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Developmental regulation of beta-carboline-induced inhibition of glycine-evoked responses depends on glycine receptor beta subunit expression
Mangin, Jean-Marie; Nguyen, Laurent; Gougnard, Catherine et al.
2005In Molecular Pharmacology, 67 (5), p. 1783-1796
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Keywords :
glycine; beta carboline; electrophysiology
Abstract :
[en] In this work, we show that beta-carbolines, which are known negative allosteric modulators of GABA A receptors, inhibit glycine-induced currents of embryonic mouse spinal cord and hippocampal neurons. In both cell types, beta-carboline-induced inhibition of glycine receptor (GlyR)-mediated responses decreases with time in culture. Single-channel recordings show that the major conductance levels of GlyR unitary currents shifts from high levels (>= 50 pS) in 2 to 3 days in vitro (DIV) neurons to low levels (< 50 pS) in 11 to 14 DIV neurons, assessing the replacement of functional homomeric GlyR by heteromeric GlyR. In cultured spinal cord neurons, the disappearance of beta-carboline inhibition of glycine responses and high conductance levels is almost complete in mature neurons, whereas a weaker decrease in beta-carboline-evoked glycine response inhibition and high conductance level proportion is observed in hippocampal neurons. To confirm the hypothesis that the decreased sensitivity of GlyR to beta-carbolines depends on beta subunit expression, Chinese hamster ovary cells were permanently transfected either with GlyR alpha 2 subunit alone or in combination with GlyR beta subunit. Single-channel recordings revealed that the major conductance levels shifted from high levels (>= 50 pS) in GlyR-alpha 2-transfected cells to low levels (< 50 pS) in GlyR-alpha 2-containing cells. Consistently, both picrotoxinand beta-carboline-induced inhibition of glycine-gated currents were significantly decreased in GlyR-alpha 2-transfected cells compared with GlyR-alpha 2-containing cells. In summary, we demonstrate that the incorporation of beta subunits in GlyRs confers resistance not only to picrotoxin but also to beta-carbolineinduced inhibition. Furthermore, we also provide evidence that hippocampal neurons undergo in vitro a partial maturation process of their GlyR-mediated responses.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology
Author, co-author :
Mangin, Jean-Marie
Nguyen, Laurent  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie
Gougnard, Catherine
Hans, Grégory ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anesthésie et réanimation
Rogister, Bernard  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Biochimie et physiologie générales, et biochimie humaine
Belachew, Shibeshih ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie
Moonen, Gustave  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neurologie - Doyen de la Faculté de Médecine
Legendre, Pascal
Rigo, Jean-Michel;  Universiteit Hasselt - UH
Language :
English
Title :
Developmental regulation of beta-carboline-induced inhibition of glycine-evoked responses depends on glycine receptor beta subunit expression
Publication date :
May 2005
Journal title :
Molecular Pharmacology
ISSN :
0026-895X
eISSN :
1521-0111
Publisher :
Amer Soc Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics, Bethesda, United States - Maryland
Volume :
67
Issue :
5
Pages :
1783-1796
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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