HCN2 channels in the ventral tegmental area regulate behavioral responses to chronic stress
- Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
- West Virginia University, United States
Figures
Figure 1 with 1 supplement
CMS produced depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors.
(A) The timeline of CMS, behavioral tests, and electrophysiology. (B) CMS significantly decreased body weight compared with non-stressed control mice (**p=0.004, control, n = 14 mice; CMS n = 12 …
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Figure 1—source data 1
Body weight and behavior following CMS in Figure 1B–G.
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Figure 1—figure supplement 1
C57BL/6J and DAT-tdTomato mice do not significantly differ in body weight or behaviors at baseline or in response to CMS.
Figure 1 was reanalyzed to compare C57BL/6J (C57) and DAT-tdTomato (tdTomato) reporter mice for control and CMS-induced effects on body weight (A) and behavior in OPT (B) SPT (C) EPM (D) NSF (E) and …
Figure 2
CMS decreased single-unit AP firing in VTA dopamine neurons in vivo.
(A) Sample traces of VTA dopamine neuron AP firing in control and CMS mice. Dopamine neurons were identified by a broad triphasic extracellular action potential of a width greater than 2 ms and a …
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Figure 2—source data 1
In vivo VTA dopamine neuron firing following CMS in Figure 2C–E.
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Figure 3
Retrobead labeling of VTA dopamine neurons that project to the lateral shell of the NAc.
(A) DAT-Cre mice were bred with Ai9 reporter mice, which express tdTomato in the presence of Cre, to produce DAT-tdTomato mice. TdTomato and TH (green) were completely co-localized, indicating that …
Figure 4 with 1 supplement
CMS decreased Ih currents in VTA dopamine neurons that project to the lateral shell of the NAc (LAcbSh).
(A) Left: Voltage protocol for recording Ih current. Right: Representative Ih current recorded from NAc-projecting VTA dopamine neurons in control and CMS mice. (B) Compared with the control group, …
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Figure 4—source data 1
Ih amplitude and activation properties in VTA dopamine neurons following CMS in Figure 4B–G.
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Figure 4—figure supplement 1
The measurement of resting membrane conductance.
(A) The instantaneous inward current (Iins) was measured as indicated by the dashed lines. (B) A representative example for calculating resting membrane conductance. Iins was plotted against the …
Figure 5
, CMS decreased AP firing in VTA dopamine neurons in midbrain slices.
(A) Ih currents recorded at −130 mV in NAc-projecting VTA dopamine neurons in both control (***p<0.001, n = 6 cells from three mice) and CMS groups (***p<0.001, n = 6 cells from three mice) were …
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Figure 5—source data 1
Effects of ZD7288 on Ih current and ex vivo AP firing in VTA dopamine neurons following CMS in Figure 5A,C,D.
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Figure 6 with 1 supplement
AAV-mediated shRNA knockdown of HCN2 in the VTA.
(A,B), Immunofluorescence labeling showing the expression of AAV2-HCN2-shRNA-eGFP (green), TH (dopamine neuron marker, red) and NeuN (neuronal marker, blue) in the midbrain under low magnification (A…
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Figure 6—source data 1
Ih current and AP firing following shRNA-mediated HCN2 knockdown in Figure 6C–E.
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Figure 6—figure supplement 1
The resting conductance (Gresting) was significantly decreased in the HCN-shRNA group (n = 14) compared with the scrambled group (n = 15, *p=0.022).
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Figure 7
ShRNA knockdown of HCN2 in the VTA produced anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors.
(A) VTA-specific HCN2 knockdown did not significantly affect the body weight of mice (control, n = 7 mice; CMS, n = 7 mice; p=0.727). (B) HCN2 knockdown significantly decreased the center time …
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Figure 7—source data 1
Body weight and behavior following VTA HCN2 knockdown in Figure 7A–F.
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Figure 8
Overexpression of HCN2 in the VTA prevented the development of CMS-induced depressive-like behavior.
(A) The maximal amplitude of Ih current in AAV2-HCN2-eGFP-infected VTA dopamine neurons (n = 15 from four mice) was significantly increased compared with that in AAV2-eGFP-infected VTA dopamine …
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Figure 8—source data 1
VTA HCN2 overexpression effects on Ih current and CMS-induced changes in body weight and behavior in Figure 8A–G.
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Tables
Key resources table
| Reagent type (species) or resource | Designation | Source or reference | Identifiers | Additional information |
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| Strain, strain background (Mus musculus) | male C57BL/6J mice | The Jackson Laboratory | Stock#: 000664 RRID:IMSR_JAX:000664 | |
| Genetic reagent (Mus musculus) | male heterozygous Slc6a3Cre+/− (DAT-Cre) mice | The Jackson Laboratory | Stock#: 006660 RRID:IMSR_JAX:006660 | maintained on the C57BL/6J background |
| Genetic reagent (Mus musculus) | male Ai9 reporter mice | The Jackson Laboratory | Stock#: 007909 RRID:IMSR_JAX:007909 | maintained on the C57BL/6J background |
| Strain, strain background (Adeno-associated virus) | AAV2.shRNA.U6.ShRLuc. CMV.eGFP.SV40 | shRNA provided by Dr. Han-gang Yu (PMID: 19236845), packed into AAV2 at Penn Vector Core | ||
| Strain, strain background (Adeno-associated virus) | AAV2.scramble.U6.ShRLuc. CMV.eGFP.SV40 | Penn Vector Core | ||
| Strain, strain background (Adeno-associated virus) | AAV2.CMV.PI.HCN2. WPRE.eGFP.SV40 | HCN2 plasmid packed into AAV2 at Penn Vector Core | HCN2 plasmid provided by Dr. Dane Chetkovich at Northwestern University | |
| Strain, strain background (Adeno-associated virus) | AAV2.CMV.PI.eGFP.WPRE.bGH | Penn Vector Core | ||
| Antibody | Mouse anti-TH | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | SC-136100, Lot: G1309, RRID:AB_2287193 | monoclonal, 1:300 |
| Antibody | Rabbit anti-TH | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | SC-14007, Lot: C2707, RRID:AB_671397 | polyclonal, 1:300 |
| Antibody | Rabbit anti-NeuN | Millipore | ABN78, Lot: 2702139, RRID:AB_10807945 | polyclonal, 1:400 |
| Antibody | anti-mouse IgG Alexa Fluor 555 | Cell Signaling | Stock #4409, RRID:AB_1904022 | Goat anti-mouse, 1:300 |
| Antibody | anti-rabbit IgG Alexa Fluor 647 | Invitrogen | A21245, Lot: 1445259, RRID:AB_141775 | Goat anti-rabbit, 1:100 |
| Antibody | anti-mouse IgG Alexa Fluor 488 | Cell Signaling | Stock #4408, RRID:AB_10694704 | Goat anti-mouse, 1:300 |
| Antibody | anti-rabbit IgG Alexa Fluor 488 | Cell Signaling | Stock #4412, RRID:AB_1904025 | Goat anti-rabbit, 1:500 |
| Other | neurobiotin tracer | Vector Laboratories | SP-1120, RRID:AB_2336606 | 1.5% |
| Other | Texas Red avidin D | Vector Laboratories | A-2006, RRID:AB_2336751 | 1:100 |
| Software (Sigmaplot 11.2) | RRID:SCR_003210 |
Table 1
Experimental schedule for the chronic mild stress (CMS) procedure in mice
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32420.020| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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| 1 | Cold Wet bedding | Restraint No bedding | Light inversion Cage tilt | Cage rotation Strobe | Cold Food and water deprivation | Restraint Overcrowding | Light inversion Wet bedding |
| 2 | Cold Cage tilt | Cage rotation Food and water deprivation | Restraint Wet bedding | Rat bedding Strobe | Light inversion No bedding | Cage rotation Food and water deprivation | Cold Wet bedding |
| 3 | Rat bedding Strobe | Restraint Light inversion | Cage rotation No bedding | Light inversion Food and water deprivation | Cold Wet bedding | Cage tilt Strobe | Light inversion Overcrowding |
| 4 | Cold No bedding | Restraint Food and water deprivation | Cage rotation Strobe | Rat bedding Light inversion | Cold Cage tilt | Restraint Wet bedding | Cage rotation No bedding |
| 5 | Cold Food and water deprivation | Cage rotation Strobe | Light inversion Wet bedding | Cold Cage tilt | Cage rotation No bedding | Light inversion Overcrowding | Restraint Cage tilt |
Additional files
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Supplementary file 1
Statistical results for Figure 1—figure supplement 1.
Abbreviations: CMS, chronic mild unpredictable stress; EPM, elevated plus maze; FST, forced swimming test; NSF, novelty-suppressed feeding; OFT, open field test; SPT, sucrose preference test
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