title: RGS7/Gβ5/R7BP complex regulates synaptic plasticity and memory by modulating hippocampal GABABR-GIRK signaling.
abstract: In the hippocampus, the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA shapes the activity of the output pyramidal neurons and plays important role in cognition. Most of its inhibitory effects are mediated by signaling from GABAB receptor to the G protein-gated Inwardly-rectifying K+ (GIRK) channels. Here, we show that RGS7, in cooperation with its binding partner R7BP, regulates GABABR-GIRK signaling in hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Deletion of RGS7 in mice dramatically sensitizes GIRK responses to GABAB receptor stimulation and markedly slows channel deactivation kinetics. Enhanced activity of this signaling pathway leads to decreased neuronal excitability and selective disruption of inhibitory forms of synaptic plasticity. As a result, mice lacking RGS7 exhibit deficits in learning and memory. We further report that RGS7 is selectively modulated by its membrane anchoring subunit R7BP, which sets the dynamic range of GIRK responses. Together, these results demonstrate a novel role of RGS7 in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory formation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02053.001.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ostrovskaya
authors.forename: Keqiang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masuho
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fajardo-Serrano
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lujan
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wickman
authors.forename: Kirill A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Martemyanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056547:CA1 Region, Hippocampal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051676:G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory; D051379:Mice; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D020710:RGS Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D051676:G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits; C094668:Gnb5 protein, mouse; C499440:R7BP protein, mouse; D020710:RGS Proteins; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B; C492038:Rgs7 protein, mouse
keywords: GIRK channels; GPCR signaling; RGS proteins; hippocampus; learning and memory; synaptic plasticity
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