Multiple components of Ca2+ channel facilitation in cerebellar granule cells: Expression of facilitation during development in culture

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The contribution of pharmacologically distinct Ca2+ channels to prepulse-induced facilitation was studied in mouse cerebellar granule cells. Ca2+ channel facilitation was measured as the percentage increase in the whole-cell current recorded during a test pulse before and after it was paired with a positive pre-pulse. The amount of facilitation was small in recordings made during the first few days in tissue culture but increased substantially after 1 week. L-type channels accounted for the largest proportion of facilitation in 1-week-old cells (60-70%), whereas N-type channels contributed very little (~3%). The toxins ω-agatoxin IVa or ω- conotoxin MVIIC (after block of N-, L-, and P-type channels) each blocked a small percentage of facilitation (~12 and 14%, respectively). Perfusion of cells with GTP-γ-S enhanced the facilitation of N-type channels, whereas it inhibited facilitation of L-type channels. During development in vitro, the contribution of L-type channels to the whole-cell current decreased. Single- channel recordings showed the presence of 10 and 15 pS L-type Ca2+ channels in 1-d-old cells. After 1 week in culture, a ~25 pS L-type channel dominated recordings from cell-attached patches. Positive pre-pulses increased the activity of the 25 pS channel but not of the smaller conductance channels. The expression of Ca2+ channel facilitation during development may contribute to changes in excitability that allow frequency-dependent Ca2+ influx during the period of active synaptogenesis.

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Parri, H. R., & Lansman, J. B. (1996). Multiple components of Ca2+ channel facilitation in cerebellar granule cells: Expression of facilitation during development in culture. Journal of Neuroscience, 16(16), 4890–4902. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.16-16-04890.1996

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