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Dopamine transmission in the tail striatum: Regional variation and contribution of dopamine clearance mechanisms
Authors:Bronwyn Riley  Emily Gould  Jordan Lloyd  Luke E Hallum  Srdjan Vlajkovic  Kathryn Todd  Peter S Freestone
Institution:1. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;2. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Contribution: Data curation, Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology;3. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Contribution: Conceptualization, ​Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing;4. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing - review & editing;5. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Contribution: Supervision, Writing - review & editing;6. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Faculty of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Contribution: ​Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing - review & editing

Abstract:The striatum can be divided into four anatomically and functionally distinct domains: the dorsolateral, dorsomedial, ventral and the more recently identified caudolateral (tail) striatum. Dopamine transmission in these striatal domains underlies many important behaviours, yet little is known about this phenomenon in the tail striatum. Furthermore, the tail is divided anatomically into four divisions (dorsal, medial, intermediate and lateral) based on the profile of D1 and D2 dopamine receptor-expressing medium spiny neurons, something that is not seen elsewhere in the striatum. Considering this organisation, how dopamine transmission occurs in the tail striatum is of great interest. We recorded evoked dopamine release in the four tail divisions, with comparison to the dorsolateral striatum, using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry in rat brain slices. Contributions of clearance mechanisms were investigated using dopamine transporter knockout (DAT-KO) rats, pharmacological transporter inhibitors and dextran. Evoked dopamine release in all tail divisions was smaller in amplitude than in the dorsolateral striatum and, importantly, regional variation was observed: dorsolateral ≈ lateral > medial > dorsal ≈ intermediate. Release amplitudes in the lateral division were 300% of that in the intermediate division, which also exhibited uniquely slow peak dopamine clearance velocity. Dopamine clearance in the intermediate division was most dependent on DAT, and no alternative dopamine transporters investigated (organic cation transporter-3, norepinephrine transporter and serotonin transporter) contributed significantly to dopamine clearance in any tail division. Our findings confirm that the tail striatum is not only a distinct dopamine domain but also that each tail division has unique dopamine transmission characteristics. This supports that the divisions are not only anatomically but also functionally distinct. How this segregation relates to the overall function of the tail striatum, particularly the processing of multisensory information, is yet to be determined.
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Keywords:basal ganglia  DAT-KO  dopamine  dopamine transporter  electrochemistry  tail striatum
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