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GABAergic Projections from the Medial Septum Selectively Inhibit Interneurons in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex

Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, Daniel Parthier, Antonio Candela, Christina McClure, Hugh Pastoll, Derek Garden, Gülşen Sürmeli and Matthew F. Nolan
Journal of Neuroscience 10 December 2014, 34 (50) 16739-16743; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1612-14.2014
Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser
Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, United Kingdom
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Daniel Parthier
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Antonio Candela
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Christina McClure
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Gülşen Sürmeli
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Abstract

The medial septum (MS) is required for theta rhythmic oscillations and grid cell firing in the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC). While GABAergic, glutamatergic, and cholinergic neurons project from the MS to the MEC, their synaptic targets are unknown. To investigate whether MS neurons innervate specific layers and cell types in the MEC, we expressed channelrhodopsin-2 in mouse MS neurons and used patch-clamp recording in brain slices to determine the response to light activation of identified cells in the MEC. Following activation of MS axons, we observed fast monosynaptic GABAergic IPSPs in the majority (>60%) of fast-spiking (FS) and low-threshold-spiking (LTS) interneurons in all layers of the MEC, but in only 1.5% of nonstellate principal cells (NSPCs) and in no stellate cells. We also observed fast glutamatergic responses to MS activation in a minority (<5%) of NSPCs, FS, and LTS interneurons. During stimulation of MS inputs at theta frequency (10 Hz), the amplitude of GABAergic IPSPs was maintained, and spike output from LTS and FS interneurons was entrained at low (25–60 Hz) and high (60–180 Hz) gamma frequencies, respectively. By demonstrating cell type-specific targeting of the GABAergic projection from the MS to the MEC, our results support the idea that the MS controls theta frequency activity in the MEC through coordination of inhibitory circuits.

  • gamma
  • interneuron
  • lamina organization
  • medial entorhinal cortex
  • medial septum
  • theta

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GABAergic Projections from the Medial Septum Selectively Inhibit Interneurons in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex
Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, Daniel Parthier, Antonio Candela, Christina McClure, Hugh Pastoll, Derek Garden, Gülşen Sürmeli, Matthew F. Nolan
Journal of Neuroscience 10 December 2014, 34 (50) 16739-16743; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1612-14.2014

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Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, Daniel Parthier, Antonio Candela, Christina McClure, Hugh Pastoll, Derek Garden, Gülşen Sürmeli, Matthew F. Nolan
Journal of Neuroscience 10 December 2014, 34 (50) 16739-16743; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1612-14.2014
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