Resumen
Cortical map formation requires the accurate targeting, synaptogenesis, elaboration and refinement of thalamocortical afferents. Here we demonstrate the role of Ca2+/calmodulin-activated type-I adenylyl cyclase (AC1) in regulating the strength of thalamocortical synapses through modulation of AMPA receptor (AMPAR) trafficking using barrelless mice, a mutant without AC1 activity or cortical 'barrel' maps. Barrelless synapses are stuck in an immature state that contains few functional AMPARs that are rarely silent (NMDAR-only). Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) at thalamocortical synapses require postsynaptic protein kinase A (PKA) activity and are difficult to induce in barrelless mice, probably due to an inability to properly regulate synaptic AMPAR trafficking. Consistent with this, both the extent of PKA phosphorylation on AMPAR subunit GluR1 and the expression of surface GluR1 are reduced in barrelless neurons. These results suggest that activity-dependent mechanisms operate through an AC1/PKA signaling pathway to target some synapses for consolidation and others for elimination during barrel map formation.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 939-947 |
Número de páginas | 9 |
Publicación | Nature Neuroscience |
Volumen | 6 |
N.º | 9 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - sep. 1 2003 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:We thank M. Ehlers, R.W. Gereau IV and members of the Crair lab for comments and discussion on the manuscript, E. Gonzalez for technical assistance, and M. Ehlers and R. Huganir for the antibody against surface GluR1. The Hybridoma Bank provided the anti-SV2 antibody. H.L. is supported by a National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowship (NS11034) and M.C.C. is supported by a grant (MH62639) from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the American Heart Association (9960158Y), the Merck and Klingenstein Foundations and the Mental Retardation Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (HD24064).
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Neuroscience