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The GABAA Receptor ? Subunit Is Required for Inhibitory Transmission.

ABSTRACT: While the canonical assembly of a GABAA receptor contains two ? subunits, two ? subunits, and a fifth subunit, it is unclear which variants of each subunit are necessary for native receptors. We used CRISPR/Cas9 to dissect the role of the GABAA receptor ? subunits in inhibitory transmission onto hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and found that deletion of all ? subunits 1, 2, and 3 completely eliminated inhibitory responses. In addition, only knockout of ?3, alone or in combination with another ? subunit, impaired inhibitory synaptic transmission. We found that ?3 knockout impairs inhibitory input from PV but not SOM expressing interneurons. Furthermore, expression of ?3 alone on the background of the ?1-3 subunit knockout was sufficient to restore synaptic and extrasynaptic inhibitory transmission. These findings reveal a crucial role for the ?3 subunit in inhibitory transmission and identify a synapse-specific role of the ?3 subunit in GABAergic synaptic transmission.

SUBMITTER: Nguyen QA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089239 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The GABAA Receptor β Subunit Is Required for Inhibitory Transmission.

Nguyen Quynh-Anh QA Nicoll Roger A RA

Neuron 20180426 4

While the canonical assembly of a GABAA receptor contains two α subunits, two β subunits, and a fifth subunit, it is unclear which variants of each subunit are necessary for native receptors. We used CRISPR/Cas9 to dissect the role of the GABAA receptor β subunits in inhibitory transmission onto hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and found that deletion of all β subunits 1, 2, and 3 completely eliminated inhibitory responses. In addition, only knockout of β3, alone or in combi ...[more]

PMID: 29706582

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