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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2008

Alterations in Ca2+-buffering in prion-null mice: association with reduced afterhyperpolarizations in CA1 hippocampal neurons.

Andrew D Powell, Emil C Toescu, John Collinge, John G R Jefferys

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew D PowellDivision of Neuroscience (Neurophysiology), The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Emil C Toescu
John Collinge
John G R Jefferys
MRC Prion Unit · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 6/BS5 16776Medical Research Council MC_U123192748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prion protein (PrP) is a normal component of neurons, which confers susceptibility to prion diseases. Despite its evolutionary conservation, its normal function remains controversial. PrP-deficient (Prnp(0/0)) mice have weaker afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs) in cerebellar and hippocampal neurons. Here we show that the AHP impairment in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells is selective for the slow AHP, and is not caused by an impairment of either voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels or Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels. Instead, Prnp(0/0) neurons have twofold to threefold stronger Ca(2+) buffering and double the Ca(2+) extrusion rate. In Prnp(0/0) neurons thapsigargin abolished the stronger Ca(2+) buffering and extrusion, and thapsigargin or cyclopiazonic acid abolished the weakening of the slow AHPs. These data implicate sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase in the enhanced Ca(2+) buffering, and extrusion into the endoplasmic reticulum, which contains substantial amounts of PrP in wild-type mice. Altered Ca(2+) homeostasis can explain several phenotypes identified in Prnp(0/0) mice.

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Pyramidal CellsAction PotentialsAnimalsBuffersCalciumCalcium SignalingElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsHippocampusHomeostasisIndolesIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhotolysisBuffersCalciumcyclopiazonic acidEnzyme InhibitorsIndolesPlfr protein, mousePregnancy ProteinsThapsigargin

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PMID18400886
PMCPMC6670463
OpenAlexW2032006598

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