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Spatial distribution of readily releasable vesicles underlying short-term plasticity at synapses

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K07064
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Neurophysiology / General neuroscience
Research InstitutionJikei University School of Medicine

Principal Investigator

Nakamura Yukihiro  東京慈恵会医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (40460696)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywordsシナプス伝達 / シナプス前終末 / カルシウムチャネル / シナプス小胞 / 短期可塑性 / カルシウムキレート剤 / パッチクランプ / Held萼状シナプス / 開口放出 / シミュレーション / シナプス / シナプス前末端 / 神経伝達物質放出 / 脳・神経 / 生理学 / シグナル伝達
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The coupling between presynaptic voltage-gated Ca channels (VGCCs) and synaptic vesicles (SVs) critically determine the probability and timing of neurotransmitter release. However, the distribution of SVs within active zones is poorly understood. Using patch-clamp experiments assessing the inhibitory effect of Ca chelator EGTA on vesicular release and reaction diffusion simulations of Ca2+ followed by SV release, we demonstrated at the calyx of Held synapse in the auditory brainstem that ~70% of readily-releasable pool SV is docked within 50 nm from a cluster of VGCCs and that SVs around 20 nm are exocytosed in response to action potentials. The distribution of SVs was maintained during repetitive stimulation, suggesting that the SV replenishment is primarily responsible for short-term plasticity of the synapse. Furthermore, this simulation points out that EGTA can inhibit SV release in the nanodomain of single VGCCs, pressing for a revision of the interpretation of past experiments.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

電位依存性Caチャネルと即時放出可能シナプス小胞の局所配置は神経伝達物質放出の確率やタイミングを制御する。中枢神経シナプス前終末では数十個のCaチャネルがクラスター状に存在することが知られていたが、本研究が明らかにした即時放出可能小胞の分布は、これを相補する分子の局所配置に関する重要な知見である。短期可塑性で小胞の分布に変化が生じないことは、小胞の補充こそが短期可塑性を担う本質的な機構であることを示唆するものであり、今後の可塑性研究の展開が待たれる。またEGTAによるナノドメインCaの抑制を示したシミュレーションは、通説に一石を投じ過去の実験の解釈の見直しを迫るものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (7 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Institut Pasteur(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] IST Austria(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] The Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ruhr-University Bochum/Max Planck Institute Gottingen(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Institut Pasteur/Paris Descartes University(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] パスツール研究所(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] IST Austria(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] EGTA Can Inhibit Vesicular Release in the Nanodomain of Single Ca2+ Channels2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura Yukihiro
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

      Volume: 11

    • DOI

      10.3389/fnsyn.2019.00026

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ataxic phenotype with altered CaV3.1 channel property in a mouse model for spinocerebellar ataxia 422019

    • Author(s)
      Hashiguchi S, Doi H, Kunii M, Nakamura Y, Shimuta M, (32名略) Ishikawa T, Tanaka F
    • Journal Title

      Neurobiology of Disease

      Volume: 130 Pages: 104516-104516

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104516

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Underpinning heterogeneity in synaptic transmission by presynaptic ensembles of distinct morphological modules2019

    • Author(s)
      Adam Fekete, Yukihiro Nakamura, Yi-Mei Yang, Stefan Herlitze, Melanie D. Mark, David A. DiGregorio, Lu-Yang Wang
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 826-826

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-019-08452-2

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Two-component latency distributions indicate two-step vesicular release at simple glutamatergic synapses2018

    • Author(s)
      Takafumi Miki, Yukihiro Nakamura, Gerardo Malagon, Erwin Neher, Alain Marty Alain
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 3943-3943

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-018-06336-5

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Variations in Ca2+ influx can alter Ca2+-chelator-based estimates of Ca2+ channel-synaptic vesicle coupling distance2018

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Nakamura, Maria Reva, David A. DiGregorio
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Neuroscience

      Volume: early release Issue: 16 Pages: 3971-3987

    • DOI

      10.1523/jneurosci.2061-17.2018

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] EGTA can inhibit vesicular release in the 'nanodomain' distance from Ca channels2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura Yukihiro
    • Organizer
      10th IBRO Congress 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 脊髄小脳失調症42型モデルマウスを用いた神経変性分子病態基盤の解明2019

    • Author(s)
      橋口 俊太, 土井 宏, 國井 美紗子, 中村 行宏, 志牟田 美佐, 鈴木 江津子, 大久保 正紀, 笹岡 俊邦, 竹内 英之, 石川 太郎, 田中 章景
    • Organizer
      Neuro2019(第42回日本神経科学大会 第62回日本神経化学大会)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Ataxic phenotype with altered CaV3.1 channel property in a mouse model for spinocerebellar ataxia 422019

    • Author(s)
      Doi H, Hashiguchi S, Kunii M, Nakamura Y, Shimuta M, Ssuzuki E, Okubo M, Sasaoka T, Takeuchi H, Ishikawa T, Tanaka F
    • Organizer
      Neuroscience 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Linearized buffer approximationとreaction-diffusion simulationによるCa濃度勾配の推定の比較2018

    • Author(s)
      中村 行宏, David DiGregorio
    • Organizer
      第41回日本神経科学大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 中枢神経シナプス前末端における即時放出可能小胞の包括的分布の推定2018

    • Author(s)
      中村行宏, 堀哲也
    • Organizer
      第95回日本生理学会大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Linearized buffer approximationtionとreaction-diffusion simulationによるCa濃度勾配の推定の比較2018

    • Author(s)
      中村行宏, David A. DiGregorio
    • Organizer
      第42回日本神経科学会大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] EGTAによるナノドメインCaの抑制2017

    • Author(s)
      中村行宏, 堀哲也
    • Organizer
      第40回日本神経科学会大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Cav2.1 changes its number and distribution pattern after stimulation in cerebellar parallel fibre-Purkinje cell synapses2017

    • Author(s)
      原田春美, 中村行宏, 別府薫, 松井広, 渡辺雅彦, 坂本寛和, 並木繁行, 廣瀬謙造, 重本隆一
    • Organizer
      第40回日本神経科学会大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Cav2.1 changes its number and distribution pattern after stimulation in cerebellar parallel fibre-Purkinje cell synapses2017

    • Author(s)
      HARADA H. NAKAMURA Y, BEPPU K,MATSUI K, WATANABE M, SAKAMOTO H,NAMIKI S, HIROSE K, SHIGEMOTO R.
    • Organizer
      Neuro2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 東京慈恵会医科大学薬理学講座

    • URL

      http://www.jikei-pharm.com/

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report 2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] パスツール研究所神経科学部門神経ダイナミックイメージング研究ユニット

    • URL

      https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/dynamic-neuronal-imaging/

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] IST Austria

    • URL

      https://ist.ac.at/

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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