Kano M, Kano M, Fukunaga K, Konnerth A
Department of Physiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Nov 12;93(23):13351-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13351.
In cerebellar Purkinje neurons, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmission undergoes a long-lasting "rebound potentiation" after the activation of excitatory climbing fiber inputs. Rebound potentiation is triggered by the climbing-fiber-induced transient elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration and is expressed as a long-lasting increase of postsynaptic GABAA receptor sensitivity. Herein we show that inhibitors of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM-KII) signal transduction pathway effectively block the induction of rebound potentiation. These inhibitors have no effect on the once established rebound potentiation, on voltage-gated Ca2+ channel currents, or on the basal inhibitory transmission itself. Furthermore, a protein phosphatase inhibitor and the intracellularly applied CaM-KII markedly enhanced GABA-mediated currents in Purkinje neurons. Our results demonstrate that CaM-KII activation and the following phosphorylation are key steps for rebound potentiation.
在小脑浦肯野神经元中,兴奋性攀缘纤维输入激活后,γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)介导的抑制性突触传递会经历持久的“反弹增强”。反弹增强由攀缘纤维诱导的细胞内Ca2+浓度瞬时升高触发,并表现为突触后GABAA受体敏感性的持久增加。在此我们表明,Ca2+/钙调蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶II(CaM-KII)信号转导途径的抑制剂可有效阻断反弹增强的诱导。这些抑制剂对一旦建立的反弹增强、电压门控Ca2+通道电流或基础抑制性传递本身均无影响。此外,一种蛋白磷酸酶抑制剂和细胞内应用的CaM-KII显著增强了浦肯野神经元中GABA介导的电流。我们的结果表明,CaM-KII的激活及随后的磷酸化是反弹增强的关键步骤。