Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 68, Issue 2 643-651, Copyright © 1992 by APS

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Involvement of protein kinase C in serotonin-induced spike broadening and synaptic facilitation in sensorimotor connections of Aplysia

S. Sugita, J. R. Goldsmith, D. A. Baxter and J. H. Byrne
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77225.

1. Plasticity at the connections between sensory neurons and their follower cells in Aplysia has been used extensively as a model system to examine mechanisms of simple forms of learning. Earlier studies have concluded that serotonin (5-HT) is a key modulatory transmitter and that it exerts its short-term actions via cAMP-dependent activation of protein kinase A. Subsequently, it has become clear that other kinase systems such as protein kinase C (PKC) also may be involved in the actions of 5-HT. 2. Application of phorbol esters, which activate PKC, produced a slowly developing spike broadening but had little effect on excitability (a process known to be primarily cAMP dependent). Moreover, the effects of phorbol esters and 5-HT on spike duration were not additive, suggesting that they may share some common mechanisms. 3. The protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine suppressed both 5-HT-induced slowly developing spike broadening and, under certain conditions, facilitation of transmitter release. Staurosporine did not inhibit 5-HT-induced enhancement of excitability. The effectiveness of staurosporine on spike broadening was dependent on the time at which spike broadening was examined after application of 5-HT. Staurosporine appeared to have little effect on spike broadening 3 min after application of 5-HT, whereas it inhibited significantly 5-HT-induced spike broadening at later times. The staurosporine-insensitive component of 5-HT-induced spike broadening may be mediated by cAMP. 4. The results suggest that the activation of PKC plays a key role in components of both 5-HT-induced spike broadening and facilitation of synaptic transmission.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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