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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2010

Maturation of synaptic partners: functional phenotype and synaptic organization tuned in synchrony.

Brian K Hoffpauir, Douglas R Kolson, Peter H Mathers, George A Spirou

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Article in The Journal of physiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Strengthening of the Efferent Olivocochlear System Leads to Synaptic Dysfunction and Tonotopy Disruption of a Central Auditory Nucleus.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brian K HoffpauirSensory Neuroscience Research Center, WVU School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Douglas R Kolson
Peter H Mathers
George A Spirou

Funding

Structural dynamics of developing auditory circuitsP20RR015574 · NCRR · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI RAMSDEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL · 2000 to 2009
$18.1M
Development of the Calyx of HeldR01DC007695 · NIDCD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI GEORGE A SPIROU, HENRIQUE Prado VON GERSDORFF · 2007 to 2026
$6.2M
Inhibition in Binaural ProcessingR01DC005035 · NIDCD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI SPIROU, GEORGE A · 2002 to 2006
$1.5M
Coordinated development of the calyx of Held and its postsynaptic targetF32DC008730 · NIDCD · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI HOFFPAUIR, BRIAN KEVIN · 2007 to 2008
$104k
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR015574NCRR NIH HHS RR015574NIDCD NIH HHS 5F32DC008730NIDCD NIH HHS DC005035NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC008730NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005035NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maturation of principal neurons of the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) was assessed in the context of the developmental organization and activity of their presynaptic afferents, which grow rapidly to form calyces of Held and to establish mono-innervation between postnatal days (P)2 and 4. MNTB neurons and their inputs were studied from embryonic day (E)17, when the nucleus was first discernable, until P14 after the onset of hearing. Using a novel slice preparation containing portions of the cochlea, cochlear nucleus and MNTB, we determined that synaptic inputs form onto MNTB neurons at E17 and stimulation of the cochlear nucleus can evoke action potentials (APs) and Ca(2+) signals. We analysed converging inputs onto individual MNTB neurons and found that competition among inputs was resolved quickly, as a single large input, typically larger than 4 nA, emerged from P3-P4. During calyx growth but before hearing onset, MNTB cells acquired their mature, phasic firing property and quantitative real-time PCR confirmed a coincident increase in low threshold K(+) channel mRNA. These events occurred in concert with an increase in somatic surface area and a 7-fold increase in the current threshold (30 to >200 pA) required to evoke action potentials, as input resistance (R(in)) settled from embryonic values greater than 1 GΩ to approximately 200 MΩ. We postulate that the postsynaptic transition from hyperexcitability to decreased excitability during calyx growth could provide a mechanism to establish the mature 1:1 innervation by selecting the winning calyceal input based on synaptic strength. By comparing biophysical maturation of the postsynaptic cell to alterations in presynaptic organization, we propose that maturation of synaptic partners is coordinated by synaptic activity in a process that is likely to generalize to other neural systems.

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PhenotypeAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCochlear NucleusExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleMiceNerve NetNeuronsPregnancySynapses

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PMID20855433
PMCPMC3008845

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