Modification of NMDA Receptor Channels and Synaptic Transmission by Targeted Disruption of the NR2C Gene
Modification of NMDA Receptor Channels and Synaptic Transmission by Targeted Disruption of the NR2C Gene
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10.1523/jneurosci.16-16-05014.1996
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1996-08
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A. Ebralidze;David J. Rossi;S. Tonegawa;N. Traverse Slater
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A. Ebralidze;David J. Rossi;S. Tonegawa;N. Traverse Slater
A novel strain of mutant mouse has been generated with a deletion of the gene encoding the NR2C subunit of the NMDA receptor, which is primarily expressed in cerebellar granule cells. Patch-clamp recordings from granule cells in thin cerebellar slices were used to assess the consequences of the gene deletion. In granule cells of wild-type animals, a wide range of single-channel conductances were observed (19–60 pS). The disruption of the NR2C gene results in the disappearance of low-conductance NMDA receptor channels (<37 pS) normally expressed in granule cells during developmental maturation. The NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic current is markedly potentiated in amplitude, but abbreviated in duration (with no net difference in total charge), and the non-NMDA component of the synaptic current was reduced. We conclude that the NR2C subunit contributes to functional heteromeric NMDA receptor-subunit assemblies at the mossy fiber synapse and extrasynaptic sites during maturation, and the conductance level exhibited by a given receptor macromolecule may reflect the stochiometry of subunit composition.
