title: GABA(B) receptor-mediated modulation of glutamate signaling in cerebellar Purkinje cells.
abstract: Since Purkinje cells are the sole output neurons of the cerebellar cortex, the postsynaptic integration of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs in this cell type is a pivotal step for cerebellar motor information processing. In Purkinje cells, Gi/o protein-coupled B-type gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABABR) is expressed at the annuli of the dendritic spines that are innervated by the glutamatergic terminals of parallel fibers. The subcellular localization of GABABR suggests the possibility of postsynaptic interplay between GABABR and glutamate signaling. It has recently been demonstrated that GABABR indeed modulates alpha amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxalone propionate-type ionotropic glutamate receptor (AMPAR)-mediated and type-1 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1)-mediated signaling. Interestingly, GABABR exerts modulatory actions not only via the classical Gi/o protein-dependent signaling cascade but also via a Gi/o protein-independent interaction between GABABR and mGluR1. In this review, we compare the physiological nature, underlying mechanisms, and possible functional significance of these modulatory actions of GABABR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B / Q000378:metabolism*; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C104077:metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go