Expression of AMPA receptor subunit flip/flop splice variants in the rat auditory brainstem and inferior colliculus.
J Comp Neurol
; 430(2): 160-71, 2001 Feb 05.
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The expression of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) receptor subunit mRNAs and their flip/flop splice variants was evaluated in the rat auditory brainstem and inferior colliculus employing in situ hybridization with radiolabeled oligonucleotide probes. A differential expression of AMPA receptor subunits in auditory nuclei was observed. In general, neurons in all nuclei of the auditory brainstem express high levels of GluR-C flop and GluR-D flop mRNA, but low to very low levels of GluR-A and GluR-B mRNA. The strongest GluR-C and -D flop expression is found in the ventral and medial part of the anteroventral cochlear nucleus, the posteroventral cochlear nucleus, and the medial and the lateral superior olive. These nuclei are part of the binaural auditory pathway which is important for sound localization in space. In contrast, neurons in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus express high levels of GluR-B flip but only low levels of the other AMPA receptor subunits. From our data, we conclude that neurons of nuclei involved in binaural processing exhibit a specific "auditory AMPA receptor" which consists primarily of GluR-C flop and -D flop and often lacks GluR-B subunits; this indicates fast kinetics and high Ca(2+) permeability of AMPA receptor currents. In contrast, neurons in the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus contain large amounts of GluR-B flip subunits resulting in Ca(2+) impermeable AMPA receptors with slow kinetics.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ratas
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Vías Auditivas
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Variación Genética
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Tronco Encefálico
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ADN Recombinante
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Colículos Inferiores
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Expresión Génica
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Receptores AMPA
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
J Comp Neurol
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos