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Presynaptic mechanisms underlying GABA_B-receptor-mediated inhibition of spontaneous neurotransmitter release.

ABSTRACT: Inhibition of neurotransmitter release by neurotransmitter substances constitutes a fundamental means of neuromodulation. In contrast to well-delineated mechanisms that underlie inhibition of evoked release via suppression of voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channels, processes that underlie neuromodulatory inhibition of spontaneous release remain unclear. Here, we interrogated inhibition of spontaneous glutamate and GABA release by presynaptic metabotropic GABA_B receptors. Our findings show that this inhibition relies on Gβγ subunit action at the membrane, and it is largely independent of presynaptic Ca²⁺ signaling for both forms of release. In the case of spontaneous glutamate release, inhibition requires Gβγ interaction with the C terminus of the key fusion machinery component SNAP25, and it is modulated by synaptotagmin-1. Inhibition of spontaneous GABA release, on the other hand, is independent of these pathways and likely requires alternative Gβγ targets at the presynaptic terminal.

SUBMITTER: Alten B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793855 | biostudies-literature |

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