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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2016

Plasticity-Related Gene 1 Affects Mouse Barrel Cortex Function via Strengthening of Glutamatergic Thalamocortical Transmission.

Petr Unichenko, Sergei Kirischuk, Jenq-Wei Yang, Jan Baumgart, Thomas Roskoden, Patrick Schneider, Angela Sommer, Guilherme Horta, Konstantin Radyushkin, Robert Nitsch and 2 more

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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12 authors.

Petr UnichenkoInstitute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
Sergei KirischukInstitute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
Jenq-Wei YangInstitute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.
Jan BaumgartInstitute for Microanatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Building 708, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Thomas RoskodenInstitute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
Patrick SchneiderInstitute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
Angela SommerInstitute of Anatomy, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
Guilherme HortaInstitute for Microanatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Building 708, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Konstantin RadyushkinFocus Program Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
Robert NitschInstitute for Microanatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Building 708, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Johannes VogtInstitute for Microanatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, Building 708, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
Heiko J LuhmannInstitute of Physiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasticity-related gene-1 (PRG-1) is a brain-specific protein that modulates glutamatergic synaptic transmission. Here we investigated the functional role of PRG-1 in adolescent and adult mouse barrel cortex both in vitro and in vivo. Compared with wild-type (WT) animals, PRG-1-deficient (KO) mice showed specific behavioral deficits in tests assessing sensorimotor integration and whisker-based sensory discrimination as shown in the beam balance/walking test and sandpaper tactile discrimination test, respectively. At P25-31, spontaneous network activity in the barrel cortex in vivo was higher in KO mice compared with WT littermates, but not at P16-19. At P16-19, sensory evoked cortical responses in vivo elicited by single whisker stimulation were comparable in KO and WT mice. In contrast, at P25-31 evoked responses were smaller in amplitude and longer in duration in WT animals, whereas KO mice revealed no such developmental changes. In thalamocortical slices from KO mice, spontaneous activity was increased already at P16-19, and glutamatergic thalamocortical inputs to Layer 4 spiny stellate neurons were potentiated. We conclude that genetic ablation of PRG-1 modulates already at P16-19 spontaneous and evoked excitability of the barrel cortex, including enhancement of thalamocortical glutamatergic inputs to Layer 4, which distorts sensory processing in adulthood.

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AnimalsCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsFemaleGlutamic AcidMaleMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPostural BalanceSomatosensory CortexSynaptic TransmissionThalamusTissue Culture TechniquesCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsGlutamic AcidNerve Tissue ProteinsPrg-1 protein, mousebehaviorin vitroin vivonetwork activitypatch-clamp recordings

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PMCPMC4898676

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