Heterosynaptic GABAB Receptor Function within Feedforward Microcircuits Gates Glutamatergic Transmission in the Nucleus Accumbens Core
Heterosynaptic GABAB Receptor Function within Feedforward Microcircuits Gates Glutamatergic Transmission in the Nucleus Accumbens Core
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DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.1395-19.2019
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发表时间:
2019-11-20
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5.3
通讯作者:
Grueter, Brad A.
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作者:
Manz, Kevin M.;Baxley, Andrew G.;Grueter, Brad A.
Complex circuit interactions within the nucleus accumbens (NAc) facilitate goal-directed behavior. Medium spiny neurons (MSNs) mediate NAc output by projecting to functionally divergent brain regions, a property conferred, in part, by the differential projection patterns of D1- and D2 dopamine receptor-expressing MSNs. Glutamatergic afferents to the NAc direct MSN output by recruiting feedforward inhibitory microcircuits comprised of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing interneurons (INs). Furthermore, the GABA(B) heteroreceptor (GABA(B)R), a G(i/o) -coupled G-protein-coupled receptor, is expressed at glutamatergic synapses throughout the mesolimbic network, yet its physiological context and synaptic mechanism within the NAc remains unknown. Here, we explored GABA(B)R function at glutamatergic synapses within PV-IN-embedded microcircuits in the NAc core of male mice. We found that GABA(B)R is expressed presynaptically and recruits a noncanonical signaling mechanism to reduce glutamatergic synaptic efficacy at D1 (+) and D1 (-) (putative D2) MSN subtypes. Furthermore, PV-INs, a robust source of neuronal GABA in the NAc, heterosynaptically target GABA(B)R to selectively modulate glutamatergic transmission onto D1 (+) MSNs. These fmdings elucidate a new mechanism of feedforward inhibition and refine mechanisms by which GABA(B) heteroreceptors modulate mesolimbic circuit function.