Release-dependent feedback inhibition by a presynaptically localized ligand-gated anion channel

  1. Seika Takayanagi-Kiya
  2. Keming Zhou
  3. Yishi Jin  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of California, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Presynaptic ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs) have long been proposed to affect neurotransmitter release and to tune neural circuit activity. However, the understanding of their in vivo physiological action remains limited, partly due to the complexity in channel types and scarcity of genetic models. Here we report that C. elegans LGC-46, a member of the Cys-loop acetylcholine (ACh)-gated chloride (ACC) channel family, localizes to presynaptic terminals of cholinergic motor neurons and regulates synaptic vesicle (SV) release kinetics upon evoked release of acetylcholine. Loss of lgc-46 prolongs evoked release, without altering spontaneous activity. Conversely, a gain-of-function mutation of lgc-46 shortens evoked release to reduce synaptic transmission. This inhibition of presynaptic release requires the anion selectivity of LGC-46, and can ameliorate cholinergic over-excitation in a C. elegans model of excitation-inhibition imbalance. These data demonstrate a novel mechanism of presynaptic negative feedback in which an anion-selective LGIC acts as an auto-receptor to inhibit SV release.

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  1. Seika Takayanagi-Kiya

    Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, United States
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  2. Keming Zhou

    Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, United States
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  3. Yishi Jin

    Section of Neurobiology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, United States
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National Institutes of Health (R01, 035546)

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Yishi Jin)

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© 2016, Takayanagi-Kiya et al.

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  1. Seika Takayanagi-Kiya
  2. Keming Zhou
  3. Yishi Jin
(2016)
Release-dependent feedback inhibition by a presynaptically localized ligand-gated anion channel
eLife 5:e21734.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.21734

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