Artikel ; Online: Functionally Distinct Circuits Are Linked by Heterocellular Electrical Synapses in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus.
2024 Band 11, Heft 1
Abstract: The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) inhibits sensory thalamocortical relay neurons and is a key regulator of sensory attention as well as sleep and wake states. Recent developments have identified two distinct genetic subtypes of TRN neurons, calbindin- ... ...
Abstract | The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) inhibits sensory thalamocortical relay neurons and is a key regulator of sensory attention as well as sleep and wake states. Recent developments have identified two distinct genetic subtypes of TRN neurons, calbindin-expressing (CB) and somatostatin-expressing (SOM) neurons. These subtypes differ in localization within the TRN, electrophysiological properties, and importantly, targeting of thalamocortical relay channels. CB neurons send inhibition to and receive excitation from first-order thalamic relay nuclei, while SOM neurons send inhibition to and receive excitation from higher-order thalamic areas. These differences create distinct channels of information flow. It is unknown whether TRN neurons form electrical synapses between SOM and CB neurons and consequently bridge first-order and higher-order thalamic channels. Here, we use GFP reporter mice to label and record from CB-expressing and SOM-expressing TRN neurons. We confirm that GFP expression properly differentiates TRN subtypes based on electrophysiological differences, and we identified electrical synapses between pairs of neurons with and without common GFP expression for both CB and SOM types. That is, electrical synapses link both within and across subtypes of neurons in the TRN, forming either homocellular or heterocellular synapses. Therefore, we conclude that electrical synapses within the TRN provide a substrate for functionally linking thalamocortical first-order and higher-order channels within the TRN. |
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Mesh-Begriff(e) | Mice ; Animals ; Electrical Synapses/physiology ; Action Potentials/physiology ; Thalamic Nuclei/physiology ; Neurons/physiology ; Synapses/physiology ; Thalamus |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2024-01-10 |
Erscheinungsland | United States |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2800598-3 |
ISSN | 2373-2822 ; 2373-2822 |
ISSN (online) | 2373-2822 |
ISSN | 2373-2822 |
DOI | 10.1523/ENEURO.0269-23.2023 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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