurons. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179297. [PMID: 34502208 PMCID: PMC8430628 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In the mammalian brain, cortical interneurons (INs) are a highly diverse group of cells. A key neurophysiological question concerns how each class of INs contributes to cortical circuit function and whether specific roles can be attributed to a selective cell type. To address this question, researchers are integrating knowledge derived from transcriptomic, histological, electrophysiological, developmental, and functional experiments to extensively characterise the different classes of INs. Our hope is that such knowledge permits the selective targeting of cell types for therapeutic endeavours. This review will focus on two of the main types of INs, namely the parvalbumin (PV+) or somatostatin (SOM+)-containing cells, and summarise the research to date on these classes.
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Karadas M, Olsson C, Winther Hansen N, Perrier JF, Webb JL, Huck A, Andersen UL, Thielscher A. In-vitro Recordings of Neural Magnetic Activity From the Auditory Brainstem Using Color Centers in Diamond: A Simulation Study. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:643614. [PMID: 34054404 PMCID: PMC8155532 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.643614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Magnetometry based on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond is a novel technique capable of measuring magnetic fields with high sensitivity and high spatial resolution. With the further advancements of these sensors, they may open up novel approaches for the 2D imaging of neural signals in vitro. In the present study, we investigate the feasibility of NV-based imaging by numerically simulating the magnetic signal from the auditory pathway of a rodent brainstem slice (ventral cochlear nucleus, VCN, to the medial trapezoid body, MNTB) as stimulated by both electric and optic stimulation. The resulting signal from these two stimulation methods are evaluated and compared. A realistic pathway model was created based on published data of the neural morphologies and channel dynamics of the globular bushy cells in the VCN and their axonal projections to the principal cells in the MNTB. The pathway dynamics in response to optic and electric stimulation and the emitted magnetic fields were estimated using the cable equation. For simulating the optic stimulation, the light distribution in brain tissue was numerically estimated and used to model the optogenetic neural excitation based on a four state channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) model. The corresponding heating was also estimated, using the bio-heat equation and was found to be low (<2°C) even at excessively strong optic signals. A peak magnetic field strength of ∼0.5 and ∼0.1 nT was calculated from the auditory brainstem pathway after electrical and optical stimulation, respectively. By increasing the stimulating light intensity four-fold (far exceeding commonly used intensities) the peak magnetic signal strength only increased to 0.2 nT. Thus, while optogenetic stimulation would be favorable to avoid artefacts in the recordings, electric stimulation achieves higher peak fields. The present simulation study predicts that high-resolution magnetic imaging of the action potentials traveling along the auditory brainstem pathway will only be possible for next generation NV sensors. However, the existing sensors already have sufficient sensitivity to support the magnetic sensing of cumulated neural signals sampled from larger parts of the pathway, which might be a promising intermediate step toward further maturing this novel technology.
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- Mürsel Karadas
- Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Nikitin ES, Vinogradova LV. Potassium channels as prominent targets and tools for the treatment of epilepsy. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2021; 25:223-235. [PMID: 33754930 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2021.1908263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION K+ channels are of great interest to epilepsy research as mutations in their genes are found in humans with inherited epilepsy. At the level of cellular physiology, K+ channels control neuronal intrinsic excitability and are the main contributors to membrane repolarization of active neurons. Recently, a genetically modified voltage-dependent K+ channel has been patented as a remedy for epileptic seizures. AREAS COVERED We review the role of potassium channels in excitability, clinical and experimental evidence for the association of potassium channelopathies with epilepsy, the targeting of K+ channels by drugs, and perspectives of gene therapy in epilepsy with the expression of extra K+ channels in the brain. EXPERT OPINION Control over K+ conductance is of great potential benefit for the treatment of epilepsy. Nowadays, gene therapy affecting K+ channels is one of the most promising approaches to treat pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy.
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- E S Nikitin
- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Martinez-Espinosa PL, Neely A, Ding J, Lingle CJ. Fast inactivation of Nav current in rat adrenal chromaffin cells involves two independent inactivation pathways. J Gen Physiol 2021; 153:211834. [PMID: 33647101 PMCID: PMC7927663 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202012784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Voltage-dependent sodium (Nav) current in adrenal chromaffin cells (CCs) is rapidly inactivating and tetrodotoxin (TTX)–sensitive. The fractional availability of CC Nav current has been implicated in regulation of action potential (AP) frequency and the occurrence of slow-wave burst firing. Here, through recordings of Nav current in rat CCs, primarily in adrenal medullary slices, we describe unique inactivation properties of CC Nav inactivation that help define AP firing rates in CCs. The key feature of CC Nav current is that recovery from inactivation, even following brief (5 ms) inactivation steps, exhibits two exponential components of similar amplitude. Various paired pulse protocols show that entry into the fast and slower recovery processes result from largely independent competing inactivation pathways, each of which occurs with similar onset times at depolarizing potentials. Over voltages from −120 to −80 mV, faster recovery varies from ∼3 to 30 ms, while slower recovery varies from ∼50 to 400 ms. With strong depolarization (above −10 mV), the relative entry into slow or fast recovery pathways is similar and independent of voltage. Trains of short depolarizations favor recovery from fast recovery pathways and result in cumulative increases in the slow recovery fraction. Dual-pathway fast inactivation, by promoting use-dependent accumulation in slow recovery pathways, dynamically regulates Nav availability. Consistent with this finding, repetitive AP clamp waveforms at 1–10 Hz frequencies reduce Nav availability 80–90%, depending on holding potential. These results indicate that there are two distinct pathways of fast inactivation, one leading to conventional fast recovery and the other to slower recovery, which together are well-suited to mediate use-dependent changes in Nav availability.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Wu J, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Neuronal Potassium Channels During Auditory Processing. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:596478. [PMID: 33613177 PMCID: PMC7887315 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.596478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The extraction and localization of an auditory stimulus of interest from among multiple other sounds, as in the ‘cocktail-party’ situation, requires neurons in auditory brainstem nuclei to encode the timing, frequency, and intensity of sounds with high fidelity, and to compare inputs coming from the two cochleae. Accurate localization of sounds requires certain neurons to fire at high rates with high temporal accuracy, a process that depends heavily on their intrinsic electrical properties. Studies have shown that the membrane properties of auditory brainstem neurons, particularly their potassium currents, are not fixed but are modulated in response to changes in the auditory environment. Here, we review work focusing on how such modulation of potassium channels is critical to shaping the firing pattern and accuracy of these neurons. We describe how insights into the role of specific channels have come from human gene mutations that impair localization of sounds in space. We also review how short-term and long-term modulation of these channels maximizes the extraction of auditory information, and how errors in the regulation of these channels contribute to deficits in decoding complex auditory information.
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- Jing Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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Age-related hearing loss pertaining to potassium ion channels in the cochlea and auditory pathway. Pflugers Arch 2020; 473:823-840. [PMID: 33336302 PMCID: PMC8076138 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02496-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most prevalent sensory deficit in the elderly and constitutes the third highest risk factor for dementia. Lifetime noise exposure, genetic predispositions for degeneration, and metabolic stress are assumed to be the major causes of ARHL. Both noise-induced and hereditary progressive hearing have been linked to decreased cell surface expression and impaired conductance of the potassium ion channel KV7.4 (KCNQ4) in outer hair cells, inspiring future therapies to maintain or prevent the decline of potassium ion channel surface expression to reduce ARHL. In concert with KV7.4 in outer hair cells, KV7.1 (KCNQ1) in the stria vascularis, calcium-activated potassium channels BK (KCNMA1) and SK2 (KCNN2) in hair cells and efferent fiber synapses, and KV3.1 (KCNC1) in the spiral ganglia and ascending auditory circuits share an upregulated expression or subcellular targeting during final differentiation at hearing onset. They also share a distinctive fragility for noise exposure and age-dependent shortfalls in energy supply required for sustained surface expression. Here, we review and discuss the possible contribution of select potassium ion channels in the cochlea and auditory pathway to ARHL. We postulate genes, proteins, or modulators that contribute to sustained ion currents or proper surface expressions of potassium channels under challenging conditions as key for future therapies of ARHL.
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Kalmbach BE, Brager DH. Fragile X mental retardation protein modulates somatic D-type K + channels and action potential threshold in the mouse prefrontal cortex. J Neurophysiol 2020; 124:1766-1773. [PMID: 32997566 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00494.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Axo-somatic K+ channels control action potential output in part by acting in concert with voltage-gated Na+ channels to set action potential threshold. Slowly inactivating, D-type K+ channels are enriched at the axo-somatic region of cortical pyramidal neurons of the prefrontal cortex, where they regulate action potential firing. We previously demonstrated that D-type K+ channels are downregulated in extratelencephalic-projecting (ET) L5 neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of the Fmr1-knockout mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FX mice), resulting in a hyperpolarized action potential threshold. To test whether K+ channel alterations are regulated in a cell-autonomous manner in FXS, we used a virus-mediated approach to restore expression of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) in a small population of prefrontal neurons in male FX mice. Outside-out voltage-clamp recordings revealed a higher D-type K+ conductance in FMRP-positive ET neurons compared with nearby FMRP-negative ET neurons. FMRP did not affect either rapidly inactivating A-type or noninactivating K+ conductance. ET neuron patches recorded with FMRP1-298, a truncated form of FMRP that lacks mRNA binding domains, included in the pipette solution had larger D-type K+ conductance compared with heat-inactivated controls. Viral expression of FMRP in FX mice depolarized action potential threshold to near-wild-type levels in ET neurons. These results suggest that FMRP influences the excitability of ET neurons in the mPFC by regulating somatic D-type K+ channels in a cell-autonomous, protein-protein-dependent manner.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), which is absent in fragile X syndrome (FXS), regulates D-type potassium channels in prefrontal cortex L5 pyramidal neurons with subcerebral projections but not in neighboring pyramidal neurons without subcerebral projections. FMRP regulates D-type potassium channels in a protein-protein-dependent manner and rescues action potential threshold in a mouse model of FXS. These findings have implications for how changes in voltage-gated channels contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Brian E Kalmbach
- Center for Learning and Memory, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- Center for Learning and Memory, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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Kim WB, Kang KW, Sharma K, Yi E. Distribution of K v3 Subunits in Cochlear Afferent and Efferent Nerve Fibers Implies Distinct Role in Auditory Processing. Exp Neurobiol 2020; 29:344-355. [PMID: 33154197 PMCID: PMC7649084 DOI: 10.5607/en20043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kv3 family K+ channels, by ensuring speedy repolarization of action potential, enable rapid and high frequency neuronal firing and high precision temporal coding of auditory information in various auditory synapses in the brain. Expression of different Kv3 subtypes within the auditory end organ has been reported. Yet, their precise role at the hair cell synaptic transmission has not been fully elucidated. Using immunolabeling and confocal microscopy we examined the expression pattern of different Kv3 family K+ channel subunits in the nerve fibers innervating the cochlear hair cells. Kv3.1b was found in NKA-positive type 1 afferent fibers, exhibiting high signal intensity at the cell body, the unmyelinated dendritic segment, first heminode and nodes of Ranvier. Kv3.3 signal was detected in the cell body and the unmyelinated dendritic segment of NKA-positive type 1 afferent fibers but not in peripherin-positive type 2 afferent. Kv3.4 was found in ChAT-positive LOC and MOC efferent fibers as well as peripherin-positive type 2 afferent fibers. Such segregated expression pattern implies that each Kv3 subunits participate in different auditory tasks, for example, Kv3.1b and Kv3.3 in ascending signaling while Kv3.4 in feedback upon loud noise exposure.
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- Woo Bin Kim
- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan 58554, Korea
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Molecular specializations of deep cortical layer analogs in songbirds. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18767. [PMID: 33127988 PMCID: PMC7599217 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75773-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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How the evolution of complex behavioral traits is associated with the emergence of novel brain pathways is largely unknown. Songbirds, like humans, learn vocalizations via tutor imitation and possess a specialized brain circuitry to support this behavior. In a comprehensive in situ hybridization effort, we show that the zebra finch vocal robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) shares numerous markers (e.g. SNCA, PVALB) with the adjacent dorsal intermediate arcopallium (AId), an avian analog of mammalian deep cortical layers with involvement in motor function. We also identify markers truly unique to RA and thus likely linked to modulation of vocal motor function (e.g. KCNC1, GABRE), including a subset of the known shared markers between RA and human laryngeal motor cortex (e.g. SLIT1, RTN4R, LINGO1, PLXNC1). The data provide novel insights into molecular features unique to vocal learning circuits, and lend support for the motor theory for vocal learning origin.
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Stern S, Sarkar A, Galor D, Stern T, Mei A, Stern Y, Mendes APD, Randolph-Moore L, Rouleau G, Bang AG, Santos R, Alda M, Marchetto MC, Gage FH. A Physiological Instability Displayed in Hippocampal Neurons Derived From Lithium-Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder Patients. Biol Psychiatry 2020; 88:150-158. [PMID: 32278494 PMCID: PMC10871148 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND We recently reported a hyperexcitability phenotype displayed in dentate gyrus granule neurons derived from patients with bipolar disorder (BD) as well as a hyperexcitability that appeared only in CA3 pyramidal hippocampal neurons that were derived from patients with BD who responded to lithium treatment (lithium responders) and not in CA3 pyramidal hippocampal neurons that were derived from patients with BD who did not respond to lithium (nonresponders). METHODS Here we used our measurements of currents in neurons derived from 4 control subjects, 3 patients with BD who were lithium responders, and 3 patients with BD who were nonresponders. We changed the conductances of simulated dentate gyrus and CA3 hippocampal neurons according to our measurements to derive a numerical simulation for BD neurons. RESULTS The computationally simulated BD dentate gyrus neurons had a hyperexcitability phenotype similar to the experimental results. Only the simulated BD CA3 neurons derived from lithium responder patients were hyperexcitable. Interestingly, our computational model captured a physiological instability intrinsic to hippocampal neurons that were derived from nonresponder patients that we also observed when re-examining our experimental results. This instability was caused by a drastic reduction in the sodium current, accompanied by an increase in the amplitude of several potassium currents. These baseline alterations caused nonresponder BD hippocampal neurons to drastically shift their excitability with small changes to their sodium currents, alternating between hyperexcitable and hypoexcitable states. CONCLUSIONS Our computational model of BD hippocampal neurons that was based on our measurements reproduced the experimental phenotypes of hyperexcitability and physiological instability. We hypothesize that the physiological instability phenotype strongly contributes to affective lability in patients with BD.
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- Shani Stern
- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California; Sagol Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California; University of Paris, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM U1266, Laboratory of Dynamics of Neuronal Structure in Health and Disease, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Gage Lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California.
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Choudhury N, Linley D, Richardson A, Anderson M, Robinson SW, Marra V, Ciampani V, Walter SM, Kopp‐Scheinpflug C, Steinert JR, Forsythe ID. Kv3.1 and Kv3.3 subunits differentially contribute to Kv3 channels and action potential repolarization in principal neurons of the auditory brainstem. J Physiol 2020; 598:2199-2222. [DOI: 10.1113/jp279668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Nasreen Choudhury
- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Neurotoxicity at the Synaptic Interface MRC Toxicology Unit University of Leicester, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Division of Neurobiology Department Biology II Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University Munich Großhaderner Strasse 2 Planegg‐Martinsried D‐82152 Germany
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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- Auditory Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience Psychology & Behaviour College of Life Sciences University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK
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Shojaee A, Zareian P, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J. Low-frequency Stimulation Decreases Hyperexcitability Through Adenosine A1 Receptors in the Hippocampus of Kindled Rats. Basic Clin Neurosci 2020; 11:333-347. [PMID: 32963726 PMCID: PMC7502188 DOI: 10.32598/bcn.11.2.1713.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In this study, the role of A1 adenosine receptors in improving the effect of Low-Frequency Electrical Stimulation (LFS) on seizure-induced hyperexcitability of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons was investigated. METHODS A semi-rapid hippocampal kindling model was used to induce seizures in male Wistar rats. Examination of the electrophysiological properties of CA1 pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus using whole-cell patch-clamp recording 48 h after the last kindling stimulation revealed that the application of LFS as two packages of stimulations at a time interval of 6 h for two consecutive days could significantly restore the excitability CA1 pyramidal neurons evidenced by a decreased in the of the number of evoked action potentials and enhancement of amplitude, maximum rise slope and decay slope of the first evoked action potential, rheobase, utilization time, adaptation index, first-spike latency, and post-AHP amplitude. Selective locked of A1 receptors by the administration of 8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dimethylxanthine (1 μM, 1 μl, i.c.v.) before applying each LFS package, significantly reduced LFS effectiveness in recovering these parameters. RESULTS On the other hand, selective activation of A1 receptors by an injection of N6-cyclohexyladenosine (10 μM, 1 μl, i.c.v.), instead of LFS application, could imitate LFS function in improving these parameters. CONCLUSION It is suggested that LFS exerts its efficacy on reducing the neuronal excitability, partially by activating the adenosine system and activating its A1 receptors.
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- Amir Shojaee
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Kelly JG, Hawken MJ. GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations of Kv3.1b-expressing neurons in macaque V2 and MT: laminar distributions and proportion of total neuronal population. Brain Struct Funct 2020; 225:1135-1152. [PMID: 32266458 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-020-02065-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Kv3.1b potassium channel subunit, which facilitates the fast-spiking phenotype characteristic of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing inhibitory interneurons, is also expressed by subpopulations of excitatory neurons in macaque cortex. We have previously shown that V1 neurons expressing Kv3.1b but not PV or GABA were largely concentrated within layers 4Cα and 4B of V1, suggesting laminar or pathway specificity. In the current study, the distribution and pattern of co-immunoreactivity of GABA, PV, and Kv3.1b across layers in extrastriate cortical areas V2 and MT of the macaque monkey were measured using the same triple immunofluorescence labeling, confocal microscopy, and partially automated cell-counting strategies used in V1. For comparison, densities of the overall cell and neuronal populations were also measured for each layer of V2 and MT using tissue sections immunofluorescence labeled for the pan-neuronal marker NeuN. GABAergic neurons accounted for 14% of the total neuronal population in V2 and 25% in MT. Neurons expressing Kv3.1b but neither GABA nor PV were present in both areas. This subpopulation was most prevalent in the lowest subcompartment of layer 3, comprising 5% of the total neuronal population in layer 3C of both areas, and 41% and 36% of all Kv3.1b+ neurons in this layer in V2 and MT, respectively. The prevalence and laminar distribution of this subpopulation were remarkably consistent between V2 and MT and showed a striking similarity to the patterns observed previously in V1, suggesting a common contribution to the cortical circuit across areas.
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- Jenna G Kelly
- Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY, 10003, USA
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
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GABA-mediated tonic inhibition differentially modulates gain in functional subtypes of cortical interneurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:3192-3202. [PMID: 31974304 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906369117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The binding of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) to extrasynaptic GABAA receptors generates tonic inhibition that acts as a powerful modulator of cortical network activity. Despite GABA being present throughout the extracellular space of the brain, previous work has shown that GABA may differentially modulate the excitability of neuron subtypes according to variation in chloride gradient. Here, using biophysically detailed neuron models, we predict that tonic inhibition can differentially modulate the excitability of neuron subtypes according to variation in electrophysiological properties. Surprisingly, tonic inhibition increased the responsiveness (or gain) in models with features typical for somatostatin interneurons but decreased gain in models with features typical for parvalbumin interneurons. Patch-clamp recordings from cortical interneurons supported these predictions, and further in silico analysis was then performed to seek a putative mechanism underlying gain modulation. We found that gain modulation in models was dependent upon the magnitude of tonic current generated at depolarized membrane potential-a property associated with outward rectifying GABAA receptors. Furthermore, tonic inhibition produced two biophysical changes in models of relevance to neuronal excitability: 1) enhanced action potential repolarization via increased current flow into the dendritic compartment, and 2) reduced activation of voltage-dependent potassium channels. Finally, we show theoretically that reduced potassium channel activation selectively increases gain in models possessing action potential dynamics typical for somatostatin interneurons. Potassium channels in parvalbumin-type models deactivate rapidly and are unavailable for further modulation. These findings show that GABA can differentially modulate interneuron excitability and suggest a mechanism through which this occurs in silico via differences of intrinsic electrophysiological properties.
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Kuenzel T. Modulatory influences on time-coding neurons in the ventral cochlear nucleus. Hear Res 2019; 384:107824. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.107824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Smith P, Buhl E, Tsaneva-Atanasova K, Hodge JJL. Shaw and Shal voltage-gated potassium channels mediate circadian changes in Drosophila clock neuron excitability. J Physiol 2019; 597:5707-5722. [PMID: 31612994 DOI: 10.1113/jp278826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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As in mammals, Drosophila circadian clock neurons display rhythms of activity with higher action potential firing rates and more positive resting membrane potentials during the day. This rhythmic excitability has been widely observed but, critically, its regulation remains unresolved. We have characterized and modelled the changes underlying these electrical activity rhythms in the lateral ventral clock neurons (LNvs). We show that currents mediated by the voltage-gated potassium channels Shaw (Kv3) and Shal (Kv4) oscillate in a circadian manner. Disruption of these channels, by expression of dominant negative (DN) subunits, leads to changes in circadian locomotor activity and shortens lifespan. LNv whole-cell recordings then show that changes in Shaw and Shal currents drive changes in action potential firing rate and that these rhythms are abolished when the circadian molecular clock is stopped. A whole-cell biophysical model using Hodgkin-Huxley equations can recapitulate these changes in electrical activity. Based on this model and by using dynamic clamp to manipulate clock neurons directly, we can rescue the pharmacological block of Shaw and Shal, restore the firing rhythm, and thus demonstrate the critical importance of Shaw and Shal. Together, these findings point to a key role for Shaw and Shal in controlling circadian firing of clock neurons and show that changes in clock neuron currents can account for this. Moreover, with dynamic clamp we can switch the LNvs between morning-like and evening-like states of electrical activity. We conclude that changes in Shaw and Shal underlie the daily oscillation in LNv firing rate.
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- Philip Smith
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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An Epilepsy-Associated KCNT1 Mutation Enhances Excitability of Human iPSC-Derived Neurons by Increasing Slack K Na Currents. J Neurosci 2019; 39:7438-7449. [PMID: 31350261 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1628-18.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Mutations in the KCNT1 (Slack, KNa1.1) sodium-activated potassium channel produce severe epileptic encephalopathies. Expression in heterologous systems has shown that the disease-causing mutations give rise to channels that have increased current amplitude. It is not known, however, whether such gain of function occurs in human neurons, nor whether such increased KNa current is expected to suppress or increase the excitability of cortical neurons. Using genetically engineered human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neurons, we have now found that sodium-dependent potassium currents are increased several-fold in neurons bearing a homozygous P924L mutation. In current-clamp recordings, the increased KNa current in neurons with the P924L mutation acts to shorten the duration of action potentials and to increase the amplitude of the afterhyperpolarization that follows each action potential. Strikingly, the number of action potentials that were evoked by depolarizing currents as well as maximal firing rates were increased in neurons expressing the mutant channel. In networks of spontaneously active neurons, the mean firing rate, the occurrence of rapid bursts of action potentials, and the intensity of firing during the burst were all increased in neurons with the P924L Slack mutation. The feasibility of an increased KNa current to increase firing rates independent of any compensatory changes was validated by numerical simulations. Our findings indicate that gain-of-function in Slack KNa channels causes hyperexcitability in both isolated neurons and in neural networks and occurs by a cell-autonomous mechanism that does not require network interactions.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT KCNT1 mutations lead to severe epileptic encephalopathies for which there are no effective treatments. This study is the first demonstration that a KCNT1 mutation increases the Slack current in neurons. It also provides the first explanation for how this increased potassium current induces hyperexcitability, which could be the underlining factor causing seizures.
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Kovács-Öller T, Szarka G, Ganczer A, Tengölics Á, Balogh B, Völgyi B. Expression of Ca 2+-Binding Buffer Proteins in the Human and Mouse Retinal Neurons. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2229. [PMID: 31067641 PMCID: PMC6539911 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Ca2+-binding buffer proteins (CaBPs) are widely expressed by various neurons throughout the central nervous system (CNS), including the retina. While the expression of CaBPs by photoreceptors, retinal interneurons and the output ganglion cells in the mammalian retina has been extensively studied, a general description is still missing due to the differences between species, developmental expression patterns and study-to-study discrepancies. Furthermore, CaBPs are occasionally located in a compartment-specific manner and two or more CaBPs can be expressed by the same neuron, thereby sharing the labor of Ca2+ buffering in the intracellular milieu. This article reviews this topic by providing a framework on CaBP functional expression by neurons of the mammalian retina with an emphasis on human and mouse retinas and the three most abundant and extensively studied buffer proteins: parvalbumin, calretinin and calbindin.
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- Tamás Kovács-Öller
- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- János Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Retinal Electrical Synapses Research Group, National Brain Research Program (NAP 2.0), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1051 Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Experimental Zoology and Neurobiology, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
- Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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Davoine F, Curti S. Response to coincident inputs in electrically coupled primary afferents is heterogeneous and is enhanced by H-current (IH) modulation. J Neurophysiol 2019; 122:151-175. [PMID: 31042413 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00029.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Electrical synapses represent a widespread modality of interneuronal communication in the mammalian brain. These contacts, by lowering the effectiveness of random or temporally uncorrelated inputs, endow circuits of coupled neurons with the ability to selectively respond to simultaneous depolarizations. This mechanism may support coincidence detection, a property involved in sensory perception, organization of motor outputs, and improvement signal-to-noise ratio. While the role of electrical coupling is well established, little is known about the contribution of the cellular excitability and its modulations to the susceptibility of groups of neurons to coincident inputs. Here, we obtained dual whole cell patch-clamp recordings of pairs of mesencephalic trigeminal (MesV) neurons in brainstem slices from rats to evaluate coincidence detection and its determinants. MesV neurons are primary afferents involved in the organization of orofacial behaviors whose cell bodies are electrically coupled mainly in pairs through soma-somatic gap junctions. We found that coincidence detection is highly heterogeneous across the population of coupled neurons. Furthermore, combined electrophysiological and modeling approaches reveal that this heterogeneity arises from the diversity of MesV neuron intrinsic excitability. Consistently, increasing these cells' excitability by upregulating the hyperpolarization-activated cationic current (IH) triggered by cGMP results in a dramatic enhancement of the susceptibility of coupled neurons to coincident inputs. In conclusion, the ability of coupled neurons to detect coincident inputs is critically shaped by their intrinsic electrophysiological properties, emphasizing the relevance of neuronal excitability for the many functional operations supported by electrical transmission in mammals. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We show that the susceptibility of pairs of coupled mesencephalic trigeminal (MesV) neurons to coincident inputs is highly heterogenous and depends on the interaction between electrical coupling and neuronal excitability. Additionally, upregulating the hyperpolarization-activated cationic current (IH) by cGMP results in a dramatic increase of this susceptibility. The IH and electrical synapses have been shown to coexist in many neuronal populations, suggesting that modulation of this conductance could represent a common strategy to regulate circuit operation supported by electrical coupling.
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- Federico Davoine
- Instituto de Física e Instituto de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Celular, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República , Montevideo , Uruguay
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Kelly JG, García-Marín V, Rudy B, Hawken MJ. Densities and Laminar Distributions of Kv3.1b-, PV-, GABA-, and SMI-32-Immunoreactive Neurons in Macaque Area V1. Cereb Cortex 2019; 29:1921-1937. [PMID: 29668858 PMCID: PMC6458914 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Kv3.1b potassium channel subunit is associated with narrow spike widths and fast-spiking properties. In macaque primary visual cortex (V1), subsets of neurons have previously been found to be Kv3.1b-immunoreactive (ir) but not parvalbumin (PV)-ir or not GABA-ir, suggesting that they may be both fast-spiking and excitatory. This population includes Meynert cells, the large layer 5/6 pyramidal neurons that are also labeled by the neurofilament antibody SMI-32. In the present study, triple immunofluorescence labeling and confocal microscopy were used to measure the distribution of Kv3.1b-ir, non-PV-ir, non-GABA-ir neurons across cortical depth in V1, and to determine whether, like the Meynert cells, other Kv3.1b-ir excitatory neurons were also SMI-32-ir pyramidal neurons. We found that Kv3.1b-ir, non-PV-ir, non-GABA-ir neurons were most prevalent in the M pathway-associated layers 4 Cα and 4B. GABAergic neurons accounted for a smaller fraction (11%) of the total neuronal population across layers 1-6 than has previously been reported. Of Kv3.1b-ir neurons, PV expression reliably indicated GABA expression. Kv3.1b-ir, non-PV-ir neurons varied in SMI-32 coimmunoreactivity. The results suggest the existence of a heterogeneous population of excitatory neurons in macaque V1 with the potential for sustained high firing rates, and these neurons were particularly abundant in layers 4B and 4 Cα.
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- Jenna G Kelly
- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University Neuroscience Institute, New York University School of Medicine, Smilow Research Building Sixth Floor, 522 First Ave., New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Modulators of Kv3 Potassium Channels Rescue the Auditory Function of Fragile X Mice. J Neurosci 2019; 39:4797-4813. [PMID: 30936239 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0839-18.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is characterized by hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli, including environmental sounds. We compared the auditory brainstem response (ABR) recorded in vivo in mice lacking the gene (Fmr1 -/y ) for fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) with that in wild-type animals. We found that ABR wave I, which represents input from the auditory nerve, is reduced in Fmr1 -/y animals, but only at high sound levels. In contrast, wave IV, which represents the activity of auditory brainstem nuclei is enhanced at all sound levels, suggesting that loss of FMRP alters the central processing of auditory signals. Current-clamp recordings of neurons in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body in the auditory brainstem revealed that, in contrast to neurons from wild-type animals, sustained depolarization triggers repetitive firing rather than a single action potential. In voltage-clamp recordings, K+ currents that activate at positive potentials ("high-threshold" K+ currents), which are required for high-frequency firing and are carried primarily by Kv3.1 channels, are elevated in Fmr1 -/y mice, while K+ currents that activate near the resting potential and inhibit repetitive firing are reduced. We therefore tested the effects of AUT2 [((4-({5-[(4R)-4-ethyl-2,5-dioxo-1-imidazolidinyl]-2-pyridinyl}oxy)-2-(1-methylethyl) benzonitrile], a compound that modulates Kv3.1 channels. AUT2 reduced the high-threshold K+ current and increased the low-threshold K+ currents in neurons from Fmr1 -/y animals by shifting the activation of the high-threshold current to more negative potentials. This reduced the firing rate and, in vivo, restored wave IV of the ABR. Our results from animals of both sexes suggest that the modulation of the Kv3.1 channel may have potential for the treatment of sensory hypersensitivity in patients with FXS.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT mRNA encoding the Kv3.1 potassium channel was one of the first described targets of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Fragile X syndrome is caused by loss of FMRP and, in humans and mice, causes hypersensitivity to auditory stimuli. We found that components of the auditory brain response (ABR) corresponding to auditory brainstem activity are enhanced in mice lacking FMRP. This is accompanied by hyperexcitability and altered potassium currents in auditory brainstem neurons. Treatment with a drug that alters the voltage dependence of Kv3.1 channels normalizes the imbalance of potassium currents, as well as ABR responses in vivo, suggesting that such compounds may be effective in treating some symptoms of fragile X syndrome.
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Ghotbeddin Z, Heysieattalab S, Borjkhani M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Semnanian S, Hosseinmardi N, Janahmadi M. Ca 2+ Channels Involvement in Low-Frequency Stimulation-Mediated Suppression of Intrinsic Excitability of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Cells in a Rat Amygdala Kindling Model. Neuroscience 2019; 406:234-248. [PMID: 30885638 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Low-frequency stimulation has demonstrated promising seizure suppression in animal models of epilepsy, while the mechanism of the effect is still debated. Changes in intrinsic properties have been recognized as a prominent pathophysiologically relevant feature of numerous neurological disorders including epilepsy. Here, it was evaluated whether LFS can preserve the intrinsic neuronal electrophysiological properties in a rat model of epilepsy, focusing on the possible involvement of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. The amygdala kindling model was induced by 3 s monophasic square wave pulses (50 Hz, 1 ms duration, 12times/day at 5 min intervals). Both LFS alone and kindled plus LFS (KLFS) groups received four packages of LFS (each consisting of 200 monophasic square pulses, 0.1 ms pulse duration at 1 Hz with the after discharge threshold intensity), which in KLFS rats was applied immediately after kindling induction. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were made in the presence of fast synaptic blockers 24 h after the last kindling stimulations or following kindling stimulations plus LFS application. In the KLFS group, both the rebound excitation and kindling-induced intrinsic hyperexcitability were decreased, associated with a regular intrinsic firing as indicated by a lower coefficient of variation. The amplitude of afterdepolarization (ADP) and its area under the curve were both decreased in the KLFS group compared to the kindled group. LFS prevented the increasing effect of kindling on Ca2+ currents in the KLFS group. Findings provided evidence for a novel form of epileptiform activity suppression by LFS in the presence of synaptic blockade possibly by decreasing Ca2+ currents.
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- Zohreh Ghotbeddin
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran; Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center and Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Nabel AL, Callan AR, Gleiss SA, Kladisios N, Leibold C, Felmy F. Distinct Distribution Patterns of Potassium Channel Sub-Units in Somato-Dendritic Compartments of Neurons of the Medial Superior Olive. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:38. [PMID: 30837841 PMCID: PMC6390502 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Coincidence detector neurons of the medial superior olive (MSO) are sensitive to interaural time differences in the range of a few tens of microseconds. The biophysical basis for this remarkable acuity is a short integration time constant of the membrane, which is achieved by large low voltage-activated potassium and hyperpolarization-activated inward cation conductances. Additional temporal precision is thought to be achieved through a sub-cellular distribution of low voltage-activated potassium channel expression biased to the soma. To evaluate the contribution of potassium channels, we investigated the presence and sub-cellular distribution profile of seven potassium channel sub-units in adult MSO neurons of gerbils. We find that low- and high voltage-activated potassium channels are present with distinct sub-cellular distributions. Overall, low voltage-activated potassium channels appear to be biased to the soma while high voltage-activated potassium channels are more evenly distributed and show a clear expression at distal dendrites. Additionally, low voltage-activated potassium channel sub-units co-localize with glycinergic inputs while HCN1 channels co-localize more with high voltage-activated potassium channels. Functionally, high voltage-activated potassium currents are already active at low voltages near the resting potential. We describe a possible role of high voltage-activated potassium channels in modulating EPSPs in a computational model and contributing to setting the integration time window of coincidental inputs. Our data shows that MSO neurons express a large set of different potassium channels with distinct functional relevance.
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- Alisha L Nabel
- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Graduate School for Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Graduate School for Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Graduate School for Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Computational Neuroscience, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Institute of Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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Bassetto Junior CAZ, Passianoto LVG, González ERP, Varanda WA. Benzenesulfonamides act as open-channel blockers on K V3.1 potassium channel. Amino Acids 2019; 51:355-364. [PMID: 30361851 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-018-2669-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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KV3.1 blockers can serve as modulators of the rate of action potential firing in neurons with high rates of firing such as those of the auditory system. We studied the effects of several bioisosteres of N-alkylbenzenesulfonamides, and molecules derived from sulfanilic acid on KV3.1 channels, heterologously expressed in L-929 cells, using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Only the N-alkyl-benzenesulfonamides acted as open-channel blockers on KV3.1, while molecules analogous to PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid) and derived from sulfanilic acids did not block the channel. The IC50 of six N-alkyl-benzenesulfonamides ranged from 9 to 55 µM; and the Hill coefficient suggests the binding of two molecules to block KV3.1. Also, the effects of all molecules on KV3.1 were fully reversible. We look for similar features amongst the molecules that effectively blocked the channel and used them to model a blocker prototype. We found that bulkier groups and amino-lactams decreased the effectiveness of the blockage, while the presence of NO2 increased the effectiveness of the blockage. Thus, we propose N-alkylbenzenesulfonamides as a new class of KV3.1 channel blockers.
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- Carlos Alberto Zanutto Bassetto Junior
- Fine Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (Unesp)-Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, SP, CEP 19060-900, Brazil
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- Fine Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (Unesp)-Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, SP, CEP 19060-900, Brazil
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- Fine Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (Unesp)-Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, SP, CEP 19060-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lauer AM, Dent ML, Sun W, Xu-Friedman MA. Effects of Non-traumatic Noise and Conductive Hearing Loss on Auditory System Function. Neuroscience 2019; 407:182-191. [PMID: 30685543 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The effects of traumatic noise-exposure and deafening on auditory system function have received a great deal of attention. However, lower levels of noise as well as temporary conductive hearing loss also have consequences on auditory physiology and hearing. Here we review how abnormal acoustic experience at early ages affects the ascending and descending auditory pathways, as well as hearing behavior.
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- Amanda M Lauer
- Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS, Center for Hearing and Balance, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
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- Dept. Psychology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, United States
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- Dept. Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, SUNY, United States
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The ion channels and synapses responsible for the physiological diversity of mammalian lower brainstem auditory neurons. Hear Res 2018; 376:33-46. [PMID: 30606624 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The auditory part of the brainstem is composed of several nuclei specialized in the computation of the different spectral and temporal features of the sound before it reaches the higher auditory regions. There are a high diversity of neuronal types in these nuclei, many with remarkable electrophysiological and synaptic properties unique to these structures. This diversity reflects specializations necessary to process the different auditory signals in order to extract precisely the acoustic information necessary for the auditory perception by the animal. Low threshold Kv1 channels and HCN channels are expressed in neurons that use timing clues for auditory processing, like bushy and octopus cells, in order to restrict action potential firing and reduce input resistance and membrane time constant. Kv3 channels allow principal neurons of the MNTB and pyramidal DCN neurons to fire fast trains of action potentials. Calcium channels on cartwheel DCN neurons produce complex spikes characteristic of these neurons. Calyceal synapses compensate the low input resistance of bushy and principal neurons of the MNTB by releasing hundreds of glutamate vesicles resulting in large EPSCs acting in fast ionotropic glutamate receptors, in order to reduce temporal summation of synaptic potentials, allowing more precise correspondence of pre- and post-synaptic potentials, and phase-locking. Pre-synaptic calyceal sodium channels have fast recovery from inactivation allowing extremely fast trains of action potential firing, and persistent sodium channels produce spontaneous activity of fusiform neurons at rest, which expands the dynamic range of these neurons. The unique combinations of different ion channels, ionotropic receptors and synaptic structures create a unique functional diversity of neurons extremely adapted to their complex functions in the auditory processing.
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Joris PX, Trussell LO. The Calyx of Held: A Hypothesis on the Need for Reliable Timing in an Intensity-Difference Encoder. Neuron 2018; 100:534-549. [PMID: 30408442 PMCID: PMC6263157 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The calyx of Held is the preeminent model for the study of synaptic function in the mammalian CNS. Despite much work on the synapse and associated circuit, its role in hearing remains enigmatic. We propose that the calyx is one of the key adaptations that enables an animal to lateralize transient sounds. The calyx is part of a binaural circuit that is biased toward high sound frequencies and is sensitive to intensity differences between the ears. This circuit also shows marked sensitivity to interaural time differences, but only for brief sound transients ("clicks"). In a natural environment, such transients are rare except as adventitious sounds generated by other animals moving at close range. We argue that the calyx, and associated temporal specializations, evolved to enable spatial localization of sound transients, through a neural code congruent with the circuit's sensitivity to interaural intensity differences, thereby conferring a key benefit to survival.
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- Philip X Joris
- Laboratory of Auditory Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, University of Leuven, Leuven B-3000, Belgium.
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center and Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Medlock L, Shute L, Fry M, Standage D, Ferguson AV. Ionic mechanisms underlying tonic and burst firing behavior in subfornical organ neurons: a combined experimental and modeling study. J Neurophysiol 2018; 120:2269-2281. [PMID: 30089060 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00340.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Subfornical organ (SFO) neurons exhibit heterogeneity in current expression and spiking behavior, where the two major spiking phenotypes appear as tonic and burst firing. Insight into the mechanisms behind this heterogeneity is critical for understanding how the SFO, a sensory circumventricular organ, integrates and selectively influences physiological function. To integrate efficient methods for studying this heterogeneity, we built a single-compartment, Hodgkin-Huxley-type model of an SFO neuron that is parameterized by SFO-specific in vitro patch-clamp data. The model accounts for the membrane potential distribution and spike train variability of both tonic and burst firing SFO neurons. Analysis of model dynamics confirms that a persistent Na+ and Ca2+ currents are required for burst initiation and maintenance and suggests that a slow-activating K+ current may be responsible for burst termination in SFO neurons. Additionally, the model suggests that heterogeneity in current expression and subsequent influence on spike afterpotential underlie the behavioral differences between tonic and burst firing SFO neurons. Future use of this model in coordination with single neuron patch-clamp electrophysiology provides a platform for explaining and predicting the response of SFO neurons to various combinations of circulating signals, thus elucidating the mechanisms underlying physiological signal integration within the SFO. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Our understanding of how the subfornical organ (SFO) selectively influences autonomic nervous system function remains incomplete but theoretically results from the electrical responses of SFO neurons to physiologically important signals. We have built a computational model of SFO neurons, derived from and supported by experimental data, which explains how SFO neurons produce different electrical patterns. The model provides an efficient system to theoretically and experimentally explore how changes in the essential features of SFO neurons affect their electrical activity.
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- Laura Medlock
- Center for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada
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- Center for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Center for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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Gu Y, Servello D, Han Z, Lalchandani RR, Ding JB, Huang K, Gu C. Balanced Activity between Kv3 and Nav Channels Determines Fast-Spiking in Mammalian Central Neurons. iScience 2018; 9:120-137. [PMID: 30390433 PMCID: PMC6218699 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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Fast-spiking (FS) neurons can fire action potentials (APs) up to 1,000 Hz and play key roles in vital functions such as sound location, motor coordination, and cognition. Here we report that the concerted actions of Kv3 voltage-gated K+ (Kv) and Na+ (Nav) channels are sufficient and necessary for inducing and maintaining FS. Voltage-clamp analysis revealed a robust correlation between the Kv3/Nav current ratio and FS. Expressing Kv3 channels alone could convert ∼30%-60% slow-spiking (SS) neurons to FS in culture. In contrast, co-expression of either Nav1.2 or Nav1.6 together with Kv3.1 or Kv3.3, but not alone or with Kv1.2, converted SS to FS with 100% efficiency. Furthermore, RNA-sequencing-based genome-wide analysis revealed that the Kv3/Nav ratio and Kv3 expression levels strongly correlated with the maximal AP frequencies. Therefore, FS is established by the properly balanced activities of Kv3 and Nav channels and could be further fine-tuned by channel biophysical features and localization patterns.
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- Yuanzheng Gu
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, 182 Rightmire Hall, 1060 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; College of Software, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, and Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518037, China
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, 182 Rightmire Hall, 1060 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Pisupati A, Mickolajczyk KJ, Horton W, van Rossum DB, Anishkin A, Chintapalli SV, Li X, Chu-Luo J, Busey G, Hancock WO, Jegla T. The S6 gate in regulatory Kv6 subunits restricts heteromeric K + channel stoichiometry. J Gen Physiol 2018; 150:1702-1721. [PMID: 30322883 PMCID: PMC6279357 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201812121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Atypical substitutions in the S6 activation gate sequence distinguish “regulatory” Kv subunits, which cannot homotetramerize due to T1 self-incompatibility. Pisupati et al. show that such substitutions in Kv6 work together with self-incompatibility to restrict Kv2:Kv6 heteromeric stoichiometry to 3:1. The Shaker-like family of voltage-gated K+ channels comprises four functionally independent gene subfamilies, Shaker (Kv1), Shab (Kv2), Shaw (Kv3), and Shal (Kv4), each of which regulates distinct aspects of neuronal excitability. Subfamily-specific assembly of tetrameric channels is mediated by the N-terminal T1 domain and segregates Kv1–4, allowing multiple channel types to function independently in the same cell. Typical Shaker-like Kv subunits can form functional channels as homotetramers, but a group of mammalian Kv2-related genes (Kv5.1, Kv6s, Kv8s, and Kv9s) encodes subunits that have a “silent” or “regulatory” phenotype characterized by T1 self-incompatibility. These channels are unable to form homotetramers, but instead heteromerize with Kv2.1 or Kv2.2 to diversify the functional properties of these delayed rectifiers. While T1 self-incompatibility predicts that these heterotetramers could contain up to two regulatory (R) subunits, experiments show a predominance of 3:1R stoichiometry in which heteromeric channels contain a single regulatory subunit. Substitution of the self-compatible Kv2.1 T1 domain into the regulatory subunit Kv6.4 does not alter the stoichiometry of Kv2.1:Kv6.4 heteromers. Here, to identify other channel structures that might be responsible for favoring the 3:1R stoichiometry, we compare the sequences of mammalian regulatory subunits to independently evolved regulatory subunits from cnidarians. The most widespread feature of regulatory subunits is the presence of atypical substitutions in the highly conserved consensus sequence of the intracellular S6 activation gate of the pore. We show that two amino acid substitutions in the S6 gate of the regulatory subunit Kv6.4 restrict the functional stoichiometry of Kv2.1:Kv6.4 to 3:1R by limiting the formation and function of 2:2R heteromers. We propose a two-step model for the evolution of the asymmetric 3:1R stoichiometry, which begins with evolution of self-incompatibility to establish the regulatory phenotype, followed by drift of the activation gate consensus sequence under relaxed selection to limit stoichiometry to 3:1R.
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- Aditya Pisupati
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.,Medical Scientist Training Program, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Animal Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- The Jake Gittlen Laboratories for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA.,Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA .,Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Singh M, Lujan B, Renden R. Presynaptic GCaMP expression decreases vesicle release probability at the calyx of Held. Synapse 2018; 72:e22040. [PMID: 29935099 PMCID: PMC6186185 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Synaptic vesicle (SV) exocytosis is intimately dependent on free local Ca2+ near active zones. Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) have become an indispensable tool to monitor calcium dynamics during physiological responses, and they are widely used as a proxy to monitor activity in neuronal ensembles and at synaptic terminals. However, GECIs’ ability to bind Ca2+ at physiologically relevant concentration makes them strong candidates to affect calcium homeostasis and alter synaptic transmission by exogenously increasing Ca2+ buffering. In the present study, we show that genetically expressed GCaMP6m modulates SV release probability at the mouse calyx of Held synapse. GCaMP6m expression for approximately three weeks decreased initial SV release for both low‐frequency stimulation and high‐frequency stimulation trains, and slowed presynaptic short‐term depression. However, GCaMP6m does not affect quantal events during spontaneous activity at this synapse. This study emphasizes the careful use of GECIs as monitors of neuronal activity and inspects the role of these transgenic indicators which may alter calcium‐dependent physiological responses.
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- Mahendra Singh
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 89557
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 89557.,Currently at Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 89557
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Yin XL, Jie HQ, Liang M, Gong LN, Liu HW, Pan HL, Xing YZ, Shi HB, Li CY, Wang LY, Yin SK. Accelerated Development of the First-Order Central Auditory Neurons With Spontaneous Activity. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:183. [PMID: 29904342 PMCID: PMC5990604 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In developing sensory systems, elaborate morphological connectivity between peripheral cells and first-order central neurons emerges via genetic programming before the onset of sensory activities. However, how the first-order central neurons acquire the capacity to interface with peripheral cells remains elusive. By making patch-clamp recordings from mouse brainstem slices, we found that a subset of neurons in the cochlear nuclei, the first central station to receive peripheral acoustic impulses, exhibits spontaneous firings (SFs) as early as at birth, and the fraction of such neurons increases during the prehearing period. SFs are reduced but not eliminated by a cocktail of blockers for excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs, implicating the involvement of intrinsic pacemaker channels. Furthermore, we demonstrate that these intrinsic firings (IFs) are largely driven by hyperpolarization- and cyclic nucleotide-gated channel (HCN) mediated currents (Ih), as evidenced by their attenuation in the presence of HCN blockers or in neurons from HCN1 knockout mice. Interestingly, genetic deletion of HCN1 cannot be fully compensated by other pacemaker conductances and precludes age-dependent up regulation in the fraction of spontaneous active neurons and their firing rate. Surprisingly, neurons with SFs show accelerated development in excitability, spike waveform and firing pattern as well as synaptic pruning towards mature phenotypes compared to those without SFs. Our results imply that SFs of the first-order central neurons may reciprocally promote their wiring and firing with peripheral inputs, potentially enabling the correlated activity and crosstalk between the developing brain and external environment.
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- Xin-Lu Yin
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Programs in Neurosciences & Mental Health, Department of Physiology, Sick Kids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Olsen T, Capurro A, Pilati N, Large CH, Hamann M. Kv3 K + currents contribute to spike-timing in dorsal cochlear nucleus principal cells. Neuropharmacology 2018; 133:319-333. [PMID: 29421326 PMCID: PMC5869058 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Exposure to loud sound increases burst-firing of dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) fusiform cells in the auditory brainstem, which has been suggested to be an electrophysiological correlate of tinnitus. The altered activity of DCN fusiform cells may be due to down-regulation of high voltage-activated (Kv3-like) K+ currents. Whole cell current-clamp recordings were obtained from DCN fusiform cells in brain slices from P15-P18 CBA mice. We first studied whether acoustic over-exposure (performed at P15) or pharmacological inhibition of K+ currents with tetraethylamonium (TEA) affect fusiform cell action potential characteristics, firing frequency and spike-timing relative to evoking current stimuli. We then tested whether AUT1, a modulator of Kv3 K+ currents reverses the effects of sound exposure or TEA. Both loud sound exposure and TEA decreased the amplitude of action potential after-hyperpolarization, reduced the maximum firing frequency, and disrupted spike-timing. These treatments also increased post-synaptic voltage fluctuations at baseline. AUT1 applied in the presence of TEA or following acoustic over-exposure, did not affect the firing frequency, but enhanced action potential after-hyperpolarization, prevented the increased voltage fluctuations and restored spike-timing. Furthermore AUT1 prevented the occurrence of bursts. Our study shows that the effect on spike-timing is significantly correlated with the amplitude of the action potential after-hyperpolarization and the voltage fluctuations at baseline. In conclusion, modulation of putative Kv3 K+ currents may restore regular spike-timing of DCN fusiform cell firing following noise exposure, and could provide a means to restore deficits in temporal encoding observed during noise-induced tinnitus. Whole cell recordings were performed in dorsal cochlear nucleus fusiform cells. Spike-timing is dependent on the action potential after-hyperpolarization. Spike-timing is dependent on synaptic baseline voltage fluctuations. Inhibition of K+ currents using TEA or acoustic over-exposure disrupt spike-timing. AUT1, a Kv3.1/3.2 K+ current modulator, counteracts the disruptive effects on spike-timing.
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- Timothy Olsen
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Autifony Srl, Via Ugo Bassi 58b, Universita' di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Autifony Therapeutics Ltd, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, SG1 2FX, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
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Jaffe DB, Brenner R. A computational model for how the fast afterhyperpolarization paradoxically increases gain in regularly firing neurons. J Neurophysiol 2018; 119:1506-1520. [PMID: 29357445 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00385.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The gain of a neuron, the number and frequency of action potentials triggered in response to a given amount of depolarizing injection, is an important behavior underlying a neuron's function. Variations in action potential waveform can influence neuronal discharges by the differential activation of voltage- and ion-gated channels long after the end of a spike. One component of the action potential waveform, the afterhyperpolarization (AHP), is generally considered an inhibitory mechanism for limiting firing rates. In dentate gyrus granule cells (DGCs) expressing fast-gated BK channels, large fast AHPs (fAHP) are paradoxically associated with increased gain. In this article, we describe a mechanism for this behavior using a computational model. Hyperpolarization provided by the fAHP enhances activation of a dendritic inward current (a T-type Ca2+ channel is suggested) that, in turn, boosts rebound depolarization at the soma. The model suggests that the fAHP may both reduce Ca2+ channel inactivation and, counterintuitively, enhance its activation. The magnitude of the rebound depolarization, in turn, determines the activation of a subsequent, slower inward current (a persistent Na+ current is suggested) limiting the interspike interval. Simulations also show that the effect of AHP on gain is also effective for physiologically relevant stimulation; varying AHP amplitude affects interspike interval across a range of "noisy" stimulus frequency and amplitudes. The mechanism proposed suggests that small fAHPs in DGCs may contribute to their limited excitability. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The afterhyperpolarization (AHP) is canonically viewed as a major factor underlying the refractory period, serving to limit neuronal firing rate. We recently reported that enhancing the amplitude of the fast AHP (fAHP) in a relatively slowly firing neuron (vs. fast spiking neurons) expressing fast-gated BK channels augments neuronal excitability. In this computational study, we present a novel, quantitative hypothesis for how varying the amplitude of the fAHP can, paradoxically, influence a subsequent spike tens of milliseconds later.
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- David B Jaffe
- Department of Biology, UTSA Neurosciences Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Cell and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , San Antonio, Texas
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Hong H, Lu T, Wang X, Wang Y, Sanchez JT. Resurgent sodium current promotes action potential firing in the avian auditory brainstem. J Physiol 2018; 596:423-443. [PMID: 29193076 PMCID: PMC5792585 DOI: 10.1113/jp275083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Key points Auditory brainstem neurons of all vertebrates fire phase‐locked action potentials (APs) at high rates with remarkable fidelity, a process controlled by specialized anatomical and biophysical properties. This is especially true in the avian nucleus magnocellularis (NM) – the analogue of the mammalian anteroventral cochlear nucleus. In addition to high voltage‐activated potassium (KHVA) channels, we report, using whole cell physiology and modelling, that resurgent sodium current (INaR) of sodium channels (NaV) is equally important and operates synergistically with KHVA channels to enable rapid AP firing in NM. Anatomically, we detected strong NaV1.6 expression near hearing maturation, which was less distinct during hearing development despite functional evidence of INaR, suggesting that multiple NaV channel subtypes may contribute to INaR. We conclude that INaR plays an important role in regulating rapid AP firing for NM neurons, a property that may be evolutionarily conserved for functions related to similar avian and mammalian hearing.
Abstract Auditory brainstem neurons are functionally primed to fire action potentials (APs) at markedly high rates in order to rapidly encode the acoustic information of sound. This specialization is critical for survival and the comprehension of behaviourally relevant communication functions, including sound localization and distinguishing speech from noise. Here, we investigated underlying ion channel mechanisms essential for high‐rate AP firing in neurons of the chicken nucleus magnocellularis (NM) – the avian analogue of bushy cells of the mammalian anteroventral cochlear nucleus. In addition to the established function of high voltage‐activated potassium channels, we found that resurgent sodium current (INaR) plays a role in regulating rapid firing activity of late‐developing (embryonic (E) days 19–21) NM neurons. INaR of late‐developing NM neurons showed similar properties to mammalian neurons in that its unique mechanism of an ‘open channel block state’ facilitated the recovery and increased the availability of sodium (NaV) channels after depolarization. Using a computational model of NM neurons, we demonstrated that removal of INaR reduced high‐rate AP firing. We found weak INaR during a prehearing period (E11–12), which transformed to resemble late‐developing INaR properties around hearing onset (E14–16). Anatomically, we detected strong NaV1.6 expression near maturation, which became increasingly less distinct at hearing onset and prehearing periods, suggesting that multiple NaV channel subtypes may contribute to INaR during development. We conclude that INaR plays an important role in regulating rapid AP firing for NM neurons, a property that may be evolutionarily conserved for functions related to similar avian and mammalian hearing. Auditory brainstem neurons of all vertebrates fire phase‐locked action potentials (APs) at high rates with remarkable fidelity, a process controlled by specialized anatomical and biophysical properties. This is especially true in the avian nucleus magnocellularis (NM) – the analogue of the mammalian anteroventral cochlear nucleus. In addition to high voltage‐activated potassium (KHVA) channels, we report, using whole cell physiology and modelling, that resurgent sodium current (INaR) of sodium channels (NaV) is equally important and operates synergistically with KHVA channels to enable rapid AP firing in NM. Anatomically, we detected strong NaV1.6 expression near hearing maturation, which was less distinct during hearing development despite functional evidence of INaR, suggesting that multiple NaV channel subtypes may contribute to INaR. We conclude that INaR plays an important role in regulating rapid AP firing for NM neurons, a property that may be evolutionarily conserved for functions related to similar avian and mammalian hearing.
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- Hui Hong
- Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.,Program in Neuroscience Florida State University College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.,Program in Neuroscience Florida State University College of Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.,Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.,The Hugh Knowles Hearing Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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Lee HM, Chai OH, Hahn SJ, Choi BH. Antidepressant drug paroxetine blocks the open pore of Kv3.1 potassium channel. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 22:71-80. [PMID: 29302214 PMCID: PMC5746514 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2018.22.1.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
In patients with epilepsy, depression is a common comorbidity but difficult to be treated because many antidepressants cause pro-convulsive effects. Thus, it is important to identify the risk of seizures associated with antidepressants. To determine whether paroxetine, a very potent selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), interacts with ion channels that modulate neuronal excitability, we examined the effects of paroxetine on Kv3.1 potassium channels, which contribute to highfrequency firing of interneurons, using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Kv3.1 channels were cloned from rat neurons and expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Paroxetine reversibly reduced the amplitude of Kv3.1 current, with an IC50 value of 9.43 µM and a Hill coefficient of 1.43, and also accelerated the decay of Kv3.1 current. The paroxetine-induced inhibition of Kv3.1 channels was voltage-dependent even when the channels were fully open. The binding (k+1) and unbinding (k−1) rate constants for the paroxetine effect were 4.5 µM−1s−1 and 35.8 s−1, respectively, yielding a calculated KD value of 7.9 µM. The analyses of Kv3.1 tail current indicated that paroxetine did not affect ion selectivity and slowed its deactivation time course, resulting in a tail crossover phenomenon. Paroxetine inhibited Kv3.1 channels in a usedependent manner. Taken together, these results suggest that paroxetine blocks the open state of Kv3.1 channels. Given the role of Kv3.1 in fast spiking of interneurons, our data imply that the blockade of Kv3.1 by paroxetine might elevate epileptic activity of neural networks by interfering with repetitive firing of inhibitory neurons.
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- Hyang Mi Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Medical Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju 54097, Korea
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Chambers AR, Pilati N, Balaram P, Large CH, Kaczmarek LK, Polley DB. Pharmacological modulation of Kv3.1 mitigates auditory midbrain temporal processing deficits following auditory nerve damage. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17496. [PMID: 29235497 PMCID: PMC5727503 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17406-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Higher stages of central auditory processing compensate for a loss of cochlear nerve synapses by increasing the gain on remaining afferent inputs, thereby restoring firing rate codes for rudimentary sound features. The benefits of this compensatory plasticity are limited, as the recovery of precise temporal coding is comparatively modest. We reasoned that persistent temporal coding deficits could be ameliorated through modulation of voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels that regulate temporal firing patterns. Here, we characterize AUT00063, a pharmacological compound that modulates Kv3.1, a high-threshold channel expressed in fast-spiking neurons throughout the central auditory pathway. Patch clamp recordings from auditory brainstem neurons and in silico modeling revealed that application of AUT00063 reduced action potential timing variability and improved temporal coding precision. Systemic injections of AUT00063 in vivo improved auditory synchronization and supported more accurate decoding of temporal sound features in the inferior colliculus and auditory cortex in adult mice with a near-complete loss of auditory nerve afferent synapses in the contralateral ear. These findings suggest modulating Kv3.1 in central neurons could be a promising therapeutic approach to mitigate temporal processing deficits that commonly accompany aging, tinnitus, ototoxic drug exposure or noise damage.
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- Anna R Chambers
- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Autifony SRL, Verona, Italy; and Autifony Therapeutics Limited, Imperial College Incubator, London, UK
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Autifony SRL, Verona, Italy; and Autifony Therapeutics Limited, Imperial College Incubator, London, UK
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA. .,Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Lischka K, Ladel S, Luksch H, Weigel S. Expression patterns of ion channels and structural proteins in a multimodal cell type of the avian optic tectum. J Comp Neurol 2017; 526:412-424. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.24340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chair of Zoology; Technical University of Munich; Freising Germany
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- Chair of Zoology; Technical University of Munich; Freising Germany
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- Chair of Zoology; Technical University of Munich; Freising Germany
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