Fidelity of complex spike-mediated synaptic transmission between inhibitory interneurons.
Complex spikes are high-frequency bursts of Na+ spikes, often riding on a slower Ca2+-dependent waveform. Although complex spikes may propagate into axons, given their unusual shape it is not clear how reliably these bursts reach nerve terminals, whether their spikes are efficiently transmitted as a cluster of postsynaptic responses, or what function is served by such a concentrated postsynaptic signal. We examined these questions by recording from synaptically coupled pairs of cartwheel cells, neurons which fire complex spikes and form an inhibitory network in the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Complex spikes in the presynaptic soma were reliably propagated to nerve terminals and elicited powerful, temporally precise postsynaptic responses. Single presynaptic neurons could prevent their postsynaptic partner from firing complex but not simple spikes, dramatically reducing dendritic Ca2+ signals in the postsynaptic neuron. We suggest that rapid transmission of complex spikes may control the susceptibility of neighboring neurons to Ca2+-dependent plasticity.
Roberts
Michael T
MT
Vollum Institute and Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
Bender
Kevin J
KJ
Trussell
Laurence O
LO
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology; D017626:Cochlear Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007395:Interneurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*
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