Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice.
GABAB receptors are the G-protein-coupled receptors for GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Pharmacological activation of GABAB receptors regulates neurotransmission and neuronal excitability at pre- and postsynaptic sites. Electrophysiological activation of GAB...
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| author | M Teresa Jurado-Parras José M Delgado-García Raudel Sánchez-Campusano Martin Gassmann Bernhard Bettler Agnès Gruart |
| author_facet | M Teresa Jurado-Parras José M Delgado-García Raudel Sánchez-Campusano Martin Gassmann Bernhard Bettler Agnès Gruart |
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| description | GABAB receptors are the G-protein-coupled receptors for GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Pharmacological activation of GABAB receptors regulates neurotransmission and neuronal excitability at pre- and postsynaptic sites. Electrophysiological activation of GABAB receptors in brain slices generally requires strong stimulus intensities. This raises the question as to whether behavioral stimuli are strong enough to activate GABAB receptors. Here we show that GABAB1a-/- mice, which constitutively lack presynaptic GABAB receptors at glutamatergic synapses, are impaired in their ability to acquire an operant learning task. In vivo recordings during the operant conditioning reveal a deficit in learning-dependent increases in synaptic strength at CA3-CA1 synapses. Moreover, GABAB1a-/- mice fail to synchronize neuronal activity in the CA1 area during the acquisition process. Our results support that activation of presynaptic hippocampal GABAB receptors is important for acquisition of a learning task and for learning-associated synaptic changes and network dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-353b6f0abd714cc091fe7192cab5e3e42022-12-21T23:46:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01112e014880010.1371/journal.pone.0148800Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice.M Teresa Jurado-ParrasJosé M Delgado-GarcíaRaudel Sánchez-CampusanoMartin GassmannBernhard BettlerAgnès GruartGABAB receptors are the G-protein-coupled receptors for GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Pharmacological activation of GABAB receptors regulates neurotransmission and neuronal excitability at pre- and postsynaptic sites. Electrophysiological activation of GABAB receptors in brain slices generally requires strong stimulus intensities. This raises the question as to whether behavioral stimuli are strong enough to activate GABAB receptors. Here we show that GABAB1a-/- mice, which constitutively lack presynaptic GABAB receptors at glutamatergic synapses, are impaired in their ability to acquire an operant learning task. In vivo recordings during the operant conditioning reveal a deficit in learning-dependent increases in synaptic strength at CA3-CA1 synapses. Moreover, GABAB1a-/- mice fail to synchronize neuronal activity in the CA1 area during the acquisition process. Our results support that activation of presynaptic hippocampal GABAB receptors is important for acquisition of a learning task and for learning-associated synaptic changes and network dynamics.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4743998?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | M Teresa Jurado-Parras José M Delgado-García Raudel Sánchez-Campusano Martin Gassmann Bernhard Bettler Agnès Gruart Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. PLoS ONE |
| title | Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. |
| title_full | Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. |
| title_fullStr | Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. |
| title_short | Presynaptic GABAB Receptors Regulate Hippocampal Synapses during Associative Learning in Behaving Mice. |
| title_sort | presynaptic gabab receptors regulate hippocampal synapses during associative learning in behaving mice |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4743998?pdf=render |
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