Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University, 6100394 Kyo-Tanabe, Kyoto, Japan.
Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 2;118(9). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2016754118.
The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent potentiation of neurotransmitter release is important for higher brain functions such as learning and memory. To reveal the underlying mechanisms, we applied paired pre- and postsynaptic recordings from hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapses. Ca uncaging experiments did not reveal changes in the intracellular Ca sensitivity for transmitter release by cAMP, but suggested an increase in the local Ca concentration at the release site, which was much lower than that of other synapses before potentiation. Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy indicated a clear increase in the local Ca concentration at the release site within 5 to 10 min, suggesting that the increase in local Ca is explained by the simple mechanism of rapid Ca channel accumulation. Consistently, two-dimensional time-gated stimulated emission depletion microscopy (gSTED) microscopy showed an increase in the P/Q-type Ca channel cluster size near the release sites. Taken together, this study suggests a potential mechanism for the cAMP-dependent increase in transmission at hippocampal mossy fiber-CA3 synapses, namely an accumulation of active zone Ca channels.
环磷酸腺苷 (cAMP) 依赖性神经递质释放增强对于学习和记忆等高级脑功能非常重要。为了揭示潜在的机制,我们应用海马苔藓纤维-CA3 突触的成对突触前和突触后记录。钙猝灭实验并未显示 cAMP 改变递质释放的细胞内 Ca 敏感性,但提示在增强之前,释放部位的局部 Ca 浓度增加,远低于其他突触。全内反射荧光 (TIRF) 显微镜表明,在 5 到 10 分钟内,释放部位的局部 Ca 浓度明显增加,表明局部 Ca 的增加可以用 Ca 通道快速积累的简单机制来解释。一致地,二维时间门控受激发射损耗显微镜 (gSTED) 显微镜显示释放部位附近 P/Q 型 Ca 通道簇的大小增加。总之,这项研究提出了海马苔藓纤维-CA3 突触 cAMP 依赖性传递增加的潜在机制,即活性区 Ca 通道的积累。