Metabotropic glutamate receptors and glutamate transporters shape transmission at the developing retinogeniculate synapse
Metabotropic glutamate receptors and glutamate transporters shape transmission at the developing retinogeniculate synapse
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DOI：
10.1152/jn.00897.2012
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Chen, Chinfei
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Hauser, Jessica L.;Edson, Eleanore B.;Chen, Chinfei
Hauser JL, Edson EB, Hooks BM, Chen C. Metabotropic glutamate receptors and glutamate transporters shape transmission at the developing retinogeniculate synapse. J Neurophysiol 109: 113-123, 2013. First published October 17, 2012; doi:10.1152/jn.00897.2012.-Over the first few postnatal weeks, extensive remodeling occurs at the developing murine retinogeniculate synapse, the connection between retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and the visual thalamus. Although numerous studies have described the role of activity in the refinement of this connection, little is known about the mechanisms that regulate glutamate concentration at and around the synapse over development. Here we show that interactions between glutamate transporters and metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) dynamically control the peak and time course of the excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) at the immature synapse. Inhibiting glutamate transporters by bath application of TBOA (DL-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartic acid) prolonged the decay kinetics of both alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) currents at all ages. Moreover, at the immature synapse, TBOA-induced increases in glutamate concentration led to the activation of group II/III mGluRs and a subsequent reduction in neurotransmitter release at RGC terminals. Inhibition of this negative-feedback mechanism resulted in a small but significant increase in peak NMDAR EPSCs during basal stimulation and a substantial increase in the peak with coapplication of TBOA. Activation of mGluRs also shaped the synaptic response during high-frequency trains of stimulation that mimic spontaneous RGC activity. At the mature synapse, however, the group II mGluRs and the group III mGluR7-mediated response are downregulated. Our results suggest that transporters reduce spillover of glutamate, shielding NMDARs and mGluRs from the neurotransmitter. Furthermore, mechanisms of glutamate clearance and release interact dynamically to control the glutamate transient at the developing retinogeniculate synapse.
