Abolishing cAMP sensitivity in HCN2 pacemaker channels induces generalized seizures.
JCI Insight
; 4(9)2019 05 02.
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| ID: mdl-31045576
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are dually gated channels that are operated by voltage and by neurotransmitters via the cAMP system. cAMP-dependent HCN regulation has been proposed to play a key role in regulating circuit behavior in the thalamus. By analyzing a knockin mouse model (HCN2EA), in which binding of cAMP to HCN2 was abolished by 2 amino acid exchanges (R591E, T592A), we found that cAMP gating of HCN2 is essential for regulating the transition between the burst and tonic modes of firing in thalamic dorsal-lateral geniculate (dLGN) and ventrobasal (VB) nuclei. HCN2EA mice display impaired visual learning, generalized seizures of thalamic origin, and altered NREM sleep properties. VB-specific deletion of HCN2, but not of HCN4, also induced these generalized seizures of the absence type, corroborating a key role of HCN2 in this particular nucleus for controlling consciousness. Together, our data define distinct pathological phenotypes resulting from the loss of cAMP-mediated gating of a neuronal HCN channel.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Convulsiones
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AMP Cíclico
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Canales Regulados por Nucleótidos Cíclicos Activados por Hiperpolarización
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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En
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JCI Insight
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos