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Abstract

In cerebellar Purkinje neurons, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmission undergoes a long-lasting “rebound potentiation” after the activation of excitatory climbing fiber inputs. Rebound potentiation is triggered by the climbing-fiber-induced transient elevation of intracellular Ca 2+ concentration and is expressed as a long-lasting increase of postsynaptic GABA A receptor sensitivity. Herein we show that inhibitors of the Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM-KII) signal transduction pathway effectively block the induction of rebound potentiation. These inhibitors have no effect on the once established rebound potentiation, on voltage-gated Ca 2+ channel currents, or on the basal inhibitory transmission itself. Futhermore, a protein phosphatase inhibitor and the intracellularly applied CaM-KII markedly enhanced GABA-mediated currents in Purkinje neurons. Our results demonstrate that CaM-KII activation and the following phosphorylation are key steps for rebound potentiation.

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Kano, M., Kano, M., Fukunaga, K., & Konnerth, A. (1996). Ca 2+ -induced rebound potentiation of γ-aminobutyric acid-mediated currents requires activation of Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent kinase II. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93(23), 13351–13356.

Authors 4
  1. Masanobu Kano (first)
  2. Misao Kano (additional)
  3. Kohji Fukunaga (additional)
  4. Arthur Konnerth (additional)
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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:40 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 3:19 p.m.)
Indexed 1 year ago (Aug. 21, 2024, 8:50 p.m.)
Issued 28 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 12, 1996)
Published 28 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 12, 1996)
Published Online 28 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 12, 1996)
Published Print 28 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 12, 1996)
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@article{Kano_1996, title={Ca 2+ -induced rebound potentiation of γ-aminobutyric acid-mediated currents requires activation of Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent kinase II}, volume={93}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.23.13351}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.93.23.13351}, number={23}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Kano, Masanobu and Kano, Misao and Fukunaga, Kohji and Konnerth, Arthur}, year={1996}, month=nov, pages={13351–13356} }