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ArticleThe European journal of neuroscience2011

Developmental regulation of G protein-gated inwardly-rectifying K+ (GIRK/Kir3) channel subunits in the brain.

Laura Fernández-Alacid, Masahiko Watanabe, Elek Molnár, Kevin Wickman, Rafael Luján

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Article in The European journal of neuroscience, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Laura Fernández-AlacidDepartamento de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
Masahiko Watanabe
Elek Molnár
Kevin Wickman
Rafael Luján
University of Castilla-La Mancha · ESHokkaido University · JPUniversity of Bristol · GBUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Subcellular Targeting/Packaging of Opioids/ReceptorsP50DA011806 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI LOH, HORACE · 1998 to 2012
$14.0M
G protein-gated K+ channels and inhibitory signalingR01MH061933 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI WICKMAN, KEVIN D · 2001 to 2016
$4.4M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/F011326/1Medical Research Council G0601509NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA011806NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH061933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein-gated inwardly-rectifying K(+) (GIRK/family 3 of inwardly-rectifying K(+) ) channels are coupled to neurotransmitter action and can play important roles in modulating neuronal excitability. We investigated the temporal and spatial expression of GIRK1, GIRK2 and GIRK3 subunits in the developing and adult brain of mice and rats using biochemical, immunohistochemical and immunoelectron microscopic techniques. At all ages analysed, the overall distribution patterns of GIRK1-3 were very similar, with high expression levels in the neocortex, cerebellum, hippocampus and thalamus. Focusing on the hippocampus, histoblotting and immunohistochemistry showed that GIRK1-3 protein levels increased with age, and this was accompanied by a shift in the subcellular localization of the subunits. Early in development (postnatal day 5), GIRK subunits were predominantly localized to the endoplasmic reticulum in the pyramidal cells, but by postnatal day 60 they were mostly found along the plasma membrane. During development, GIRK1 and GIRK2 were found primarily at postsynaptic sites, whereas GIRK3 was predominantly detected at presynaptic sites. In addition, GIRK1 and GIRK2 expression on the spine plasma membrane showed identical proximal-to-distal gradients that differed from GIRK3 distribution. Furthermore, although GIRK1 was never found within the postsynaptic density (PSD), the level of GIRK2 in the PSD progressively increased and GIRK3 did not change in the PSD during development. Together, these findings shed new light on the developmental regulation and subcellular diversity of neuronal GIRK channels, and support the contention that distinct subpopulations of GIRK channels exert separable influences on neuronal excitability. The ability to selectively target specific subpopulations of GIRK channels may prove effective in the treatment of disorders of excitability.

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AnimalsBrainG Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium ChannelsImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronNeuronsProtein IsoformsProtein SubunitsRatsRats, WistarG Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium ChannelsProtein IsoformsProtein Subunits

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PMCPMC3936682
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