Direct modulation of synaptic vesicle priming by GABA(B) receptor activation at a glutamatergic synapse - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2003 Aug 14;424(6950):775-8.

doi: 10.1038/nature01859.

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Direct modulation of synaptic vesicle priming by GABA(B) receptor activation at a glutamatergic synapse

Takeshi Sakaba et al. Nature. 2003.

Abstract

Second messenger cascades involving G proteins and calcium are known to modulate neurotransmitter release. A prominent effect of such a cascade is the downmodulation of presynaptic calcium influx, which markedly reduces evoked neurotransmitter release. Here we show that G-protein-mediated signalling, such as through GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid) subtype B (GABA(B)) receptors, retards the recruitment of synaptic vesicles during sustained activity and after short-term depression. This retardation occurs through a lowering of cyclic AMP, which blocks the stimulatory effect of increased calcium concentration on vesicle recruitment. In this signalling pathway, cAMP (functioning through the cAMP-dependent guanine nucleotide exchange factor) and calcium/calmodulin cooperate to enhance vesicle priming. The differential modulation of the two forms of synaptic plasticity, presynaptic inhibition and calcium-dependent recovery from synaptic depression, is expected to have interesting consequences for the dynamic behaviour of neural networks.

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