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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017

Kv1.1 channelopathy abolishes presynaptic spike width modulation by subthreshold somatic depolarization.

Umesh Vivekananda, Pavel Novak, Oscar D Bello, Yuri E Korchev, Shyam S Krishnakumar, Kirill E Volynski, Dimitri M Kullmann

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Umesh VivekanandaInstitute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom.
Pavel NovakSchool of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
Oscar D BelloInstitute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom.
Yuri E KorchevDepartment of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
Shyam S KrishnakumarInstitute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom.
Kirill E VolynskiInstitute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom.
Dimitri M KullmannInstitute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom; d.kullmann@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBImperial College London · GBQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D018595/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D020875/1Medical Research Council G0200373Medical Research Council G0600089Medical Research Council G0801316Medical Research Council G0802158Medical Research Council G116/147Medical Research Council MR/L01095X/1Medical Research Council MR/M013812/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although action potentials propagate along axons in an all-or-none manner, subthreshold membrane potential fluctuations at the soma affect neurotransmitter release from synaptic boutons. An important mechanism underlying analog-digital modulation is depolarization-mediated inactivation of presynaptic Kv1-family potassium channels, leading to action potential broadening and increased calcium influx. Previous studies have relied heavily on recordings from blebs formed after axon transection, which may exaggerate the passive propagation of somatic depolarization. We recorded instead from small boutons supplied by intact axons identified with scanning ion conductance microscopy in primary hippocampal cultures and asked how distinct potassium channels interact in determining the basal spike width and its modulation by subthreshold somatic depolarization. Pharmacological or genetic deletion of Kv1.1 broadened presynaptic spikes without preventing further prolongation by brief depolarizing somatic prepulses. A heterozygous mouse model of episodic ataxia type 1 harboring a dominant Kv1.1 mutation had a similar broadening effect on basal spike shape as deletion of Kv1.1; however, spike modulation by somatic prepulses was abolished. These results argue that the Kv1.1 subunit is not necessary for subthreshold modulation of spike width. However, a disease-associated mutant subunit prevents the interplay of analog and digital transmission, possibly by disrupting the normal stoichiometry of presynaptic potassium channels.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsAtaxiaDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionHippocampusKv1.1 Potassium ChannelMiceMice, KnockoutMyokymiaNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsPrimary Cell CultureProtein SubunitsSynaptic TransmissionKv1.1 Potassium ChannelProtein Subunitschannelopathypotassium channelsynaptic transmission

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PMID28193892
PMCPMC5338558
OpenAlexW2588415663

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