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Numbers of presynaptic Ca 2+ channel clusters match those of functionally defined vesicular docking sites in single central synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E5246-E5255. [PMID: 28607047 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1704470114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many central synapses contain a single presynaptic active zone and a single postsynaptic density. Vesicular release statistics at such "simple synapses" indicate that they contain a small complement of docking sites where vesicles repetitively dock and fuse. In this work, we investigate functional and morphological aspects of docking sites at simple synapses made between cerebellar parallel fibers and molecular layer interneurons. Using immunogold labeling of SDS-treated freeze-fracture replicas, we find that Cav2.1 channels form several clusters per active zone with about nine channels per cluster. The mean value and range of intersynaptic variation are similar for Cav2.1 cluster numbers and for functional estimates of docking-site numbers obtained from the maximum numbers of released vesicles per action potential. Both numbers grow in relation with synaptic size and decrease by a similar extent with age between 2 wk and 4 wk postnatal. Thus, the mean docking-site numbers were 3.15 at 2 wk (range: 1-10) and 2.03 at 4 wk (range: 1-4), whereas the mean numbers of Cav2.1 clusters were 2.84 at 2 wk (range: 1-8) and 2.37 at 4 wk (range: 1-5). These changes were accompanied by decreases of miniature current amplitude (from 93 pA to 56 pA), active-zone surface area (from 0.0427 μm2 to 0.0234 μm2), and initial success rate (from 0.609 to 0.353), indicating a tightening of synaptic transmission with development. Altogether, these results suggest a close correspondence between the number of functionally defined vesicular docking sites and that of clusters of voltage-gated calcium channels.
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Dixon CL, Sah P, Keramidas A, Lynch JW, Durisic N. γ1-Containing GABA-A Receptors Cluster at Synapses Where they Mediate Slower Synaptic Currents than γ2-Containing GABA-A Receptors. Front Mol Neurosci 2017. [PMID: 28642681 PMCID: PMC5462899 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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GABA-A receptors (GABAARs) are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels that are assembled mainly from α (α1–6), β (β1–3) and γ (γ1–3) subunits. Although GABAARs containing γ2L subunits mediate most of the inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain, significant expression of γ1 subunits is seen in the amygdala, pallidum and substantia nigra. However, the location and function of γ1-containing GABAARs in these regions remains unclear. In “artificial” synapses, where the subunit composition of postsynaptic receptors is specifically controlled, γ1 incorporation slows the synaptic current decay rate without affecting channel deactivation, suggesting that γ1-containing receptors are not clustered and therefore activated by diffuse neurotransmitter. However, we show that γ1-containing receptors are localized at neuronal synapses and form clusters in both synaptic and extrasynaptic regions. In addition, they exhibit rapid membrane diffusion and a higher frequency of exchange between synaptic and perisynaptic populations compared to γ2L-containing GABAARs. A point mutation in the large intracellular domain and a pharmacological analysis reveal that when a single non-conserved γ2L residue is mutated to its γ1 counterpart (T349L), the synaptic current decay is slowed from γ2L- to γ1-like without changing the clustering or diffusion properties of the receptors. In addition, previous fast perfusion and single channel kinetic experiments revealed no difference in the intrinsic closing rates of γ2L- and γ1-containing receptors when expressed in HEK293 cells. These observations together with Monte Carlo simulations of synaptic function confirm that decreased clustering does not control γ1-containing GABAAR kinetics. Rather, they suggest that γ1- and γ2L-containing receptors exhibit differential synaptic current decay rates due to differential gating dynamics when localized at the synapse.
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- Christine L Dixon
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD, Australia
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Maschi D, Klyachko VA. Spatiotemporal Regulation of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion Sites in Central Synapses. Neuron 2017; 94:65-73.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A stochastic model of active zone material mediated synaptic vesicle docking and priming at resting active zones. Sci Rep 2017; 7:278. [PMID: 28325932 PMCID: PMC5428245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00360-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Synaptic vesicles (SVs) fuse with the presynaptic membrane (PM) at specialized regions called active zones for synaptic transmission. SVs are associated with dense aggregates of macromolecules called active zone material (AZM) that has been thought to be involved in SV release. However, its role has recently begun to be elucidated. Several morphological studies proposed distinctively different AZM mediated SV docking and priming models: sequential and concurrent SV docking/priming. To explore ways to reconcile the contradictory models we develop a stochastic AZM mediated SV docking and priming model. We assume that the position of each connection site of the AZM macromolecules on their SV, directly linking the SV with the PM, varies by random shortening and lengthening of the macromolecules at resting active zones. We also perform computer simulations of SVs near the PM at resting active zones, and the results show that the distribution of the AZM connection sites can significantly affect the SV's docking efficiency and distribution of its contact area with the PM, thus priming and that the area correlates with the shape of the SVs providing a way to account for seemingly irreconcilable observations reported about the spatial relationship of SVs with the PM at active zones.
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Sweeney AM, Fleming KE, McCauley JP, Rodriguez MF, Martin ET, Sousa AA, Leapman RD, Scimemi A. PAR1 activation induces rapid changes in glutamate uptake and astrocyte morphology. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43606. [PMID: 28256580 PMCID: PMC5335386 DOI: 10.1038/srep43606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The G-protein coupled, protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) is a membrane protein expressed in astrocytes. Fine astrocytic processes are in tight contact with neurons and blood vessels and shape excitatory synaptic transmission due to their abundant expression of glutamate transporters. PAR1 is proteolytically-activated by bloodstream serine proteases also involved in the formation of blood clots. PAR1 activation has been suggested to play a key role in pathological states like thrombosis, hemostasis and inflammation. What remains unclear is whether PAR1 activation also regulates glutamate uptake in astrocytes and how this shapes excitatory synaptic transmission among neurons. Here we show that, in the mouse hippocampus, PAR1 activation induces a rapid structural re-organization of the neuropil surrounding glutamatergic synapses, which is associated with faster clearance of synaptically-released glutamate from the extracellular space. This effect can be recapitulated using realistic 3D Monte Carlo reaction-diffusion simulations, based on axial scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) tomography reconstructions of excitatory synapses. The faster glutamate clearance induced by PAR1 activation leads to short- and long-term changes in excitatory synaptic transmission. Together, these findings identify PAR1 as an important regulator of glutamatergic signaling in the hippocampus and a possible target molecule to limit brain damage during hemorrhagic stroke.
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- Amanda M Sweeney
- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA
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- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA
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- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA
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- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA.,SUNY Oneonta, Dept. Computer Science, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta NY 13820, USA
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- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20852, USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20852, USA
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- SUNY Albany, Dept. Biology, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222, USA
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Mizuno D, Kawahara M. Link Between Metal Homeostasis and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Crosstalk of Metals and Amyloidogenic Proteins at the Synapse. Metallomics 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56463-8_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Vision begins in highly specialized light-sensing neurons, the rod and cone photoreceptors. Their task is to absorb photons, transduce the physical stimulus into neuronal signals, transmit the signals to the parallel signal processing pathways of the subsequent retinal network with the highest possible fidelity and continuously adapt to changes in stimulus intensities. If you imagine a pitch-black night with only a few photons hitting the retina and being absorbed by the photoreceptors and a bright sunny day with the photoreceptors being bombarded by billions of photons, you realize that a photoreceptor faces two fundamental challenges: it has to detect the light signal with the greatest sensitivity, e.g. a single photon leads to a change in the membrane potential of a rod photoreceptor and, at the same time, encode light intensities covering a broad dynamic range of several orders of magnitude. To fulfill these demands, photoreceptors have developed separate, structurally and functionally specialized compartments, which are the topic of this article: the outer segment for signal transduction and the terminal with its highly complex ribbon synapse for signal transmission.
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Gundersen CB. The Structure of the Synaptic Vesicle-Plasma Membrane Interface Constrains SNARE Models of Rapid, Synchronous Exocytosis at Nerve Terminals. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:48. [PMID: 28280457 PMCID: PMC5321675 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Contemporary models of neurotransmitter release invoke direct or indirect interactions between the Ca2+ sensor, synaptotagmin and the incompletely zippered soluble, N-ethyl-maleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complex. However, recent electron microscopic (EM) investigations have raised pragmatic issues concerning the mechanism by which SNAREs trigger membrane fusion at nerve terminals. The first issue is related to the finding that the area of contact between a “fully primed” synaptic vesicle and the plasma membrane can exceed 600 nm2. Approximately four-thousands lipid molecules can inhabit this contact zone. Thus, renewed efforts will be needed to explain how the zippering of as few as two SNARE complexes mobilizes these lipids to achieve membrane fusion. The second issue emerges from the finding that “docking filaments” are sandwiched within the area of vesicle-plasma membrane contact. It is challenging to reconcile the location of these filaments with SNARE models of exocytosis. Instead, this commentary outlines how these data are more compatible with a model in which a cluster of synaptotagmins catalyzes exocytotic membrane fusion.
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- Cameron B Gundersen
- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Tanaka KI, Kawahara M. Copper Enhances Zinc-Induced Neurotoxicity and the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in a Neuronal Model of Vascular Dementia. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:58. [PMID: 28232787 PMCID: PMC5299027 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Zinc (Zn), an essential trace element, is secreted by synaptic vesicles during neuronal excitation and plays several critical roles in neuronal information processing. However, excess Zn ion (Zn2+) is neurotoxic and has a causative role in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanism of Zn2+-induced neurotoxicity by using immortalized hypothalamic neurons (GT1-7 cells), which are more vulnerable than other neuronal cells to Zn2+. We examined the effects of other metal ions on the Zn2+-induced neurotoxicity in these cells and found that sub-lethal concentrations of copper ion (Cu2+) markedly exacerbated Zn2+-induced neurotoxicity. The co-administration of Cu2+ and Zn2+ also significantly increased the expression of genes related to the endoplasmic reticulum's stress response, including CHOP, GADD34, and ATF4. Similar to Zn2+, Cu2+ is stored in presynaptic vesicles and secreted during neuronal excitation. Thus, based on our results, we hypothesize here that Cu2+ interacts with Zn2+ in the synapse to synergistically promote neuronal death and significantly influence the pathogenesis of vascular dementia.
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- Ken-Ichiro Tanaka
- Department of Bio Analytical Chemistry, Musashino University Nishitokyo-shi, Japan
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- Department of Bio Analytical Chemistry, Musashino University Nishitokyo-shi, Japan
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Imig C, Cooper BH. 3D Analysis of Synaptic Ultrastructure in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Culture by High-Pressure Freezing and Electron Tomography. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1538:215-231. [PMID: 27943193 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6688-2_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Transmission electron microscopy serves as a valuable tool for synaptic structure-function analyses aimed at identifying morphological features or modifications associated with specific developmental stages or dysfunctional synaptic states. By utilizing cryo-preparation techniques to minimize the introduction of structural artifacts during sample preparation, and electron tomography to reconstruct the 3D ultrastructural architecture of a synapse, the spatial organization and morphological properties of synaptic organelles and subcompartments can be quantified with unparalleled precision. In this chapter, we present an experimental approach combining organotypic slice culture, high-pressure freezing, automated freeze-substitution, and electron tomography to investigate spatial relationships between synaptic vesicles and active zone release sites in synapses from lethal mouse mutants.
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- Cordelia Imig
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
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Selvas A, Coria SM, Kastanauskaite A, Fernaud-Espinosa I, DeFelipe J, Ambrosio E, Miguéns M. Rat-strain dependent changes of dendritic and spine morphology in the hippocampus after cocaine self-administration. Addict Biol 2017; 22:78-92. [PMID: 26332690 DOI: 10.1111/adb.12294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We previously showed that cocaine self-administration increases spine density in CA1 hippocampal neurons in Lewis (LEW) but not in Fischer 344 (F344) rats. Dendritic spine morphology is intimately related to its function. Thus, we conducted a 3D morphological analysis of CA1 dendrites and dendritic spines in these two strains of rats. Strain-specific differences were observed prior to cocaine self-administration: LEW rats had significantly larger dendritic diameters but lower spine density than the F344 strain. After cocaine self-administration, proximal dendritic volume, dendritic surface area and spine density were increased in LEW rats, where a higher percentage of larger spines were also observed. In addition, we found a strong positive correlation between dendritic volume and spine morphology, and a moderate correlation between dendritic volume and spine density in cocaine self-administered LEW rats, an effect that was not evident in any other condition. By contrast, after cocaine self-administration, F334 rats showed decreased spine head volumes. Our findings suggest that genetic differences could play a key role in the structural plasticity induced by cocaine in CA1 pyramidal neurons. These cocaine-induced alterations could be related to differences in the memory processing of drug reward cues that could potentially explain differential individual vulnerability to cocaine addiction.
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- Abraham Selvas
- Departamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, (UNED); Spain
- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales (CTB); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Spain
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- Departamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, (UNED); Spain
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- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales (CTB); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Spain
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- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales (CTB); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Spain
- Instituto Cajal (CSIC); Spain
- CIBERNED; Spain
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- Departamento de Psicobiología, Facultad de Psicología; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, (UNED); Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología Básica I, Facultad de Psicología; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED); Spain
- Laboratorio Cajal de Circuitos Corticales (CTB); Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Spain
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Nicoll RA. A Brief History of Long-Term Potentiation. Neuron 2017; 93:281-290. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Vaccaro V, Devine MJ, Higgs NF, Kittler JT. Miro1-dependent mitochondrial positioning drives the rescaling of presynaptic Ca2+ signals during homeostatic plasticity. EMBO Rep 2016; 18:231-240. [PMID: 28039205 PMCID: PMC5286383 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201642710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial trafficking is influenced by neuronal activity, but it remains unclear how mitochondrial positioning influences neuronal transmission and plasticity. Here, we use live cell imaging with the genetically encoded presynaptically targeted Ca2+ indicator, SyGCaMP5, to address whether presynaptic Ca2+ responses are altered by mitochondria in synaptic terminals. We find that presynaptic Ca2+ signals, as well as neurotransmitter release, are significantly decreased in terminals containing mitochondria. Moreover, the localisation of mitochondria at presynaptic sites can be altered during long‐term activity changes, dependent on the Ca2+‐sensing function of the mitochondrial trafficking protein, Miro1. In addition, we find that Miro1‐mediated activity‐dependent synaptic repositioning of mitochondria allows neurons to homeostatically alter the strength of presynaptic Ca2+ signals in response to prolonged changes in neuronal activity. Our results support a model in which mitochondria are recruited to presynaptic terminals during periods of raised neuronal activity and are involved in rescaling synaptic signals during homeostatic plasticity.
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- Victoria Vaccaro
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK
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Patel AB, Lai JCK, Chowdhury GIM, Rothman DL, Behar KL. Comparison of Glutamate Turnover in Nerve Terminals and Brain Tissue During [1,6- 13C 2]Glucose Metabolism in Anesthetized Rats. Neurochem Res 2016; 42:173-190. [PMID: 28025798 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The 13C turnover of neurotransmitter amino acids (glutamate, GABA and aspartate) were determined from extracts of forebrain nerve terminals and brain homogenate, and fronto-parietal cortex from anesthetized rats undergoing timed infusions of [1,6-13C2]glucose or [2-13C]acetate. Nerve terminal 13C fractional labeling of glutamate and aspartate was lower than those in whole cortical tissue at all times measured (up to 120 min), suggesting either the presence of a constant dilution flux from an unlabeled substrate or an unlabeled (effectively non-communicating on the measurement timescale) glutamate pool in the nerve terminals. Half times of 13C labeling from [1,6-13C2]glucose, as estimated by least squares exponential fitting to the time course data, were longer for nerve terminals (GluC4, 21.8 min; GABAC2 21.0 min) compared to cortical tissue (GluC4, 12.4 min; GABAC2, 14.5 min), except for AspC3, which was similar (26.5 vs. 27.0 min). The slower turnover of glutamate in the nerve terminals (but not GABA) compared to the cortex may reflect selective effects of anesthesia on activity-dependent glucose use, which might be more pronounced in the terminals. The 13C labeling ratio for glutamate-C4 from [2-13C]acetate over that of 13C-glucose was twice as large in nerve terminals compared to cortex, suggesting that astroglial glutamine under the 13C glucose infusion was the likely source of much of the nerve terminal dilution. The net replenishment of most of the nerve terminal amino acid pools occurs directly via trafficking of astroglial glutamine.
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- Anant B Patel
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. .,CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India.
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- Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 83209, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, PO Box 208043, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 300 Cedar Street, PO Box 208043, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
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Gupta R, Reneaux M. Role of Heterogeneous Macromolecular Crowding and Geometrical Irregularity at Central Excitatory Synapses in Shaping Synaptic Transmission. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167505. [PMID: 27907112 PMCID: PMC5131996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Besides the geometrical tortousity due to the extrasynaptic structures, macromolecular crowding and geometrical irregularities constituting the cleft composition at central excitatory synapses has a major and direct role in retarding the glutamate diffusion within the cleft space. However, the cleft composition may not only coarsely reduce the overall diffusivity of the glutamate but may also lead to substantial spatial variation in the diffusivity across the cleft space. Decrease in the overall diffusivity of the glutamate may have straightforward consequences to the glutamate transients in the cleft. However, how spatial variation in the diffusivity may further affect glutamate transients is an intriguing aspect. Therefore, to understand the role of cleft heterogeneity, the present study adopts a novel approach of glutamate diffusion which considers a gamma statistical distribution of the diffusion coefficient of glutamate (Dglut) across the cleft space, such that its moments discernibly capture the dual impacts of the cleft composition, and further applies the framework of superstatistics. The findings reveal a power law behavior in the glutamate transients, akin to the long-range anomalous subdiffusion, which leads to slower decay profile of cleft glutamate at higher intensity of cleft heterogeneity. Moreover, increase in the cleft heterogeneity is seen to eventually cause slower-rising excitatory postsynaptic currents with higher amplitudes, lesser noise, and prolonged duration of charge transfer across the postsynaptic membrane. Further, with regard to the conventional standard diffusion approach, the study suggests that the effective Dglut essentially derives from the median of the Dglut distribution and does not necessarily need to be the mean Dglut. Together, the findings indicate a strong implication of cleft heterogeneity to the metabolically cost-effective tuning of synaptic response during the phenomenon of plasticity at individual synapses and also provide an additional factor of variability in transmission across identical synapses.
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- Rahul Gupta
- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 110067
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- School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 110067
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Delvendahl I, Hallermann S. The Cerebellar Mossy Fiber Synapse as a Model for High-Frequency Transmission in the Mammalian CNS. Trends Neurosci 2016; 39:722-737. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chen JR, Lim SH, Chung SC, Lee YF, Wang YJ, Tseng GF, Wang TJ. Reproductive experience modified dendritic spines on cortical pyramidal neurons to enhance sensory perception and spatial learning in rats. Exp Anim 2016; 66:61-74. [PMID: 27784858 PMCID: PMC5301002 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.16-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Behavioral adaptations during motherhood are aimed at increasing reproductive success.
Alterations of hormones during motherhood could trigger brain morphological changes to
underlie behavioral alterations. Here we investigated whether motherhood changes a rat’s
sensory perception and spatial memory in conjunction with cortical neuronal structural
changes. Female rats of different statuses, including virgin, pregnant, lactating, and
primiparous rats were studied. Behavioral test showed that the lactating rats were most
sensitive to heat, while rats with motherhood and reproduction experience outperformed
virgin rats in a water maze task. By intracellular dye injection and computer-assisted
3-dimensional reconstruction, the dendritic arbors and spines of the layer III and V
pyramidal neurons of the somatosensory cortex and CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons were
revealed for closer analysis. The results showed that motherhood and reproductive
experience increased dendritic spines but not arbors or the lengths of the layer III and V
pyramidal neurons of the somatosensory cortex and CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons. In
addition, lactating rats had a higher incidence of spines than pregnant or primiparous
rats. The increase of dendritic spines was coupled with increased expression of the
glutamatergic postsynaptic marker protein (PSD-95), especially in lactating rats. On the
basis of the present results, it is concluded that motherhood enhanced rat sensory
perception and spatial memory and was accompanied by increases in dendritic spines on
output neurons of the somatosensory cortex and CA1 hippocampus. The effect was sustained
for at least 6 weeks after the weaning of the pups.
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- Jeng-Rung Chen
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Dvorkin R, Ziv NE. Relative Contributions of Specific Activity Histories and Spontaneous Processes to Size Remodeling of Glutamatergic Synapses. PLoS Biol 2016; 14:e1002572. [PMID: 27776122 PMCID: PMC5077109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The idea that synaptic properties are defined by specific pre- and postsynaptic activity histories is one of the oldest and most influential tenets of contemporary neuroscience. Recent studies also indicate, however, that synaptic properties often change spontaneously, even in the absence of specific activity patterns or any activity whatsoever. What, then, are the relative contributions of activity history-dependent and activity history-independent processes to changes synapses undergo? To compare the relative contributions of these processes, we imaged, in spontaneously active networks of cortical neurons, glutamatergic synapses formed between the same axons and neurons or dendrites under the assumption that their similar activity histories should result in similar size changes over timescales of days. The size covariance of such commonly innervated (CI) synapses was then compared to that of synapses formed by different axons (non-CI synapses) that differed in their activity histories. We found that the size covariance of CI synapses was greater than that of non-CI synapses; yet overall size covariance of CI synapses was rather modest. Moreover, momentary and time-averaged sizes of CI synapses correlated rather poorly, in perfect agreement with published electron microscopy-based measurements of mouse cortex synapses. A conservative estimate suggested that ~40% of the observed size remodeling was attributable to specific activity histories, whereas ~10% and ~50% were attributable to cell-wide and spontaneous, synapse-autonomous processes, respectively. These findings demonstrate that histories of naturally occurring activity patterns can direct glutamatergic synapse remodeling but also suggest that the contributions of spontaneous, possibly stochastic, processes are at least as great.
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- Roman Dvorkin
- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Network Biology Research Laboratories, Lorry Lokey Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Network Biology Research Laboratories, Lorry Lokey Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Haifa, Israel
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RIM-binding protein 2 regulates release probability by fine-tuning calcium channel localization at murine hippocampal synapses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:11615-11620. [PMID: 27671655 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1605256113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The tight spatial coupling of synaptic vesicles and voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (CaVs) ensures efficient action potential-triggered neurotransmitter release from presynaptic active zones (AZs). Rab-interacting molecule-binding proteins (RIM-BPs) interact with Ca2+ channels and via RIM with other components of the release machinery. Although human RIM-BPs have been implicated in autism spectrum disorders, little is known about the role of mammalian RIM-BPs in synaptic transmission. We investigated RIM-BP2-deficient murine hippocampal neurons in cultures and slices. Short-term facilitation is significantly enhanced in both model systems. Detailed analysis in culture revealed a reduction in initial release probability, which presumably underlies the increased short-term facilitation. Superresolution microscopy revealed an impairment in CaV2.1 clustering at AZs, which likely alters Ca2+ nanodomains at release sites and thereby affects release probability. Additional deletion of RIM-BP1 does not exacerbate the phenotype, indicating that RIM-BP2 is the dominating RIM-BP isoform at these synapses.
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Alvarez FJ. Gephyrin and the regulation of synaptic strength and dynamics at glycinergic inhibitory synapses. Brain Res Bull 2016; 129:50-65. [PMID: 27612963 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Glycinergic synapses predominate in brainstem and spinal cord where they modulate motor and sensory processing. Their postsynaptic mechanisms have been considered rather simple because they lack a large variety of glycine receptor isoforms and have relatively simple postsynaptic densities at the ultrastructural level. However, this simplicity is misleading being their postsynaptic regions regulated by a variety of complex mechanisms controlling the efficacy of synaptic inhibition. Early studies suggested that glycinergic inhibitory strength and dynamics depend largely on structural features rather than on molecular complexity. These include regulation of the number of postsynaptic glycine receptors, their localization and the amount of co-localized GABAA receptors and GABA-glycine co-transmission. These properties we now know are under the control of gephyrin. Gephyrin is the first postsynaptic scaffolding protein ever discovered and it was recently found to display a large degree of variation and regulation by splice variants, posttranslational modifications, intracellular trafficking and interactions with the underlying cytoskeleton. Many of these mechanisms are governed by converging excitatory activity and regulate gephyrin oligomerization and receptor binding, the architecture of the postsynaptic density (and by extension the whole synaptic complex), receptor retention and stability. These newly uncovered molecular mechanisms define the size and number of gephyrin postsynaptic regions and the numbers and proportions of glycine and GABAA receptors contained within. All together, they control the emergence of glycinergic synapses of different strength and temporal properties to best match the excitatory drive received by each individual neuron or local dendritic compartment.
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- Francisco J Alvarez
- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322-3110, United States.
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Bourne JN, Schoppa NE. Three-dimensional synaptic analyses of mitral cell and external tufted cell dendrites in rat olfactory bulb glomeruli. J Comp Neurol 2016; 525:592-609. [PMID: 27490056 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Recent studies have suggested that the two excitatory cell classes of the mammalian olfactory bulb, the mitral cells (MCs) and tufted cells (TCs), differ markedly in physiological responses. For example, TCs are more sensitive and broadly tuned to odors than MCs and also are much more sensitive to stimulation of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) in bulb slices. To examine the morphological bases for these differences, we performed quantitative ultrastructural analyses of glomeruli in rat olfactory bulb under conditions in which specific cells were labeled with biocytin and 3,3'-diaminobenzidine. Comparisons were made between MCs and external TCs (eTCs), which are a TC subtype in the glomerular layer with large, direct OSN signals and capable of mediating feedforward excitation of MCs. Three-dimensional analysis of labeled apical dendrites under an electron microscope revealed that MCs and eTCs in fact have similar densities of several chemical synapse types, including OSN inputs. OSN synapses also were distributed similarly, favoring a distal localization on both cells. Analysis of unlabeled putative MC dendrites further revealed gap junctions distributed uniformly along the apical dendrite and, on average, proximally with respect to OSN synapses. Our results suggest that the greater sensitivity of eTCs vs. MCs is due not to OSN synapse number or absolute location but rather to a conductance in the MC dendrite that is well positioned to attenuate excitatory signals passing to the cell soma. Functionally, such a mechanism could allow rapid and dynamic control of OSN-driven action potential firing in MCs through changes in gap junction properties. J. Comp. Neurol. 525:592-609, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jennifer N Bourne
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, 80045.,Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, 80045
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Tang AH, Chen H, Li TP, Metzbower SR, MacGillavry HD, Blanpied TA. A trans-synaptic nanocolumn aligns neurotransmitter release to receptors. Nature 2016; 536:210-4. [PMID: 27462810 PMCID: PMC5002394 DOI: 10.1038/nature19058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 425] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Synaptic transmission is maintained by a delicate, sub-synaptic molecular architecture, and even mild alterations in synapse structure drive functional changes during experience-dependent plasticity and pathological disorders. Key to this architecture is how the distribution of presynaptic vesicle fusion sites corresponds to the position of receptors in the postsynaptic density. However, while it has long been recognized that this spatial relationship modulates synaptic strength, it has not been precisely described, owing in part to the limited resolution of light microscopy. Using localization microscopy, here we show that key proteins mediating vesicle priming and fusion are mutually co-enriched within nanometre-scale subregions of the presynaptic active zone. Through development of a new method to map vesicle fusion positions within single synapses in cultured rat hippocampal neurons, we find that action-potential-evoked fusion is guided by this protein gradient and occurs preferentially in confined areas with higher local density of Rab3-interacting molecule (RIM) within the active zones. These presynaptic RIM nanoclusters closely align with concentrated postsynaptic receptors and scaffolding proteins, suggesting the existence of a trans-synaptic molecular 'nanocolumn'. Thus, we propose that the nanoarchitecture of the active zone directs action-potential-evoked vesicle fusion to occur preferentially at sites directly opposing postsynaptic receptor-scaffold ensembles. Remarkably, NMDA receptor activation triggered distinct phases of plasticity in which postsynaptic reorganization was followed by trans-synaptic nanoscale realignment. This architecture suggests a simple organizational principle of central nervous system synapses to maintain and modulate synaptic efficiency.
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Li TP, Blanpied TA. Control of Transmembrane Protein Diffusion within the Postsynaptic Density Assessed by Simultaneous Single-Molecule Tracking and Localization Microscopy. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2016; 8:19. [PMID: 27499742 PMCID: PMC4956670 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2016.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Postsynaptic transmembrane proteins are critical elements of synapses, mediating trans-cellular contact, sensitivity to neurotransmitters and other signaling molecules, and flux of Ca and other ions. Positioning and mobility of each member of this large class of proteins is critical to their individual function at the synapse. One critical example is that the position of glutamate receptors within the postsynaptic density (PSD) strongly modulates their function by aligning or misaligning them with sites of presynaptic vesicle fusion. In addition, the regulated ability of receptors to move in or out of the synapse is critical for activity-dependent plasticity. However, factors that control receptor mobility within the boundaries of the synapse are not well understood. Notably, PSD scaffold molecules accumulate in domains much smaller than the synapse. Within these nanodomains, the density of proteins is considerably higher than that of the synapse as a whole, so high that steric hindrance is expected to reduce receptor mobility substantially. However, while numerical modeling has demonstrated several features of how the varying protein density across the face of a single PSD may modulate receptor motion, there is little experimental information about the extent of this influence. To address this critical aspect of synaptic organizational dynamics, we performed single-molecule tracking of transmembrane proteins using universal point accumulation-for-imaging-in-nanoscale-topography (uPAINT) over PSDs whose internal structure was simultaneously resolved using photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM). The results provide important experimental confirmation that PSD scaffold protein density strongly influences the mobility of transmembrane proteins. A protein with a cytosolic domain that does not bind PSD-95 was still slowed in regions of high PSD-95 density, suggesting that crowding by scaffold molecules and perhaps other proteins is sufficient to stabilize receptors even in the absence of binding. Because numerous proteins thought to be involved in establishing PSD structure are linked to disorders including autism and depression, this motivates further exploration of how PSD nanostructure is created. The combined application PALM and uPAINT should be invaluable for distinguishing the interactions of mobile proteins with their nano-environment both in synapses and other cellular compartments.
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- Tuo P. Li
- Department of Physiology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, MD, USA
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Axon diameter relates to synaptic bouton size: structural properties define computationally different types of cortical connections in primates. Brain Struct Funct 2016; 222:1169-1177. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Vesicle availability partly determines the efficacy of synaptic communication in the CNS. The authors recently found that some hippocampal glutamate vesicles exhibit reluctance to exocytose during short, high-frequency action potential trains. These same vesicles can be “coaxed” into exocytosis by increased Ca2+entry, by direct depolarization of synaptic terminals, or by challenge with hypertonic sucrose, a tool used to cause fusion of the population of release-ready synaptic vesicles. Interestingly, the authors did not find evidence of reluctance at hippocampal GABA synapses, suggesting that vesicle reluctance might be a negative feedback mechanism to prevent runaway excitation. It is also possible that synapses exhibit reluctance to retain a dormant population of readily accessible vesicles, ready to respond to triggers such as enhanced Ca2+ influx or neuromodulators. Recent work from the calyx of Held synapse suggests that reluctance might arise from inactivation of Ca2+ channels. The authors review this work, along with several other potential mechanisms of reluctance.
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- Krista L Moulder
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63310, USA
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Kuromi H, Kidokoro Y. Exocytosis and Endocytosis of Synaptic Vesicles and Functional Roles of Vesicle Pools: Lessons from the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction. Neuroscientist 2016; 11:138-47. [PMID: 15746382 DOI: 10.1177/1073858404271679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To maintain synaptic transmission during intense neuronal activities, the synaptic vesicle (SV) pool at release sites is effectively replenished by recruitment of SVs from the reserve pool and/or by endocytosis. The authors have studied dynamics of SVs using a fluorescence dye, FM1-43, which is incorporated into SVs during endocytosis and released by exocytosis. Drosophila is one of the most suitable preparations for genetic and pharmacological analyses, and this provides a useful model system. The authors found at the neuromuscular junctions of Drosophila that exocytosis and endocytosis of SVs are triggered by Ca2+influx through distinct routes and that selective inhibition of exocytosis or endocytosis resulted in depression of synaptic transmission with a distinct time course. They identified two SV pools in a single presynaptic bouton. The exo/endo cycling pool (ECP) is loaded with FM1-43 during low-frequency stimulation and locates close to release sites in the periphery of boutons, whereas the reserve pool (RP) is loaded and unloaded only during high-frequency stimulation and resides primarily in the center of boutons. The size of ECP closely correlates with the quantal content of evoked release, suggesting that SVs in the ECP are primarily involved in synaptic transmission. SVs in the RP are recruited to synaptic transmission by a process involving the cAMP/PKA cascade during high-frequency stimulation. Cytochalasin D blocked this recruitment process, suggesting involvement of filamentous actin. Endocytosed SVs replenish the ECP during stimulation and the RP after tetanic stimulation. Replenishment of the ECP depends on Ca2+influx from external solutions, and that of the RP is initiated by Ca2+release from internal stores. Thus, SV dynamics is closely involved in modulation of synaptic efficacy and influences synaptic plasticity.
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- Hiroshi Kuromi
- Institute for Behavioral Sciences, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showamachi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan.
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Kriebel ME, Keller B, Holsapple J, Fox GQ, Pappas GD. Porocytosis: Fusion Pore Array Secretion of Neurotransmitter. Neuroscientist 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/107385840000600604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We believe that there is sufficient experimental evidence to support the premise that transmitter is secreted by the simultaneous activation of arrays of fusion pores at docked vesicles. This process is initiated by the action potential that activates calcium channels to increase the number of cytoplasmic calcium ions. Calcium ions trigger fusion pores to flicker open causing transmitter to diffuse from vesicular stores. We define the term porocytosis to identify this process and use the term synaptomere to indicate the anatomical and physiological functional unit of the synapse or junction. Our model shows that the simultaneous flicker of fusion pores in an array can generate unitary-end plate potentials (u-EPPs) and miniature end plate potentials (MEPPs) and that activation of all fusion pores produces EPPs. U-EPPs and EPPs generated with the model show mean values and coefficients of variation similar to experimental observations. The model is robust in that the number of docked vesicles can vary and these can be full to empty depending on nerve frequencies and vesicular traffic. The model shows that the overall process of excitation-secretion coupling is highly deterministic. At the neuromuscular junction, secretion from arrays of fusion pores ensures that a muscle fiber action potential is always produced over a range of frequencies because all transmitter release sites are activated. Our model shows that transmission at the synaptomere guarantees fidelity of information transfer at different frequencies. This characteristic shows a dynamic relationship of the secretory process to memory and learning.
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- Mahlon E. Kriebel
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York,
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- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, New York
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- Abt. 190, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biophysikalische Chemie, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Psychiatric Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
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Di Maio V, Ventriglia F, Santillo S. AMPA/NMDA cooperativity and integration during a single synaptic event. J Comput Neurosci 2016; 41:127-42. [PMID: 27299885 DOI: 10.1007/s10827-016-0609-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Coexistence of AMPA and NMDA receptors in glutamatergic synapses leads to a cooperative effect that can be very complex. This effect is dependent on many parameters including the relative and absolute number of the two types of receptors and biophysical parameters that can vary among synapses of the same cell. Herein we simulate the AMPA/NMDA cooperativity by using different number of the two types of receptors and considering the effect of the spine resistance on the EPSC production. Our results show that the relative number of NMDA with respect to AMPA produces a different degree of cooperation which depends also on the spine resistance.
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- Vito Di Maio
- Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti del CNR, C/O Complesso Olivetti Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, (NA), Italy.
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- Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti del CNR, C/O Complesso Olivetti Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, (NA), Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti del CNR, C/O Complesso Olivetti Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, (NA), Italy
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Cano R, Tabares L. The Active and Periactive Zone Organization and the Functional Properties of Small and Large Synapses. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2016; 8:12. [PMID: 27252645 PMCID: PMC4877509 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2016.00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The arrival of an action potential (AP) at a synaptic terminal elicits highly synchronized quanta release. Repetitive APs produce successive synaptic vesicle (SV) fusions that require management of spent SV components in the presynaptic membrane with minimum disturbance of the secretory apparatus. To this end, the synaptic machinery is structured accordingly to the strength and the range of frequencies at which each particular synapse operates. This results in variations in the number and dimension of Active Zones (AZs), amount and distribution of SVs, and probably, in the primary endocytic mechanisms they use. Understanding better how these structural differences determine the functional response in each case has been a matter of long-term interest. Here we review the structural and functional properties of three distinct types of synapses: the neuromuscular junction (NMJ; a giant, highly reliable synapse that must exocytose a large number of quanta with each stimulus to guarantee excitation of the postsynaptic cell), the hippocampal excitatory small synapse (which most often has a single release site and a relatively small pool of vesicles), and the cerebellar mossy fiber-granule cell synapse (which possesses hundreds of release sites and is able to translocate, dock and prime vesicles at high speed). We will focus on how the release apparatus is organized in each case, the relative amount of vesicular membrane that needs to be accommodated within the periAZ upon stimulation, the different mechanisms for retrieving the excess of membrane and finally, how these factors may influence the functioning of the release sites.
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- Raquel Cano
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Seville Seville, Spain
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- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of Seville Seville, Spain
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PSD95 nanoclusters are postsynaptic building blocks in hippocampus circuits. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24626. [PMID: 27109929 PMCID: PMC4842999 DOI: 10.1038/srep24626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The molecular features of synapses in the hippocampus underpin current models of learning and cognition. Although synapse ultra-structural diversity has been described in the canonical hippocampal circuitry, our knowledge of sub-synaptic organisation of synaptic molecules remains largely unknown. To address this, mice were engineered to express Post Synaptic Density 95 protein (PSD95) fused to either eGFP or mEos2 and imaged with two orthogonal super-resolution methods: gated stimulated emission depletion (g-STED) microscopy and photoactivated localisation microscopy (PALM). Large-scale analysis of ~100,000 synapses in 7 hippocampal sub-regions revealed they comprised discrete PSD95 nanoclusters that were spatially organised into single and multi-nanocluster PSDs. Synapses in different sub-regions, cell-types and locations along the dendritic tree of CA1 pyramidal neurons, showed diversity characterised by the number of nanoclusters per synapse. Multi-nanocluster synapses were frequently found in the CA3 and dentate gyrus sub-regions, corresponding to large thorny excrescence synapses. Although the structure of individual nanoclusters remained relatively conserved across all sub-regions, PSD95 packing into nanoclusters also varied between sub-regions determined from nanocluster fluorescence intensity. These data identify PSD95 nanoclusters as a basic structural unit, or building block, of excitatory synapses and their number characterizes synapse size and structural diversity.
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Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity by Glutamatergic Gliotransmission: A Modeling Study. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:7607924. [PMID: 27195153 PMCID: PMC4852535 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7607924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Glutamatergic gliotransmission, that is, the release of glutamate from perisynaptic astrocyte processes in an activity-dependent manner, has emerged as a potentially crucial signaling pathway for regulation of synaptic plasticity, yet its modes of expression and function in vivo remain unclear. Here, we focus on two experimentally well-identified gliotransmitter pathways, (i) modulations of synaptic release and (ii) postsynaptic slow inward currents mediated by glutamate released from astrocytes, and investigate their possible functional relevance on synaptic plasticity in a biophysical model of an astrocyte-regulated synapse. Our model predicts that both pathways could profoundly affect both short- and long-term plasticity. In particular, activity-dependent glutamate release from astrocytes could dramatically change spike-timing-dependent plasticity, turning potentiation into depression (and vice versa) for the same induction protocol.
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Baydyuk M, Xu J, Wu LG. The calyx of Held in the auditory system: Structure, function, and development. Hear Res 2016; 338:22-31. [PMID: 27018297 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The calyx of Held synapse plays an important role in the auditory system, relaying information about sound localization via fast and precise synaptic transmission, which is achieved by its specialized structure and giant size. During development, the calyx of Held undergoes anatomical, morphological, and physiological changes necessary for performing its functions. The large dimensions of the calyx of Held nerve terminal are well suited for direct electrophysiological recording of many presynaptic events that are difficult, if not impossible to record at small conventional synapses. This unique accessibility has been used to investigate presynaptic ion channels, transmitter release, and short-term plasticity, providing invaluable information about basic presynaptic mechanisms of transmission at a central synapse. Here, we review anatomical and physiological specializations of the calyx of Held, summarize recent studies that provide new mechanisms important for calyx development and reliable synaptic transmission, and examine fundamental presynaptic mechanisms learned from studies using calyx as a model nerve terminal. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled <Annual Reviews 2016>.
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- Maryna Baydyuk
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 35 Convent Dr., Bldg 35, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 35 Convent Dr., Bldg 35, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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A model of cooperative effect of AMPA and NMDA receptors in glutamatergic synapses. Cogn Neurodyn 2016; 10:315-25. [PMID: 27468319 DOI: 10.1007/s11571-016-9383-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Glutamatergic synapses play a pivotal role in brain excitation. The synaptic response is mediated by the activity of two receptor types (AMPA and NMDA). In the present paper we propose a model of glutamatergic synaptic activity where the fast current generated by the AMPA conductance produces a local depolarization which activates the voltage- and [Mg(2+)]-dependent NMDA conductance. This cooperative effect is dependent on the biophysical properties of the synaptic spine which can be considered a high input resistance specialized compartment. Herein we present results of simulations where different values of the spine resistance and of the Mg(2+) concentrations determine different levels of cooperativeness between AMPA and NMDA receptors in shaping the post-synaptic response.
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Glebov OO, Cox S, Humphreys L, Burrone J. Neuronal activity controls transsynaptic geometry. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22703. [PMID: 26951792 PMCID: PMC4782104 DOI: 10.1038/srep22703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The neuronal synapse is comprised of several distinct zones, including presynaptic vesicle zone (SVZ), active zone (AZ) and postsynaptic density (PSD). While correct relative positioning of these zones is believed to be essential for synaptic function, the mechanisms controlling their mutual localization remain unexplored. Here, we employ high-throughput quantitative confocal imaging, super-resolution and electron microscopy to visualize organization of synaptic subdomains in hippocampal neurons. Silencing of neuronal activity leads to reversible reorganization of the synaptic geometry, resulting in a increased overlap between immunostained AZ and PSD markers; in contrast, the SVZ-AZ spatial coupling is decreased. Bayesian blinking and bleaching (3B) reconstruction reveals that the distance between the AZ-PSD distance is decreased by 30 nm, while electron microscopy shows that the width of the synaptic cleft is decreased by 1.1 nm. Our findings show that multiple aspects of synaptic geometry are dynamically controlled by neuronal activity and suggest mutual repositioning of synaptic components as a potential novel mechanism contributing to the homeostatic forms of synaptic plasticity.
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- Oleg O. Glebov
- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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Zheng K, Rusakov DA. Efficient integration of synaptic events by NMDA receptors in three-dimensional neuropil. Biophys J 2016; 108:2457-2464. [PMID: 25992724 PMCID: PMC4456998 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Sustained activation of NMDA receptors (NMDARs) plays an important role in controlling activity of neural circuits in the brain. However, whether this activation reflects the ambient level of excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in brain tissue or whether it depends mainly on local synaptic discharges remains poorly understood. To shed light on the underlying biophysics here we developed and explored a detailed Monte Carlo model of a realistic three-dimensional neuropil fragment containing 54 excitatory synapses. To trace individual molecules and their individual receptor interactions on this scale, we have designed and implemented a dedicated computer cluster and the appropriate software environment. Our simulations have suggested that sparse synaptic discharges are 20-30 times more efficient than nonsynaptic (stationary, leaky) supply of glutamate in controlling sustained NMDAR occupancy in the brain. This mechanism could explain how the brain circuits provide substantial background activation of NMDARs while maintaining a negligible ambient glutamate level in the extracellular space. Thus the background NMDAR occupancy, rather than the background glutamate level, is likely to reflect the ongoing activity in local excitatory networks.
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- Kaiyu Zheng
- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
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Gordon SL, Harper CB, Smillie KJ, Cousin MA. A Fine Balance of Synaptophysin Levels Underlies Efficient Retrieval of Synaptobrevin II to Synaptic Vesicles. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149457. [PMID: 26871701 PMCID: PMC4752265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Synaptobrevin II (sybII) is a vesicular soluble NSF attachment protein receptor (SNARE) protein that is essential for neurotransmitter release, and thus its correct trafficking to synaptic vesicles (SVs) is critical to render them fusion competent. The SV protein synaptophysin binds to sybII and facilitates its retrieval to SVs during endocytosis. Synaptophysin and sybII are the two most abundant proteins on SVs, being present in a 1:2 ratio. Synaptophysin and sybII are proposed to form a large multimeric complex, and the copy number of the proteins in this complex is also in a 1:2 ratio. We investigated the importance of this ratio between these proteins for the localisation and trafficking of sybII in central neurons. SybII was overexpressed in mouse hippocampal neurons at either 1.6 or 2.15–2.35-fold over endogenous protein levels, in the absence or presence of varying levels of synaptophysin. In the absence of exogenous synaptophysin, exogenous sybII was dispersed along the axon, trapped on the plasma membrane and retrieved slowly during endocytosis. Co-expression of exogenous synaptophysin rescued all of these defects. Importantly, the expression of synaptophysin at nerve terminals in a 1:2 ratio with sybII was sufficient to fully rescue normal sybII trafficking. These results demonstrate that the balance between synaptophysin and sybII levels is critical for the correct targeting of sybII to SVs and suggests that small alterations in synaptophysin levels might affect the localisation of sybII and subsequent presynaptic performance.
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- Sarah L. Gordon
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, 3052, Victoria, Australia
- * E-mail: (SG); (MC)
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, George Square, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (SG); (MC)
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Kitahara Y, Ohta K, Hasuo H, Shuto T, Kuroiwa M, Sotogaku N, Togo A, Nakamura KI, Nishi A. Chronic Fluoxetine Induces the Enlargement of Perforant Path-Granule Cell Synapses in the Mouse Dentate Gyrus. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147307. [PMID: 26788851 PMCID: PMC4720354 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is the most commonly prescribed antidepressant for the treatment of major depression. However, the mechanisms underlying the actions of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are not fully understood. In the dentate gyrus, chronic fluoxetine treatment induces increased excitability of mature granule cells (GCs) as well as neurogenesis. The major input to the dentate gyrus is the perforant path axons (boutons) from the entorhinal cortex (layer II). Through voltage-sensitive dye imaging, we found that the excitatory neurotransmission of the perforant path synapse onto the GCs in the middle molecular layer of the mouse dentate gyrus (perforant path-GC synapse) is enhanced after chronic fluoxetine treatment (15 mg/kg/day, 14 days). Therefore, we further examined whether chronic fluoxetine treatment affects the morphology of the perforant path-GC synapse, using FIB/SEM (focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy). A three-dimensional reconstruction of dendritic spines revealed the appearance of extremely large-sized spines after chronic fluoxetine treatment. The large-sized spines had a postsynaptic density with a large volume. However, chronic fluoxetine treatment did not affect spine density. The presynaptic boutons that were in contact with the large-sized spines were large in volume, and the volumes of the mitochondria and synaptic vesicles inside the boutons were correlated with the size of the boutons. Thus, the large-sized perforant path-GC synapse induced by chronic fluoxetine treatment contains synaptic components that correlate with the synapse size and that may be involved in enhanced glutamatergic neurotransmission.
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- Yosuke Kitahara
- Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830–0011, Japan
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Chamberland S, Tóth K. Functionally heterogeneous synaptic vesicle pools support diverse synaptic signalling. J Physiol 2015; 594:825-35. [PMID: 26614712 DOI: 10.1113/jp270194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Synaptic communication between neurons is a highly dynamic process involving specialized structures. At the level of the presynaptic terminal, neurotransmission is ensured by fusion of vesicles to the membrane, which releases neurotransmitter in the synaptic cleft. Depending on the level of activity experienced by the terminal, the spatiotemporal properties of calcium invasion will dictate the timing and the number of vesicles that need to be released. Diverse presynaptic firing patterns are translated to neurotransmitter release with a distinct temporal feature. Complex patterns of neurotransmitter release can be achieved when different vesicles respond to distinct calcium dynamics in the presynaptic terminal. Specific vesicles from different pools are recruited during various modes of release as the particular molecular composition of their membrane proteins define their functional properties. Such diversity endows the presynaptic terminal with the ability to respond to distinct physiological signals via the mobilization of specific subpopulation of vesicles. There are several mechanisms by which a diverse vesicle population could be generated in single presynaptic terminals, including distinct recycling pathways that utilize various adaptor proteins. Several additional factors could potentially contribute to the development of a heterogeneous vesicle pool such as specialized release sites, spatial segregation within the terminal and specialized delivery pathways. Among these factors molecular heterogeneity plays a central role in defining the functional properties of different subpopulations of vesicles.
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- Simon Chamberland
- Quebec Mental Health Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1J 2G3
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- Quebec Mental Health Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1J 2G3
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Guirado R, Umemori J, Sipilä P, Castrén E. Evidence for Competition for Target Innervation in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Cereb Cortex 2015; 26:1287-94. [PMID: 26637448 PMCID: PMC4737611 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Inputs to sensory cortices are known to compete for target innervation through an activity-dependent mechanism during critical periods. To investigate whether this principle also applies to association cortices such as the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), we produced a bilateral lesion during early development to the ventral hippocampus (vHC), an input to the mPFC, and analyzed the intensity of the projection from another input, the basolateral amgydala (BLA). We found that axons from the BLA had a higher density of "en passant" boutons in the mPFC of lesioned animals. Furthermore, the density of neurons labeled with retrograde tracers was increased, and neurons projecting from the BLA to the mPFC showed increased expression of FosB. Since neonatal ventral hippocampal lesion has been used as an animal model of schizophrenia, we investigated its effects on behavior and found a negative correlation between the density of retrogradely labeled neurons in the BLA and the reduction of the startle response in the prepulse inhibition test. Our results not only indicate that the inputs from the BLA and the vHC compete for target innervation in the mPFC during postnatal development but also that subsequent abnormal rewiring might underlie the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
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- Ramon Guirado
- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Current address: Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
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- Neuroscience Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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de San Martin JZ, Jalil A, Trigo FF. Impact of single-site axonal GABAergic synaptic events on cerebellar interneuron activity. J Gen Physiol 2015; 146:477-93. [PMID: 26621773 PMCID: PMC4664828 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201511506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Axonal ionotropic receptors are present in a variety of neuronal types, and their function has largely been associated with the modulation of axonal activity and synaptic release. It is usually assumed that activation of axonal GABA(A)Rs comes from spillover, but in cerebellar molecular layer interneurons (MLIs) the GABA source is different: in these cells, GABA release activates presynaptic GABA(A) autoreceptors (autoRs) together with postsynaptic targets, producing an autoR-mediated synaptic event. The frequency of presynaptic, autoR-mediated miniature currents is twice that of their somatodendritic counterparts, suggesting that autoR-mediated responses have an important effect on interneuron activity. Here, we used local Ca(2+) photolysis in MLI axons of juvenile rats to evoke GABA release from individual varicosities to study the activation of axonal autoRs in single release sites. Our data show that single-site autoR conductances are similar to postsynaptic dendritic conductances. In conditions of high [Cl(-)](i), autoR-mediated conductances range from 1 to 5 nS; this corresponds to ∼30-150 GABA(A) channels per presynaptic varicosity, a value close to the number of channels in postsynaptic densities. Voltage responses produced by the activation of autoRs in single varicosities are amplified by a Na(v)-dependent mechanism and propagate along the axon with a length constant of 91 µm. Immunolabeling determination of synapse location shows that on average, one third of the synapses produce autoR-mediated signals that are large enough to reach the axon initial segment. Finally, we show that single-site activation of presynaptic GABA(A) autoRs leads to an increase in MLI excitability and thus conveys a strong feedback signal that contributes to spiking activity.
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- Javier Zorrilla de San Martin
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS UMR8118, 75794 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS UMR8118, 75794 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cérébrale, Université Paris Descartes and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS UMR8118, 75794 Paris, France
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Bartol TM, Bromer C, Kinney J, Chirillo MA, Bourne JN, Harris KM, Sejnowski TJ. Nanoconnectomic upper bound on the variability of synaptic plasticity. eLife 2015; 4:e10778. [PMID: 26618907 PMCID: PMC4737657 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Information in a computer is quantified by the number of bits that can be stored and recovered. An important question about the brain is how much information can be stored at a synapse through synaptic plasticity, which depends on the history of probabilistic synaptic activity. The strong correlation between size and efficacy of a synapse allowed us to estimate the variability of synaptic plasticity. In an EM reconstruction of hippocampal neuropil we found single axons making two or more synaptic contacts onto the same dendrites, having shared histories of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity. The spine heads and neck diameters, but not neck lengths, of these pairs were nearly identical in size. We found that there is a minimum of 26 distinguishable synaptic strengths, corresponding to storing 4.7 bits of information at each synapse. Because of stochastic variability of synaptic activation the observed precision requires averaging activity over several minutes. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10778.001 What is the memory capacity of a human brain? The storage capacity in a computer memory is measured in bits, each of which can have a value of 0 or 1. In the brain, information is stored in the form of synaptic strength, a measure of how strongly activity in one neuron influences another neuron to which it is connected. The number of different strengths can be measured in bits. The total storage capacity of the brain therefore depends on both the number of synapses and the number of distinguishable synaptic strengths. Structurally, neurons consist of a cell body that influences other neurons through a cable-like axon. The cell body bears numerous short branches called dendrites, which are covered in tiny protrusions, or “spines”. Most excitatory synapses are formed between the axon of one neuron and a dendritic spine on another. When two neurons on either side of a synapse are active simultaneously, that synapse becomes stronger, a form of memory. The dendritic spine also becomes larger to accommodate the extra molecular machinery needed to support a stronger synapse. Some axons form two or more synapses with the same dendrite, but on different dendritic spines. These synapses should be the same strength because they will have experienced the same history of neural activity. Bartol et al. used a technique called serial section electron microscopy to create a 3D reconstruction of part of the brain that allowed the sizes of the dendritic spines these synapses form on to be compared. This revealed that the synaptic areas and volumes of the spine heads were nearly identical. This remarkable similarity can be used to estimate the number of bits of information that a single synapse can store, since the size of dendritic spines and their synapses can be used as proxies for synaptic strength. Measurements in a small cube of brain tissue revealed 26 different dendritic spine sizes, each associated with a distinct synaptic strength. This number translates into a storage capacity of roughly 4.7 bits of information per synapse. This estimate is markedly higher than previous suggestions. It implies that the total memory capacity of the brain – with its many trillions of synapses – may have been underestimated by an order of magnitude. Additional measurements in the same and other brain regions are needed to confirm this possibility. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10778.002
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- Thomas M Bartol
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States.,McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
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- Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States
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- Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States
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- Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, United States.,Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, United States
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Beske PH, Bradford AB, Grynovicki JO, Glotfelty EJ, Hoffman KM, Hubbard KS, Tuznik KM, McNutt PM. Botulinum and Tetanus Neurotoxin-Induced Blockade of Synaptic Transmission in Networked Cultures of Human and Rodent Neurons. Toxicol Sci 2015; 149:503-15. [PMID: 26615023 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Clinical manifestations of tetanus and botulism result from an intricate series of interactions between clostridial neurotoxins (CNTs) and nerve terminal proteins that ultimately cause proteolytic cleavage of SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) proteins and functional blockade of neurotransmitter release. Although detection of cleaved SNARE proteins is routinely used as a molecular readout of CNT intoxication in cultured cells, impaired synaptic function is the pathophysiological basis of clinical disease. Work in our laboratory has suggested that the blockade of synaptic neurotransmission in networked neuron cultures offers a phenotypic readout of CNT intoxication that more closely replicates the functional endpoint of clinical disease. Here, we explore the value of measuring spontaneous neurotransmission frequencies as novel and functionally relevant readouts of CNT intoxication. The generalizability of this approach was confirmed in primary neuron cultures as well as human and mouse stem cell-derived neurons exposed to botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A-G and tetanus neurotoxin. The sensitivity and specificity of synaptic activity as a reporter of intoxication was evaluated in assays representing the principal clinical and research purposes of in vivo studies. Our findings confirm that synaptic activity offers a novel and functionally relevant readout for the in vitro characterizations of CNTs. They further suggest that the analysis of synaptic activity in neuronal cell cultures can serve as a surrogate for neuromuscular paralysis in the mouse lethal assay, and therefore is expected to significantly reduce the need for terminal animal use in toxin studies and facilitate identification of candidate therapeutics in cell-based screening assays.
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- Phillip H Beske
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Branch, Research Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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Kim K, Lakhanpal G, Lu HE, Khan M, Suzuki A, Hayashi MK, Narayanan R, Luyben TT, Matsuda T, Nagai T, Blanpied TA, Hayashi Y, Okamoto K. A Temporary Gating of Actin Remodeling during Synaptic Plasticity Consists of the Interplay between the Kinase and Structural Functions of CaMKII. Neuron 2015; 87:813-26. [PMID: 26291163 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The structural modification of dendritic spines plays a critical role in synaptic plasticity. CaMKII is a pivotal molecule involved in this process through both kinase-dependent and independent structural functions, but the respective contributions of these two functions to the synaptic plasticity remain unclear. We demonstrate that the transient interplay between the kinase and structural functions of CaMKII during the induction of synaptic plasticity temporally gates the activity-dependent modification of the actin cytoskeleton. Inactive CaMKII binds F-actin, thereby limiting access of actin-regulating proteins to F-actin and stabilizing spine structure. CaMKII-activating stimuli trigger dissociation of CaMKII from F-actin through specific autophosphorylation reactions within the F-actin binding region and permits F-actin remodeling by regulatory proteins followed by reassociation and restabilization. Blocking the autophosphorylation impairs both functional and structural plasticity without affecting kinase activity. These results underpin the importance of the interplay between the kinase and structural functions of CaMKII in defining a time window permissive for synaptic plasticity.
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- Karam Kim
- Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN-MIT Neuroscience Research Center, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- RIKEN-MIT Neuroscience Research Center, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada; Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; RIKEN-MIT Neuroscience Research Center, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Brain and Body System Science Institute, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan; School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada; RIKEN-MIT Neuroscience Research Center, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Slater CR. The functional organization of motor nerve terminals. Prog Neurobiol 2015; 134:55-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ito T, Bishop DC, Oliver DL. Functional organization of the local circuit in the inferior colliculus. Anat Sci Int 2015; 91:22-34. [PMID: 26497006 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-015-0308-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The inferior colliculus (IC) is the first integration center of the auditory system. After the transformation of sound to neural signals in the cochlea, the signals are analyzed by brainstem auditory nuclei that, in turn, transmit this information to the IC. However, the neural circuitry that underlies this integration is unclear. This review consists of two parts: one is about the cell type which is likely to integrate sound information, and the other is about a technique which is useful for studying local circuitry. Large GABAergic (LG) neurons receive dense excitatory axosomatic terminals that originate from the lower brainstem auditory nuclei as well as local IC neurons. Dozens of axons coming from both local and lower brainstem neurons converge on a single LG soma. Excitatory neurons in IC can innervate many nearby LG somata in the same fibrodendritic lamina. The combination of local and ascending inputs is well suited for auditory integration. LG neurons are one of the main sources of inhibition in the medial geniculate body (MGB). LG neurons and the tectothalamic inhibitory system are present in a wide variety of mammalian species. This suggests that the circuitry of excitatory and inhibitory tectothalamic projections may have evolved earlier than GABAergic interneurons in the MGB, which are found in fewer species. Cellular-level functional imaging provides both morphological and functional information about local circuitry. In the last part of this review, we describe an in vivo calcium imaging study that sheds light on the functional organization of the IC.
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- Tetsufumi Ito
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Eiheiji, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan. .,Research and Education Program for Life Science, University of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui, 910-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 06030-3401, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 06030-3401, USA
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Imaging of molecular surface dynamics in brain slices using single-particle tracking. Nat Commun 2015; 5:3024. [PMID: 24429796 PMCID: PMC3905702 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Organization of signalling molecules in biological membranes is crucial for cellular communication. Many receptors, ion channels and cell adhesion molecules are associated with proteins important for their trafficking, surface localization or function. These complexes are embedded in a lipid environment of varying composition. Binding affinities and stoichiometry of such complexes were so far experimentally accessible only in isolated systems or monolayers of cell culture. Visualization of molecular dynamics within signalling complexes and their correlation to specialized membrane compartments demand high temporal and spatial resolution and has been difficult to demonstrate in complex tissue like brain slices. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of single-particle tracking (SPT) in organotypic brain slices to measure molecular dynamics of lipids and transmembrane proteins in correlation to synaptic membrane compartments. This method will provide important information about the dynamics and organization of surface molecules in the complex environment of neuronal networks within brain slices. Lateral diffusion of transmembrane signalling molecules is implicated in neuronal communication but imaging in tissue is limited by poor temporal resolution. Here, the authors use quantum dots to label lipids and adhesion molecules, allowing them to track single-molecule motions in subcellular compartments.
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Takahashi N, Sawada W, Noguchi J, Watanabe S, Ucar H, Hayashi-Takagi A, Yagishita S, Ohno M, Tokumaru H, Kasai H. Two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging of primed SNARE complexes in presynaptic terminals and β cells. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8531. [PMID: 26439845 PMCID: PMC4600761 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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It remains unclear how readiness for Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis depends on varying degrees of SNARE complex assembly. Here we directly investigate the SNARE assembly using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between three pairs of neuronal SNAREs in presynaptic boutons and pancreatic β cells in the islets of Langerhans. These FRET probes functionally rescue their endogenous counterparts, supporting ultrafast exocytosis. We show that trans-SNARE complexes accumulated in the active zone, and estimate the number of complexes associated with each docked vesicle. In contrast, SNAREs were unassembled in resting state, and assembled only shortly prior to insulin exocytosis, which proceeds slowly. We thus demonstrate that distinct states of fusion readiness are associated with SNARE complex formation. Our FRET/FLIM approaches enable optical imaging of fusion readiness in both live and chemically fixed tissues.
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- Noriko Takahashi
- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa, Tokushima Bunri University, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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The structural plasticity of dendritic spines is considered to be essential for various forms of synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. The process is mediated by a complex signaling network consisting of numerous species of molecules. Furthermore, the spatiotemporal dynamics of the biochemical signaling are regulated in a complicated manner because of geometrical restrictions from the unique morphology of the dendritic branches and spines. Recent advances in optical techniques have enabled the exploration of the spatiotemporal aspects of the signal regulations in spines and dendrites and have provided many insights into the principle of the biochemical computation that underlies spine structural plasticity.
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- Jun Nishiyama
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, One Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Pasaoglu T, Schikorski T. Presynaptic size of associational/commissural CA3 synapses is controlled by fibroblast growth factor 22 in adult mice. Hippocampus 2015. [PMID: 26222899 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Associational/commissural CA3-CA3 synapses define the recurrent CA3 network that generates the input to CA1 pyramidal neurons. We quantified the fine structure of excitatory synapses in the stratum radiatum of the CA3d area in adult wild type (WT) and fibroblast growth factor 22 knock-out (FGF22KO) mice by using serial 3D electron microscopy. WT excitatory CA3 synapses are rather small yet range 10 fold in size. Spine size, however, was small and uniform and did not correlate with the size of the synaptic junction. To reveal mechanisms that regulate presynaptic structure, we investigated the role of FGF22, a target-derived signal specific for the distal part of area CA3 (CA3d). In adult FGF22KO mice, postsynaptic properties of associational CA3 synapses were unaltered. Presynaptically, the number of synaptic vesicles (SVs), the bouton volume, and the number of vesicles in axonal regions (the super pool) were reduced. This concurrent decrease suggests concerted control by FGF22 of presynaptic size. This hypothesis is supported by the finding that WT presynapses in the proximal part of area CA3 (CA3p) that do not receive FGF22 signaling in WT mice were smaller than presynapses in CA3d in WT but of comparable size in CA3d of FGF22KO mice. Docked SV density was decreased in CA1, CA3d, and CA3p in FGF22KO mice. Because CA1 and CA3p are not directly affected by the loss of FGF22, the smaller docked SV density may be an adaptation to activity changes in the CA3 network. Thus, docked SV density potentially is a long-term regulator for the synaptic release probability and/or the strength of short-term depression in vivo.
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- Taliha Pasaoglu
- Department of Anatomy, Universidad Central Del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Anatomy, Universidad Central Del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
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Duman CH, Duman RS. Spine synapse remodeling in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression. Neurosci Lett 2015; 601:20-9. [PMID: 25582786 PMCID: PMC4497940 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Clinical brain imaging and postmortem studies provide evidence of structural and functional abnormalities of key limbic and cortical structures in depressed patients, suggesting that spine synapse connectivity is altered in depression. Characterization of the cellular determinants underlying these changes in patients are limited, but studies in rodent models demonstrate alterations of dendrite complexity and spine density and function that could contribute to the morphological and functional alterations observed in humans. Rodent studies demonstrate region specific effects in chronic stress models of depression, including reductions in dendrite complexity and spine density in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (PFC) but increases in the basolateral amygdala and nucleus accumbens. Alterations of spine synapse connectivity in these regions are thought to contribute to the behavioral symptoms of depression, including disruption of cognition, mood, emotion, motivation, and reward. Studies of the mechanisms underlying these effects demonstrate a role for altered brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling that regulates synaptic protein synthesis. In contrast, there is evidence that chronic antidepressant treatment can block or reverse the spine synapse alterations caused by stress. Notably, the new fast acting antidepressant ketamine, which produces rapid therapeutic actions in treatment resistant MDD patients, rapidly increases spine synapse number in the PFC of rodents and reverses the effects of chronic stress. The rapid synaptic and behavioral actions of ketamine occur via increased BDNF regulation of synaptic protein synthesis. Together these studies provide evidence for a neurotophic and synaptogenic hypothesis of depression and treatment response and indicate that spine synapse connectivity in key cortical and limbic brain regions is critical for control of mood and emotion.
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- Catharine H Duman
- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06508, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06508, USA.
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