Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species regulate the strength of inhibitory GABA-mediated synaptic transmission

Michael V. Accardi, Bryan A. Daniels, Patricia M.G.E. Brown, Jean-Marc Fritschy, Shiva K. Tyagarajan and Derek Bowie ()
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Michael V. Accardi: McGill University
Bryan A. Daniels: McGill University
Patricia M.G.E. Brown: McGill University
Jean-Marc Fritschy: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich
Shiva K. Tyagarajan: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich
Derek Bowie: McGill University

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract Neuronal communication imposes a heavy metabolic burden in maintaining ionic gradients essential for action potential firing and synaptic signalling. Although cellular metabolism is known to regulate excitatory neurotransmission, it is still unclear whether the brain’s energy supply affects inhibitory signalling. Here we show that mitochondrial-derived reactive oxygen species (mROS) regulate the strength of postsynaptic GABAA receptors at inhibitory synapses of cerebellar stellate cells. Inhibition is strengthened through a mechanism that selectively recruits α3-containing GABAA receptors into synapses with no discernible effect on resident α1-containing receptors. Since mROS promotes the emergence of postsynaptic events with unique kinetic properties, we conclude that newly recruited α3-containing GABAA receptors are activated by neurotransmitter released onto discrete postsynaptic sites. Although traditionally associated with oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disease, our data identify mROS as a putative homeostatic signalling molecule coupling cellular metabolism to the strength of inhibitory transmission.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4168

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