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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6005
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Synaptic inhibition is based on both tonic and phasic release of the inhibitory transmitter ?-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Although phasic GABA release arises from Ca(2+)-dependent exocytosis from neurons, the mechanism of tonic GABA release is unclear. Here we report that tonic inhibition in the cerebellum is due to GABA being released from glial cells by permeation through the Bestrophin 1 (Best1) anion channel. We demonstrate that GABA directly permeates through Best1 to yield GABA release and that tonic inhibition is eliminated by silencing of Best1. Glial cells express both GABA and Best1, and selective expression of Best1 in glial cells, after preventing general expression of Best1, fully rescues tonic inhibition. Our results identify a molecular mechanism for tonic inhibition and establish a role for interactions between glia and neurons in mediating tonic inhibition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
330
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
790-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Chlorides, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-HEK293 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Ion Channels, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-Permeability, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:20929730-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Channel-mediated tonic GABA release from glia.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neural Science, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural