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ArticleScientific reports2016

ATP from synaptic terminals and astrocytes regulates NMDA receptors and synaptic plasticity through PSD-95 multi-protein complex.

U Lalo, O Palygin, A Verkhratsky, S G N Grant, Y Pankratov

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

U LaloThe University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences, Coventry, UK.
O PalyginThe University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences, Coventry, UK.
A VerkhratskyThe University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Science, Manchester, UK.
S G N GrantCentre for Clinical Brain Science, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK.
Y PankratovThe University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences, Coventry, UK.
University of Warwick · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K009192/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies highlighted the importance of astrocyte-secreted molecules, such as ATP, for the slow modulation of synaptic transmission in central neurones. Biophysical mechanisms underlying the impact of gliotransmitters on the strength of individual synapse remain, however, unclear. Here we show that purinergic P2X receptors can bring significant contribution to the signalling in the individual synaptic boutons. ATP released from astrocytes facilitates a recruitment of P2X receptors into excitatory synapses by Ca(2+)-dependent mechanism. P2X receptors, co-localized with NMDA receptors in the excitatory synapses, can be activated by ATP co-released with glutamate from pre-synaptic terminals and by glia-derived ATP. An activation of P2X receptors in turn leads to down-regulation of postsynaptic NMDA receptors via Ca(2+)-dependent de-phosphorylation and interaction with PSD-95 multi-protein complex. Genetic deletion of the PSD-95 or P2X4 receptors obliterated ATP-mediated down-regulation of NMDA receptors. Impairment of purinergic modulation of NMDA receptors in the PSD-95 mutants dramatically decreased the threshold of LTP induction and increased the net magnitude of LTP. Our findings show that synergistic action of glia- and neurone-derived ATP can pre-modulate efficacy of excitatory synapses and thereby can have an important role in the glia-neuron communications and brain meta-plasticity.

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Neuronal PlasticityAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAstrocytesCalciumDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinMiceMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNeocortexNeurogliaNeuronsProtein BindingReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReceptors, Purinergic P2XSynapsesAdenosine TriphosphateCalciumDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinMultiprotein ComplexesReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReceptors, Purinergic P2X

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PMID27640997
PMCPMC5027525
OpenAlexW2523722604

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