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Perineuronal Nets Suppress Plasticity of Excitatory Synapses on CA2 Pyramidal Neurons

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Carstens, Kelly E., Phillips, Mary L., Pozzo-Miller, Lucas, Weinberg, Richard J., Dudek, Serena M.·2016·The Journal of Neuroscience

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UNLABELLED: Long-term potentiation of excitatory synapses on pyramidal neurons in the stratum radiatum rarely occurs in hippocampal area CA2. Here, we present evidence that perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix typically localized around inhibitory neurons, also surround mouse CA2 pyramidal neurons and envelop their excitatory synapses. CA2 pyramidal neurons express mRNA transcripts for the major PNN component aggrecan, identifying these neurons as a novel source for PNNs in the hippocampus. We also found that disruption of PNNs allows synaptic potentiation of normally plasticity-resistant excitatory CA2 synapses; thus, PNNs play a role in restricting synaptic plasticity in area CA2. Finally, we found that postnatal development of PNNs on CA2 pyramidal neurons is modified by early-life enrichment, suggesting that the development of circuits containing CA2 excitatory synapses are sensitive to manipulations of the rearing environment. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are thought to play a major role in restricting synaptic plasticity during postnatal development, and are altered in several models of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as schizophrenia and Rett syndrome. Although PNNs have been predominantly studied in association with inhibitory neurons throughout the brain, we describe a dense expression of PNNs around excitatory pyramidal neurons in hippocampal area CA2. We also provide insight into a previously unrecognized role for PNNs in restricting plasticity at excitatory synapses and raise the possibility of an early critical period of hippocampal plasticity that may ultimately reveal a key mechanism underlying learning and memory impairments of PNN-associated neurodevelopmental disorders.

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    The LTP facilitation seen after ChABC in CA2 comes from perineuronal net breakdown, not from other chondroitinase-sensitive extracellular matrix components.

    “We also found that disruption of PNNs allows synaptic potentiation of normally plasticity-resistant excitatory CA2 synapses; thus, PNNs play a role in restricting synaptic plasticity in area CA2.”
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    WFA staining intensity reliably measures the amount or development of perineuronal nets in CA2.

    “WFA staining intensity was quantified using measures of pixel luminescence value on ImageJ software (National Institutes of Health) using a region of interest (ROI) contoured around either CA2 pyramidal neurons in stratum pyramidale (SP) or CA2 apical dendrites using GFP fluorescence in a dorsal hippocampal section.”
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    Aggrecan mRNA in CA2 pyramidal cells means those cells synthesize aggrecan protein.

    “Localization of aggrecan mRNA in the pyramidal cell layer of area CA2 indicates that CA2 pyramidal neurons synthesize at least one major component of the PNN matrix, identifying such neurons as a novel source of PNNs in the hippocampus.”
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    Perineuronal nets are mainly found on inhibitory neurons in the neocortex.

    “Because PNNs are predominantly associated with inhibitory neurons in the neocortex”
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    ChABC's effect on synaptic plasticity is caused by PNN degradation rather than by other actions of the enzyme.

    “Plasticity of EPSC amplitudes is enhanced in CA2 neurons treated with the PNN-degrading enzyme ChABC, compared with untreated controls.”
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    The markers WFA, aggrecan, and neurocan specifically label perineuronal nets.

    “PNN markers surround CA2 pyramidal neurons and dendrites.”
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Authors
Carstens, K. E., Phillips, M. L., Pozzo-Miller, L., Weinberg, R. J., & Dudek, S. M.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • Civitan International (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2016-06-08
Volume
36
Issue
23
Pages
6312-6320
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2410908538
Cited by
271
References
52
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2026: 23 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 6
FWCI
13.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS039444, R01NS065027)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES100221, Z01ES100221)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
perineuronal nets, excitatory synapses, synaptic plasticity, hippocampal CA2, pyramidal neurons, aggrecan, extracellular matrix, long-term potentiation, postnatal development, rearing conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia, Rett syndrome, learning and memory
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Extracellular Matrix, Female, Glutamate Decarboxylase, Male, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Nerve Net, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Pyramidal Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Excitatory Amino Acid Agents, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Satellite Cells, Perineuronal, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Mice, CA2 Region, Hippocampal

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