GABAA receptor dependent synaptic inhibition rapidly tunes KCC2 activity via the Cl--sensitive WNK1 kinase
Heubl, M; Zhang, J; Pressey, JC; et al.Al Awabdh, S; Renner, M; Gomez-Castro, F; Moutkine, I; Eugène, E; Russeau, M; Kahle, KT; Poncer, JC; Lévi, S
Date: 24 November 2017
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Nature Communications
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Springer Nature
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Abstract
The K+-Cl-co-transporter KCC2 (SLC12A5) tunes the efficacy of GABAAreceptor-mediated transmission by regulating the intraneuronal chloride concentration [Cl-]i. KCC2 undergoes activity-dependent regulation in both physiological and pathological conditions. The regulation of KCC2 by synaptic excitation is well documented; however, whether ...
The K+-Cl-co-transporter KCC2 (SLC12A5) tunes the efficacy of GABAAreceptor-mediated transmission by regulating the intraneuronal chloride concentration [Cl-]i. KCC2 undergoes activity-dependent regulation in both physiological and pathological conditions. The regulation of KCC2 by synaptic excitation is well documented; however, whether the transporter is regulated by synaptic inhibition is unknown. Here we report a mechanism of KCC2 regulation by GABAAreceptor (GABAAR)-mediated transmission in mature hippocampal neurons. Enhancing GABAAR-mediated inhibition confines KCC2 to the plasma membrane, while antagonizing inhibition reduces KCC2 surface expression by increasing the lateral diffusion and endocytosis of the transporter. This mechanism utilizes Cl-as an intracellular secondary messenger and is dependent on phosphorylation of KCC2 at threonines 906 and 1007 by the Cl--sensing kinase WNK1. We propose this mechanism contributes to the homeostasis of synaptic inhibition by rapidly adjusting neuronal [Cl-]ito GABAAR activity.
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