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Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Expressed by Striatal Interneurons Inhibit Striatal Activity and Control Striatal-Dependent Behaviors

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    SYSNO ASEP0559170
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Expressed by Striatal Interneurons Inhibit Striatal Activity and Control Striatal-Dependent Behaviors
    Author(s) Abbondanza, A. (CZ)
    Bas, I.R. (CZ)
    Modrák, M. (CZ)
    Čapek, Martin (UMG-J)
    Minich, J. (CZ)
    Tyshkevich, A. (CZ)
    Naser, S. (CZ)
    Rangotis, R. (CZ)
    Houdek, P. (CZ)
    Sumova, A. (CZ)
    Dumas, S. (FR)
    Bernard, V. (FR)
    Janíčková, H. (CZ)
    Number of authors13
    Source TitleJournal of Neuroscience. - : Society for Neuroscience - ISSN 0270-6474
    Roč. 42, č. 13 (2022), s. 2786-2803
    Number of pages18 s.
    Publication formOnline - E
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsacetylcholine ; behavior ; Fos ; interneurons ; nAChRs ; striatum
    Subject RIVEB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology
    OECD categoryNeurosciences (including psychophysiology
    R&D ProjectsLM2018131 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2015062 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LM2018129 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    EF18_046/0016045 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Research InfrastructureELIXIR-CZ II - 90131 - Ústav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v. v. i.
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportUMG-J - RVO:68378050
    UT WOS000779618200003
    DOI10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1627-21.2022
    AnnotationAcetylcholine is an important modulator of striatal activity, and it is vital to controlling striatal-dependent behaviors, including motor and cognitive functions. Despite this significance, the mechanisms determining how acetylcholine impacts striatal signaling are still not fully understood. In particular, little is known about the role of nAChRs expressed by striatal interneurons. In the present study, we used FISH to determine which neuronal types express the most prevalent beta2 nicotinic subunit in the mouse striatum. Our data support a common view that nAChR expression is mostly restricted to striatal interneurons. Surprisingly though, cholinergic interneurons were identified as a population with the highest expression of beta2 nicotinic subunit. To investigate the functional significance of beta2containing nAChRs in striatal interneurons, we deleted them by injecting the AAV-Cre vector into the striatum of beta2-flox/flox male mice. The deletion led to alterations in several behavioral domains, namely, to an increased anxiety-like behavior, decrease in sociability ratio, deficit in discrimination learning, and increased amphetamine-induced hyperlocomotion and c-Fos expression in mice with beta2 deletion. Further colocalization analysis showed that the increased c-Fos expression was present in both medium spiny neurons and presumed striatal interneurons. The present study concludes that, despite being relatively rare, beta2-containing nAChRs are primarily expressed in striatal neurons by cholinergic interneurons and play a significant role in behavior.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Molecular Genetics
    ContactNikol Škňouřilová, nikol.sknourilova@img.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 063 217
    Year of Publishing2023
    Electronic addresshttps://www.jneurosci.org/content/42/13/2786.long
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