Ca<sup>2+</sup>-Independent Feedback Inhibition of Acetylcholine Release in Frog Neuromuscular Junction

Slutsky, Inna; Rashkovan, G.; Parnas, H.; Parnas, I.

doi:10.1523/jneurosci.22-09-03426.2002

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“…This slow feedback inhibition, but not the fast one, is abolished at high depolarizations. The authors (51) suggested that the slow high affinity process, which is mediated by a second messenger, is probably important to maintain the rest (resting potential and resting concentration of ACh) level of release, whereas the low affinity fast process is likely to regulate the action potentialevoked ACh release.…”

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The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

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Parnas

et al. 2006

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

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Journal of Biological Chemistry

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“…After 2-3 h the pump was reactivated, and recording was resumed. Two to three hours of incubation was shown to be sufficient for PTX activation (51) and for reducing muscarine-mediated autoinhibition of ACh release (10). Here, it diminished Glu-induced inhibition (SI Fig.…”

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“…Much of this suggested mechanism was supported experimentally (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) by using mainly the cholinergic neuromuscular junction (NMJ), where the M 2 muscarinic autoreceptor (M 2 R) controls both slow feedback inhibition (9,10) and fast ACh release (6)(7)(8). However, the relevance of this hypothesis for other NTs was not investigated.…”

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Molecular mechanisms that control initiation and termination of physiological depolarization-evoked transmitter release

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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Ca 2؉ is essential for physiological depolarization-evoked synchronous neurotransmitter release. But, whether Ca 2؉ influx or another factor controls release initiation is still under debate. The time course of ACh release is controlled by a presynaptic inhibitory G protein-coupled autoreceptor (GPCR), whose agonist-binding affinity is voltage-sensitive. However, the relevance of this property for release control is not known. To resolve this question, we used pertussis toxin (PTX), which uncouples GPCR from its Gi/o and in turn reduces the affinity of GPCR toward its agonist. We show that PTX enhances ACh and glutamate release (in mice and crayfish, respectively) and, most importantly, alters the time course of release without affecting Ca 2؉ currents. These effects are not mediated by G␤␥ because its microinjection into the presynaptic terminal did not alter the time course of release. Also, PTX reduces the association of the GPCR with the exocytotic machinery, and this association is restored by the addition of agonist. We offer the following mechanism for control of initiation and termination of physiological depolarization-evoked transmitter release. At rest, release is under tonic block achieved by the transmitter-bound high-affinity presynaptic GPCR interacting with the exocytotic machinery. Upon depolarization, the GPCR uncouples from its G protein and consequently shifts to a low-affinity state toward the transmitter. The transmitter dissociates, the unbound GPCR detaches from the exocytotic machinery, and the tonic block is alleviated. The free machinery, together with Ca 2؉ that had already entered, initiates release. Release terminates when the reverse occurs upon repolarization.G protein-coupled receptor ͉ neurotransmitter release ͉ pertussis toxin ͉ presynaptic receptors C a 2ϩ influx is essential for physiological depolarizationinduced neurotransmitter (NT) release (1, 2). A broader, Ca 2ϩ voltage, hypothesis suggests that two factors control release: Ca 2ϩ and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), whose agonist-binding affinity is voltage-dependent (3). The mechanism suggested for this control is as follows. (i) At resting potential and rest concentration (nMs) of transmitter, the release machinery (SNARE proteins and synaptotagmin) is under tonic block imposed by the transmitter-bound high-affinity (nMs) GPCR. (ii) Depolarization shifts the GPCR to a lowaffinity state ( Ms), resulting in rapid transmitter dissociation (it should be emphasized that at this stage release of NT did not occur yet, and the concentration of NT in the synapse is still in the nM range). (iii) The unbound GPCR detaches from the release machinery to relieve the tonic block. The free-release machinery together with Ca 2ϩ , which had already entered, initiates release. (iv) Upon repolarization, release terminates because the receptor returns to its high-affinity state and the tonic block is reinstated.Much of this suggested mechanism was supported experimentally (3-8) by using mainly the cholinergic neuromuscular junction (N...

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“…2) In a number of preparations ACh release is enhanced by M 2 R antagonists (D'Agostino et al 1986;Morita et al 1982; Peteris and Ogren 1988;Slutsky et al 1999).…”

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“…Furthermore, interaction was seen only when the M 2 R was occupied by a nonhydrolyzable muscarinic receptor agonist, muscarine. Addition of methoctramine, a specific M 2 /M 4 antagonist, abolished the interaction (Ilouz et al 1999).2) In a number of preparations ACh release is enhanced by M 2 R antagonists (D'Agostino et al 1986;Morita et al 1982; Peteris and Ogren 1988;Slutsky et al 1999).3) We have recently shown, in Xenopus oocytes, that M 2 R does indeed reside in a high-affinity state for ACh at resting potential (Ϫ60 mV) and in a low-affinity state at ϩ40 mV (Ben-Chaim et al 2003).A formal mathematical model of our hypothesis was provided by Yusim et al (1999). This model was further tested, and some of its key assumptions were supported by experimental results.…”

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Depolarization Initiates Phasic Acetylcholine Release by Relief of a Tonic Block Imposed by Presynaptic M₂ Muscarinic Receptors

Parnas

Slutsky²,

Rashkovan³

et al. 2005

Journal of Neurophysiology

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Parnas, H., I. Slutsky, G. Rashkovan, I. Silman, J. Wess, and I. Parnas. Depolarization initiates phasic acetylcholine release by relief of a tonic block imposed by presynaptic M 2 muscarinic receptors. J Neurophysiol 93: 3257-3269, 2005. First published February 9, 2005 doi:10.1152/jn.01131.2004. The role of presynaptic muscarinic autoreceptors in the initiation of phasic acetylcholine (ACh) release at frog and mouse neuromuscular junctions was studied by measuring the dependency of the amount (m) of ACh release on the level of presynaptic depolarization. Addition of methoctramine (a blocker of M 2 muscarinic receptors), or of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), increased release in a voltage-dependent manner; enhancement of release declined as the depolarizing pulse amplitude increased. In frogs and wild-type mice the slope of log m/log pulse amplitude (PA) was reduced from about 7 in the control to about 4 in the presence of methoctramine or AChE. In M 2 muscarinic receptor knockout mice, the slope of log m/log PA was much smaller (about 4) and was not further reduced by addition of either methoctramine or AChE. The effect of a brief (0.1 ms), but strong (Ϫ1.2 A) depolarizing prepulse on the dependency of m on PA was also studied. The depolarizing prepulse had effects similar to those of methoctramine and AChE. In particular, it enhanced release of test pulses in a voltage-dependent manner and reduced the slope of log m/log PA from about 7 to about 4. Methoctramine ϩ AChE occluded the prepulse effects. In knockout mice, the depolarizing prepulse had no effects. The cumulative results suggest that initiation of phasic ACh release is achieved by depolarization-mediated relief of a tonic block imposed by presynaptic M 2 muscarinic receptors. I N T R O D U C T I O NPresynaptic G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to modulate neurotransmitter release by various mechanisms (MacDermott et al. 1999), one of which involves direct modulation of proteins of the release machinery (for example, Blackmer et al. 2001;Capogna et al. 1996;Scholz and Miller 1992;Silinsky 1984;Trudeau et al. 1996; for review see Miller 1998).We recently proposed that control of the time course of neurotransmitter release, both of initiation and termination, is achieved by a direct effect of presynaptic inhibitory autoreceptors on key proteins of the release machinery . In particular, we proposed that at rest (i.e., at resting potential and resting low level of transmitter in the cleft) the release machinery is under tonic block. The block is achieved as a result of an interaction of the transmitter-occupied inhibitory autoreceptor with the core proteins of the release machinery. At resting potential the receptor is in a high-affinity state and thus can be occupied even at the low tonic concentration of transmitter. Initiation of release is achieved by depolarization shifting the autoreceptor to a low-affinity state, resulting in fast dissociation of the transmitter from the receptor. The free autoreceptor rapidly detaches from the proteins o...

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Ca²⁺-Independent Feedback Inhibition of Acetylcholine Release in Frog Neuromuscular Junction

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The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

Molecular mechanisms that control initiation and termination of physiological depolarization-evoked transmitter release

Depolarization Initiates Phasic Acetylcholine Release by Relief of a Tonic Block Imposed by Presynaptic M₂ Muscarinic Receptors

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Ca2+-Independent Feedback Inhibition of Acetylcholine Release in Frog Neuromuscular Junction

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The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

The Metabotropic Glutamate G-protein-coupled Receptors mGluR3 and mGluR1a Are Voltage-sensitive

Molecular mechanisms that control initiation and termination of physiological depolarization-evoked transmitter release

Depolarization Initiates Phasic Acetylcholine Release by Relief of a Tonic Block Imposed by Presynaptic M2 Muscarinic Receptors

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Ca²⁺-Independent Feedback Inhibition of Acetylcholine Release in Frog Neuromuscular Junction

Depolarization Initiates Phasic Acetylcholine Release by Relief of a Tonic Block Imposed by Presynaptic M₂ Muscarinic Receptors