TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of the GABA(A) receptor alpha6 subunit in cultured cerebellar granule cells is developmentally regulated by activation of GABA(A) receptors
AU - Carlson, B X
AU - Belhage, B
AU - Hansen, Gert Helge
AU - Elster, L
AU - Olsen, R W
AU - Schousboe, A
N1 - Keywords: Animals; Cells, Cultured; Cerebellum; GABA Agonists; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Isoxazoles; Neurons; Peptide Fragments; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, GABA-A
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Primary cultures of cerebellar granule cells, prepared from cerebella of 7-day-old rats and cultured for 4 or 8 days, were used to study the neurodifferentiative effect of a GABA(A) receptor agonist, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazol[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol (THIP), on the expression of the alpha6 GABA(A) receptor subunit. Membranes prepared from these cultures were photolabeled with the imidazobenzodiazepine [3H]Ro15-4513. In THIP-treated cultures at 4 days in vitro (DIV), photolabeled [3H]Ro15-4513 binding in membranes was significantly increased for both the 51 kilodalton, kDa, (alpha1 subunit) and 56-kDa (alpha6 subunit) radioactive peaks in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). In contrast, THIP-treated granule cells at 8 DIV demonstrated a small but significant decrease from control cultures in the photoincorporation of [3H]Ro15-4513 in the 51-kDa peak; however, no significant change in [3H]Ro15-4513 binding was observed for the 56-kDa polypeptide. Immunolabeling of the alpha6 subunit using silver-enhanced, immuno-gold staining of granule cells showed a significant effect with THIP treatment only at 4 DIV and not at 8 DIV. Examination by light microscopy demonstrated that the major effect of THIP was to increase alpha6 subunit clustering on granule cell bodies as well as neurites, 15-fold and sixfold, respectively. Using in situ hybridization, a small THIP-induced increase in alpha6 mRNA was detected at 4 DIV; however, no effect was apparent at 8 DIV. These data suggest that THIP has a trophic effect on alpha6 subunit expression, and this effect occurs only at an early developmental stage. Moreover, this study presents further evidence for the role of GABA(A) agonists, and thus the neurotransmitter, GABA, in regulating the expression of GABA(A) receptor subunits in the developing cerebellum.
AB - Primary cultures of cerebellar granule cells, prepared from cerebella of 7-day-old rats and cultured for 4 or 8 days, were used to study the neurodifferentiative effect of a GABA(A) receptor agonist, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazol[5,4-c]pyridin-3-ol (THIP), on the expression of the alpha6 GABA(A) receptor subunit. Membranes prepared from these cultures were photolabeled with the imidazobenzodiazepine [3H]Ro15-4513. In THIP-treated cultures at 4 days in vitro (DIV), photolabeled [3H]Ro15-4513 binding in membranes was significantly increased for both the 51 kilodalton, kDa, (alpha1 subunit) and 56-kDa (alpha6 subunit) radioactive peaks in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). In contrast, THIP-treated granule cells at 8 DIV demonstrated a small but significant decrease from control cultures in the photoincorporation of [3H]Ro15-4513 in the 51-kDa peak; however, no significant change in [3H]Ro15-4513 binding was observed for the 56-kDa polypeptide. Immunolabeling of the alpha6 subunit using silver-enhanced, immuno-gold staining of granule cells showed a significant effect with THIP treatment only at 4 DIV and not at 8 DIV. Examination by light microscopy demonstrated that the major effect of THIP was to increase alpha6 subunit clustering on granule cell bodies as well as neurites, 15-fold and sixfold, respectively. Using in situ hybridization, a small THIP-induced increase in alpha6 mRNA was detected at 4 DIV; however, no effect was apparent at 8 DIV. These data suggest that THIP has a trophic effect on alpha6 subunit expression, and this effect occurs only at an early developmental stage. Moreover, this study presents further evidence for the role of GABA(A) agonists, and thus the neurotransmitter, GABA, in regulating the expression of GABA(A) receptor subunits in the developing cerebellum.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 9452021
SN - 0360-4012
VL - 50
SP - 1053
EP - 1062
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Research
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Research
IS - 6
ER -