Summary Muscarinic receptor activation facilitates the induction of synaptic plasticity and enhances cognitive function. However, the specific muscarinic receptor subtype involved and the critical intracellular signaling pathways engaged have remained controversial. Here, we show that the recently discovered highly selective allosteric M1 receptor agonist 77-LH-28-1 facilitates long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by theta burst stimulation at Schaffer collateral synapses in the hippocampus. Similarly, release of acetylcholine by stimulation of cholinergic fibers facilitates LTP via activation of M1 receptors. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) opening during theta burst stimulation was enhanced by M1 receptor activation, indicating this is the mechanism for LTP facilitation. M1 receptors were found to enhance NMDAR activation by inhibiting SK channels that otherwise act to hyperpolarize postsynaptic spines and inhibit NMDAR opening. Thus, we describe a mechanism where M1 receptor activation inhibits SK channels, allowing enhanced NMDAR activity and leading to a facilitation of LTP induction in the hippocampus.
Facilitation of Long-Term Potentiation by Muscarinic M1 Receptors Is Mediated by Inhibition of SK Channels
Katherine A. Buchanan,M. Petrovic,S. Chamberlain,N. Marrion,Jack R. Mellor
Published 2010 in Neuron
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
2010
- Venue
Neuron
- Publication date
2010-12-09
- Fields of study
Biology, Medicine
- Identifiers
- External record
- Source metadata
Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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CONCEPTS
- 77-lh-28-1
A highly selective allosteric agonist used to activate M1 receptors in the experiments.
- acetylcholine
The endogenous neurotransmitter released by cholinergic fibers in the preparation.
Aliases: ACh
- cholinergic fiber
Neural fibers that release acetylcholine onto the hippocampal circuit examined here.
Aliases: cholinergic fibers
- hippocampus
A brain region containing the synapses used in the plasticity experiments.
- long-term potentiation
A persistent increase in synaptic strength measured as the plasticity outcome in the hippocampal preparation.
Aliases: LTP
- m1 receptor
A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype examined as the mediator of cholinergic effects in hippocampal plasticity.
Aliases: muscarinic M1 receptor, M1 muscarinic receptor
- n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
A glutamate receptor whose opening was assessed as part of the mechanism linking cholinergic signaling to plasticity.
Aliases: NMDAR
- schaffer collateral synapse
The hippocampal synaptic connection between Schaffer collateral inputs and CA1 pyramidal cells examined for plasticity.
Aliases: Schaffer collateral synapses
- sk channel
A small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel implicated in regulating postsynaptic spine excitability.
Aliases: small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel, SK channels
- theta burst stimulation
A patterned electrical stimulation protocol used to induce synaptic plasticity at hippocampal synapses.
Aliases: TBS
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