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Dopamine maintains network synchrony via direct modulation of gap junctions in the crustacean cardiac ganglion

  1. Brian J Lane
  2. Daniel R Kick
  3. David K Wilson
  4. Satish S Nair
  5. David J Schulz  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Missouri, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39368
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  1. Brian J Lane
  2. Daniel R Kick
  3. David K Wilson
  4. Satish S Nair
  5. David J Schulz
(2018)
Dopamine maintains network synchrony via direct modulation of gap junctions in the crustacean cardiac ganglion
eLife 7:e39368.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39368
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Abstract

The Large Cell (LC) motor neurons of the crab cardiac ganglion have variable membrane conductance magnitudes even within the same individual, yet produce identical synchronized activity in the intact network. In a previous study we blocked a subset of K+ conductances across LCs, resulting in loss of synchronous activity (Lane et al., 2016). In this study, we hypothesized that this same variability of conductances makes LCs vulnerable to desynchronization during neuromodulation. We exposed the LCs to serotonin (5HT) and dopamine (DA) while recording simultaneously from multiple LCs. Both amines had distinct excitatory effects on LC output, but only 5HT caused desynchronized output. We further determined that DA rapidly increased gap junctional conductance. Co-application of both amines induced 5HT-like output, but waveforms remained synchronized. Furthermore, DA prevented desynchronization induced by the K+ channel blocker tetraethylammonium (TEA), suggesting that dopaminergic modulation of electrical coupling plays a protective role in maintaining network synchrony.

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  1. Brian J Lane

    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
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  2. Daniel R Kick

    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
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  3. David K Wilson

    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
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  4. Satish S Nair

    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
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  5. David J Schulz

    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
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National Institutes of Health (R01MH046742-29)

  • David J Schulz

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Ronald L Calabrese, Emory University, United States

Publication history

  1. Received: June 25, 2018
  2. Accepted: October 11, 2018
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: October 16, 2018 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: October 23, 2018 (version 2)
  5. Version of Record updated: November 9, 2018 (version 3)

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© 2018, Lane et al.

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  1. Brian J Lane
  2. Daniel R Kick
  3. David K Wilson
  4. Satish S Nair
  5. David J Schulz
(2018)
Dopamine maintains network synchrony via direct modulation of gap junctions in the crustacean cardiac ganglion
eLife 7:e39368.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.39368

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