Tonic Inhibition is Abolished in GABAA Receptor γ2R43Q Knock-in Mice with Absence Epilepsy and Febrile Seizures.
bioRxiv(2017)
摘要
The γ2R43Q GABA A receptor mutation confers absence epilepsy in humans, and γ2R43Q knock-in mice (RQ) display absence seizures and generalized spike-and-wave discharges reminiscent of their human counterparts. Previous work on several rodent models led to the conclusion that elevated tonic inhibition in thalamic neurons is necessary and sufficient to produce typical absence epilepsy. In contrast, here we used patch-clamp electrophysiology in brain slices to show that RQ mice entirely lack tonic inhibition in principal cells of layer II/III somatosensory cortex and ventrobasal thalamus. Additionally, protein quantification and multielectrode electrophysiology show that the mutation interferes with trafficking of GABA A receptor subunits involved in generating tonic currents, leading to increased cortical firing and decreased thalamic bursting rates. Together with previous work, our results suggest that an optimum level of tonic inhibition is required for normal thalamocortical function, such that deviations in either direction away from this optimum enhance susceptibility to absence seizures.
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