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Recordings from single neocortical nerve terminals reveal a nonselective cation channel activated by decreases in extracellular calcium
Authors:Smith Stephen M  Bergsman Jeremy B  Harata Nobutoshi C  Scheller Richard H  Tsien Richard W
Institution:Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
Abstract:Synaptic activity causes reductions in cleft Ca(2+)] that may impact subsequent synaptic efficacy. Using modified patch-clamp techniques to record from single neocortical nerve terminals, we report that physiologically relevant reductions of extracellular Ca(2+)] (Ca(2+)](o)) activate voltage-dependent outward currents. These outward currents are carried by a novel nonselective cation (NSC) channel that is indirectly inhibited by various extracellular agents (rank order potency, Gd(3+) > spermidine > Ca(2+) > Mg(2+), typical for Ca(2+)](o) receptors). The identification of a Ca(2+) sensor-NSC channel pathway establishes the existence of a mechanism by which presynaptic terminals can detect and respond to reductions in cleft Ca(2+)]. Activation of NSC channels by falls in Ca(2+)](o) would be expected during periods of high activity in the neocortex and may modulate the excitability of the presynaptic terminal.
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