title: Action potential modulates Ca2+-dependent and Ca2+-independent secretion in a sensory neuron.
abstract: Neurotransmitter release normally requires calcium triggering. However, the somata of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons possess a calcium-independent but voltage-dependent secretion (CIVDS) in addition to the classic calcium-dependent secretion (CDS). Here, we investigated the physiological role of CIVDS and the contributions of CIVDS and CDS induced by action potentials (APs) in DRG soma. Using membrane capacitance measurements, caged calcium photolysis, and membrane capacitance kinetics analysis, we demonstrated that AP-induced secretion had both CIVDS and CDS components. Following physiological stimuli, the dominant component of AP-induced secretion was either CIVDS for spontaneous firing or CDS for high-intensity stimuli. AP frequency modulates CDS-coupled exocytosis and CIVDS-coupled endocytosis but not CIVDS-coupled exocytosis and CDS-coupled endocytosis. Finally, CIVDS did not contribute to excitatory postsynaptic currents induced by APs in DRG presynaptic terminals in the spinal cord. Thus, CIVDS is probably an essential physiological component of AP-induced secretion in the soma. These findings bring novel insights into primary sensory processes in DRG neurons.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ye-Shi
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liang-Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Bai-Ren
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Claire Xi
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D004705:Endocytosis; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010782:Photolysis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D002118:Calcium