Dopamine Receptor Subtypes Modulate Olfactory Bulb γ -aminobutyric acid Type A Receptors
The γ -aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor is the predominant Cl-channel protein mediating inhibition in the olfactory bulb and elsewhere in the mammalian brain. The olfactory bulb is rich in neurons containing both GABA and dopamine. Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors are also highly expressed in t...
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Published in | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 96; no. 5; pp. 2456 - 2460 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
02.03.1999
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Summary: | The γ -aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor is the predominant Cl-channel protein mediating inhibition in the olfactory bulb and elsewhere in the mammalian brain. The olfactory bulb is rich in neurons containing both GABA and dopamine. Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors are also highly expressed in this brain region with a distinct and complementary distribution pattern. This distribution suggests that dopamine may control the GABAergic inhibitory processing of odor signals, possibly via different signal-transduction mechanisms. We have observed that GABAAreceptors in the rat olfactory bulb are differentially modulated by dopamine in a cell-specific manner. Dopamine reduced the currents through GABA-gated Cl-channels in the interneurons, presumably granule cells. This action was mediated via D1 receptors and involved phosphorylation of GABAAreceptors by protein kinase A. Enhancement of GABA responses via activation of D2 dopamine receptors and phosphorylation of GABAAreceptors by protein kinase C was observed in mitral/tufted cells. Decreasing or increasing the binding affinity for GABA appears to underlie the modulatory effects of dopamine via distinct receptor subtypes. This dual action of dopamine on inhibitory GABAAreceptor function in the rat olfactory bulb could be instrumental in odor detection and discrimination, olfactory learning, and ultimately odotopic memory formation. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 Present address: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. To whom reprint requests should be addressed at: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Lehrstuhl für Zellphysiologie, ND4/132, D-44780 Bochum, Germany. e-mail: Joachim.Bormann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de. Edited by Erminio Costa, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, and approved December 22, 1998 |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.96.5.2456 |