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Function of Specific K + Channels in Sustained High-Frequency Firing of Fast-Spiking Neocortical Interneurons

Erisir, A., Lau, D., Rudy, B., Leonard, C. S.·1999·Journal of Neurophysiology

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Fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons of the neocortex and hippocampus fire high-frequency trains of brief action potentials with little spike-frequency adaptation. How these striking properties arise is unclear, although recent evidence suggests K(+) channels containing Kv3.1-Kv3.2 proteins play an important role. We investigated the role of these channels in the firing properties of fast-spiking neocortical interneurons from mouse somatosensory cortex using a pharmacological and modeling approach. Low tetraethylammonium (TEA) concentrations (</=1 mM), which block only a few known K(+) channels including Kv3.1-Kv3.2, profoundly impaired action potential repolarization and high-frequency firing. Analysis of the spike trains evoked by steady depolarization revealed that, although TEA had little effect on the initial firing rate, it strongly reduced firing frequency later in the trains. These effects appeared to be specific to Kv3.1 and Kv3.2 channels, because blockade of dendrotoxin-sensitive Kv1 channels and BK Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels, which also have high TEA sensitivity, produced opposite or no effects. Voltage-clamp experiments confirmed the presence of a Kv3.1-Kv3.2-like current in fast-spiking neurons, but not in other interneurons. Analysis of spike shape changes during the spike trains suggested that Na(+) channel inactivation plays a significant role in the firing-rate slowdown produced by TEA, a conclusion that was supported by computer simulations. These findings indicate that the unique properties of Kv3.1-Kv3.2 channels enable sustained high-frequency firing by facilitating the recovery of Na(+) channel inactivation and by minimizing the duration of the afterhyperpolarization in neocortical interneurons.

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  • Delayed rectifier channels assembled from Kv3 subunits are instrumental components in conferring high-frequency action potential firing in numerous hippocampal and cortical interneuron subtypes.

    “Delayed rectifier channels assembled from Kv3 subunits are instrumental components in conferring high-frequency action potential firing in numerous hippocampal and cortical interneuron subtypes (304, 967, 1187).”

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Authors
Erisir, A., Lau, D., Rudy, B., & Leonard, C. S.
Affiliations
  • Department of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595; and
  • New York University (US)
  • New York Medical College (US)
Venue
Journal of Neurophysiology
Published
1999-11-01
Volume
82
Issue
5
Pages
2476-2489
ISSN
  • 0022-3077 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1598
OpenAlex
W1747998245
Cited by
458
References
65
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FWCI
4.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Neurophysiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1r01ns035215-01a1)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS27881, NS-35215)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Keywords
Kv3.1, potassium channels, fast-spiking interneurons, neocortical interneurons, high-frequency firing, spike frequency adaptation, tetraethylammonium, action potential repolarization, afterhyperpolarization, somatosensory cortex, GABAergic interneurons
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Animals, Evoked Potentials, Hippocampus, Interneurons, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neurons, Neuropeptides, Reaction Time, Regression Analysis, Somatosensory Cortex, Potassium Channels, Neocortex, Tetraethylammonium, Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated, Mice, Shaw Potassium Channels, In Vitro Techniques

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