Glycinergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission are differentially affected by gephyrin in spinal neurons
Copyright policy )Glycinergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission are differentially affected by gephyrin in spinal neurons
In the present study, we have examined the physiological properties of synaptic currents mediated by GlyRs and GABAARs after culturing spinal neurons with a gephyrin antisense oligonucleotide. Application of gephyrin antisense, but not the sense, reduced the glycinergic mIPSC amplitude ( approximately 50%) and frequency ( approximately 85%), indicating the importance of gephyrin for GlyR anchoring at postsynaptic sites. On the other hand, the glycine-evoked current amplitude was unchanged indicating that functional GlyRs were still located in the extrasynaptic membrane. The analysis of the GABAergic transmission in the same neurons revealed approximately 70% reduction in the frequency of the GABAergic mIPSCs, without changes in the amplitude. Interestingly, the modulation of remaining GABAAR-mediated synaptic events by zinc and diazepam was significantly altered by the antisense. These results indicate that gephyrin is required for the membrane insertion/stabilization of the GABAAR gamma2 subunit as well as for its subsequent localization in the postsynaptic membrane.
- University of Concepción Chile
Patch-Clamp Techniques, Glycine, Membrane Proteins, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Receptors, GABA-A, Synaptic Transmission, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Subunits, Fetus, Receptors, Glycine, Spinal Cord, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Patch-Clamp Techniques, Glycine, Membrane Proteins, Oligonucleotides, Antisense, Receptors, GABA-A, Synaptic Transmission, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Subunits, Fetus, Receptors, Glycine, Spinal Cord, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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