Enriched Expression of Serotonin 1B and 2A Receptor Genes in Macaque Visual Cortex and their Bidirectional Modulatory Effects on Neuronal Responses
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To study the molecular mechanism how cortical areas are specialized in adult primates, we searched for area-specific genes in macaque monkeys and found striking enrichment of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) 1B receptor mRNA, and to a lesser extent, of 5-HT2A receptor mRNA, in the primary visual area (V1). In situ hybridization analyses revealed that both mRNA species were highly concentrated in the geniculorecipient layers IVA and IVC, where they were coexpressed in the same neurons. Monocular inactivation by tetrodotoxin injection resulted in a strong and rapid (<3 h) downregulation of these mRNAs, suggesting the retinal activity dependency of their expression. Consistent with the high expression level in V1, clear modulatory effects of 5-HT1B and 5-HT2A receptor agonists on the responses of V1 neurons were observed in in vivo electrophysiological experiments. The modulatory effect of the 5-HT1B agonist was dependent on the firing rate of the recorded neurons: The effect tended to be facilitative for neurons with a high firing rate, and suppressive for those with a low firing rate. The 5-HT2A agonist showed opposite effects. These results suggest that this serotonergic system controls the visual response in V1 for optimization of information processing toward the incoming visual inputs.
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Cortical pyramidal neurons show heterogeneous expression of serotonin receptors and therefore may exhibit varied responses to activation of serotonergic afferents.
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- Watakabe, A., Komatsu, Y., Sadakane, O., Shimegi, S., Takahata, T., Higo, N., Tochitani, S., Hashikawa, T., Naito, T., Osaki, H., Sakamoto, H., Okamoto, M., Ishikawa, A., Hara, S.-I., Akasaki, T., Sato, H., & Yamamori, T.
- Affiliations
- National Institute for Basic Biology (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)
- RIKEN Center for Brain Science (JP)
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- Yamamori, Tetsuo
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- Cerebral Cortex
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
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- 2008-12-04
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- 19
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- 1915-1928
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- 1047-3211 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2199
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- PMC2705701
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- W2134498737
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Keywords
- 5-HT1B receptor, 5-HT2A receptor, visual processing, cortical specialization
- MeSH terms
- Action Potentials, Animals, Chlorocebus aethiops, Electrophysiology, Macaca, Neurons, Photic Stimulation, Visual Cortex, Gene Expression, Serotonin Receptor Agonists, In Situ Hybridization, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B, Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
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