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Dye coupling between pyramidal neurons in developing rat prefrontal and frontal cortex is reduced by protein kinase A activation and dopamine

B Rorig, G Klausa and B Sutor
Journal of Neuroscience 1 November 1995, 15 (11) 7386-7400; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.15-11-07386.1995
B Rorig
Department of Physiology, University of Munich, Germany.
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Department of Physiology, University of Munich, Germany.
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Department of Physiology, University of Munich, Germany.
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Abstract

During early postnatal development, lamina II/III pyramidal cells in rat neocortex are extensively coupled via gap junctions. The factors regulating gap junction permeability, as well as the mechanisms underlying the developmental uncoupling process are not understood. To investigate the influence of protein kinase A-mediated phosphorylation on dye coupling in the developing neocortex, pyramidal cells in slices of rat frontal and prefrontal cortex were injected intracellularly with the tracer neurobiotin. Control injections revealed clusters of about 30 dye-coupled neurons. Preincubation with forskolin or direct activation of protein kinase A with Sp-cAMPS reduced the number of coupled cells by about 70%. A significant reduction in dye coupling was also observed following incubation with dopamine. Application of receptor selective agonists and antagonists revealed that the uncoupling was mediated by both dopamine D1 and D2 receptors. The protein kinase A inhibitor Rp-cAMPS reduced the effect of dopamine, suggesting that the neurotransmitter regulates gap junction permeability via protein kinase A activation. In the presence of either forskolin, Sp-cAMPS, or dopamine, neurons displayed a significantly higher input resistance compared to control conditions. During the second postnatal week, transient application of forskolin to single neurons reversibly increased input resistance. At later developmental stages when coupling incidence had declined, this action of forskolin was no longer observed. Our data demonstrate a dependence of gap junction permeability on protein kinase A activity and on dopamine receptor activation in developing rat neocortical neurons. These mechanisms may modulate junctional permeability during the period of circuit formation.

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B Rorig, G Klausa, B Sutor
Journal of Neuroscience 1 November 1995, 15 (11) 7386-7400; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.15-11-07386.1995

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