Article ; Online: Kit Ligand and Kit receptor tyrosine kinase sustain synaptic inhibition of Purkinje cells.
2024 Volume 12
Abstract: The cell-type-specific expression of ligand/receptor and cell-adhesion molecules is a fundamental mechanism through which neurons regulate connectivity. Here, we determine a functional relevance of the long-established mutually exclusive expression of ... ...
Abstract | The cell-type-specific expression of ligand/receptor and cell-adhesion molecules is a fundamental mechanism through which neurons regulate connectivity. Here, we determine a functional relevance of the long-established mutually exclusive expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase Kit and the trans-membrane protein Kit Ligand by discrete populations of neurons in the mammalian brain. Kit is enriched in molecular layer interneurons (MLIs) of the cerebellar cortex (i.e., stellate and basket cells), while cerebellar Kit Ligand is selectively expressed by a target of their inhibition, Purkinje cells (PCs). By in vivo genetic manipulation spanning embryonic development through adulthood, we demonstrate that PC Kit Ligand and MLI Kit are required for, and capable of driving changes in, the inhibition of PCs. Collectively, these works in mice demonstrate that the Kit Ligand/Kit receptor dyad sustains mammalian central synapse function and suggest a rationale for the affiliation of Kit mutation with neurodevelopmental disorders. |
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MeSH term(s) | Mice ; Animals ; Purkinje Cells/physiology ; Stem Cell Factor/metabolism ; Cerebellum/physiology ; Cerebellar Cortex/metabolism ; Interneurons/physiology ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism ; Mammals/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Stem Cell Factor ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases (EC 2.7.10.1) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-03-27 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2687154-3 |
ISSN | 2050-084X ; 2050-084X |
ISSN (online) | 2050-084X |
ISSN | 2050-084X |
DOI | 10.7554/eLife.89792 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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