Presynaptic endoplasmic reticulum regulates short-term plasticity in hippocampal synapses
Open Access
- 23 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Communications Biology
- Vol. 4 (1), 1-13
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01761-7
Abstract
Short-term plasticity preserves a brief history of synaptic activity that is communicated to the postsynaptic neuron. This is primarily regulated by a calcium signal initiated by voltage dependent calcium channels in the presynaptic terminal. Imaging studies of CA3-CA1 synapses reveal the presence of another source of calcium, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in all presynaptic terminals. However, the precise role of the ER in modifying STP remains unexplored. We performed in-silico experiments in synaptic geometries based on reconstructions of the rat CA3-CA1 synapses to investigate the contribution of ER. Our model predicts that presynaptic ER is critical in generating the observed short-term plasticity profile of CA3-CA1 synapses and allows synapses with low release probability to operate more reliably. Blocking the ER lowers facilitation in a manner similar to what has been previously characterized in animal models of Alzheimer's disease and underscores the important role played by presynaptic stores in normal function. Singh and colleagues report that the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contributes to short-term plasticity (STP). Using modelling approaches they reveal that ER's buffering capacities are crucial in this process.Funding Information
- DBT India Alliance (IA/I/12/1/500529)
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (DST/INSPIRE/03/2015/003694)
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