Xia_2019_Neurosci.Bull_35_497

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Title : Neuroligins Differentially Mediate Subtype-Specific Synapse Formation in Pyramidal Neurons and Interneurons - Xia_2019_Neurosci.Bull_35_497
Author(s) : Xia QQ , Xu J , Liao TL , Yu J , Shi L , Xia J , Luo JH
Ref : Neurosci Bull , 35 :497 , 2019
Abstract :

Neuroligins (NLs) are postsynaptic cell-adhesion proteins that play important roles in synapse formation and the excitatory-inhibitory balance. They have been associated with autism in both human genetic and animal model studies, and affect synaptic connections and synaptic plasticity in several brain regions. Yet current research mainly focuses on pyramidal neurons, while the function of NLs in interneurons remains to be understood. To explore the functional difference among NLs in the subtype-specific synapse formation of both pyramidal neurons and interneurons, we performed viral-mediated shRNA knockdown of NLs in cultured rat cortical neurons and examined the synapses in the two major types of neurons. Our results showed that in both types of neurons, NL1 and NL3 were involved in excitatory synapse formation, and NL2 in GABAergic synapse formation. Interestingly, NL1 affected GABAergic synapse formation more specifically than NL3, and NL2 affected excitatory synapse density preferentially in pyramidal neurons. In summary, our results demonstrated that different NLs play distinct roles in regulating the development and balance of excitatory and inhibitory synapses in pyramidal neurons and interneurons.

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Xia QQ, Xu J, Liao TL, Yu J, Shi L, Xia J, Luo JH (2019)
Neuroligins Differentially Mediate Subtype-Specific Synapse Formation in Pyramidal Neurons and Interneurons
Neurosci Bull 35 :497

Xia QQ, Xu J, Liao TL, Yu J, Shi L, Xia J, Luo JH (2019)
Neurosci Bull 35 :497