Cell-Type-Dependent Molecular Composition of the Axon Initial Segment

被引:282
作者
Lorincz, Andrea [1 ]
Nusser, Zoltan [1 ]
机构
[1] Hungarian Acad Sci, Lab Cellular Neurophysiol, Inst Expt Med, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
voltage-gated ion channels; immunohistochemistry; axon initial segment; cortex; hippocampus; cerebellum; olfactory bulb;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4833-08.2008
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The exact site of initiation and shape of action potentials vary among different neuronal types. The reason for this variability is largely unknown, but the subunit composition, density and distribution of voltage-gated sodium (Nav) and potassium (Kv) channels within the axon initial segment (AIS) are likely to play a key role. Here, we asked how heterogeneous are the density and distribution of Nav and Kv channels within the AISs of a variety of excitatory and inhibitory neurons. Most of the studied cell types expressed a high density of Nav1.6, Kv1.1, and Kv1.2 subunits in their AIS, but the Nav1.1 subunit could only be detected in GABAergic interneurons. A proximo-distal gradient in the density of these subunits was observed within the AIS of certain nerve cells but not in others. For example, a gradual increase of the Nav1.6 subunit was observed in cortical layer 2/3 and hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cell (PC) AISs, whereas its density was rather uniform in layer 5 PC AISs. The Nav1.1 subunit was distributed evenly along the AIS of short-axon cells of the main olfactory bulb but was restricted to the proximal part of the AIS in cortical and cerebellar interneurons. Our results reveal a cell type-dependent expression of sodium and potassium channel subunits with varying densities along the proximo-distal axis of the AISs. This precise arrangement is likely to contribute to the diversity of firing properties observed among central neurons.
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页码:14329 / 14340
页数:12
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