Maturation of thalamocortical synapses in the somatosensory cortex depends on neocortical AKAP5 expression

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Sensory cortex topographic maps consist of organized arrays of thalamocortical afferents (TCAs) that project into distinct areas of the cortex. Formation of topographic maps in sensory cortices is a prerequisite for functional maturation of the neocortex. Studies have shown that the formation of topographic maps and the maturation of thalamocortical synapses in the somatosensory cortex depend on the cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate-(cAMP)-protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway. AKAP5 is a scaffold protein (also called AKAP79 in humans or AKAP150 in rodents; AKAP79/150) that serves as a signaling hub that links cAMP and PKA signaling. Whether AKAP5 plays a role in topographic map formation and the maturation of thalamocortical synapses during development of the somatosensory cortex is still unknown. Here, we generated cortex-specific AKAP5-knockout mice (CxAKAP5KO) to examine its roles in somatosensory cortex development. We found that CxAKAP5KO mice displayed impaired cortical barrel maps. Electrophysiological recordings showed that the AMPA/NMDA ratio was reduced, and silent synapses were increased in thalamocortical synapses of CxAKAP5KO mice during postnatal development. Morphological analysis of layer IV cortical neurons demonstrated that dendritic refinement of these neurons was abnormal. These results indicate that AKAP5 is necessary for both topographic map formation and maturation of thalamocortical synapses as well as morphological development of cortical neurons in the somatosensory cortex.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

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2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:709

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Neuroscience letters - 709(2019) vom: 14. Sept., Seite 134374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Meifang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoyan [VerfasserIn]
Su, Haoran [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hong [VerfasserIn]

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A Kinase Anchor Proteins
AKAP5
Akap5 protein, mouse
Barrel
Development
Journal Article
Neocortex
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Somatosensory cortex
Thalamocortical
Topographic map

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Date Completed 24.09.2020

Date Revised 24.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134374

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299236765