TY - JOUR
T1 - Ca2+-induced rebound potentiation of γ-aminobutyric acid-mediated currents requires activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II
AU - Kano, Masanobu
AU - Kano, Misao
AU - Fukunaga, Kohji
AU - Konnerth, Arthur
PY - 1996/11/12
Y1 - 1996/11/12
N2 - In cerebellar Purkinje neurons, γ-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. Futhermore, 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.
AB - In cerebellar Purkinje neurons, γ-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. Futhermore, 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.
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13351
DO - 10.1073/pnas.93.23.13351
M3 - Article
C2 - 8917594
AN - SCOPUS:0029801108
VL - 93
SP - 13351
EP - 13356
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 23
ER -