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ArticleMolecular brain2018

Expression of functional inhibitory neurotransmitter transporters GlyT1, GAT-1, and GAT-3 by astrocytes of inferior colliculus and hippocampus.

Elsa Ghirardini, Simon L Wadle, Vanessa Augustin, Jasmin Becker, Sina Brill, Julia Hammerich, Gerald Seifert, Jonathan Stephan

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Article in Molecular brain, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elsa GhirardiniAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Simon L WadleAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Vanessa AugustinAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Jasmin BeckerAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Sina BrillAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Julia HammerichAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Gerald SeifertInstitute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53105, Bonn, Germany.
Jonathan StephanAnimal Physiology Group, Department of Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schroedinger-Strasse 13, D-67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany. jonathan.stephan@bio.uni-kl.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4869-8092
University of Kaiserslautern · DEHumanitas University · ITUniversity of Bonn · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 2352/2-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal inhibition is mediated by glycine and/or GABA. Inferior colliculus (IC) neurons receive glycinergic and GABAergic inputs, whereas inhibition in hippocampus (HC) predominantly relies on GABA. Astrocytes heterogeneously express neurotransmitter transporters and are expected to adapt to the local requirements regarding neurotransmitter homeostasis. Here we analyzed the expression of inhibitory neurotransmitter transporters in IC and HC astrocytes using whole-cell patch-clamp and single-cell reverse transcription-PCR. We show that most astrocytes in both regions expressed functional glycine transporters (GlyTs). Activation of these transporters resulted in an inward current (I

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AnimalsAstrocytesGABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteinsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlycineGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHippocampusInferior ColliculiIon Channel GatingKineticsMice, Inbred C57BLSingle-Cell AnalysisGABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteinsgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlycineGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSlc6a13 protein, mouseSlc6a9 protein, mouseGAT-1GAT-3GlyT1HippocampusInferior colliculus

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PMID29370841
PMCPMC5785846
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