Selective inhibitory control of pyramidal neuron ensembles and cortical subnetworks by chandelier cells

Lu, J., Tucciarone, J., Padilla-Coreano, N., He, M., Gordon, J. A., Huang, Z. J. (October 2017) Selective inhibitory control of pyramidal neuron ensembles and cortical subnetworks by chandelier cells. Nat Neurosci, 20 (10). pp. 1377-1383. ISSN 1097-6256

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28825718
DOI: 10.1038/nn.4624

Abstract

The neocortex comprises multiple information processing streams mediated by subsets of glutamatergic pyramidal cells (PCs) that receive diverse inputs and project to distinct targets. How GABAergic interneurons regulate the segregation and communication among intermingled PC subsets that contribute to separate brain networks remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that a subset of GABAergic chandelier cells (ChCs) in the prelimbic cortex, which innervate PCs at spike initiation site, selectively control PCs projecting to the basolateral amygdala (BLAPC) compared to those projecting to contralateral cortex (CCPC). These ChCs in turn receive preferential input from local and contralateral CCPCs as opposed to BLAPCs and BLA neurons (the prelimbic cortex-BLA network). Accordingly, optogenetic activation of ChCs rapidly suppresses BLAPCs and BLA activity in freely behaving mice. Thus, the exquisite connectivity of ChCs not only mediates directional inhibition between local PC ensembles but may also shape communication hierarchies between global networks.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > interneurons > GABAergic interneurons
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > interneurons > GABAergic interneurons
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > interneurons > GABAergic interneurons
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > neural networks
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > pyramidal neurons
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > pyramidal neurons
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > pyramidal neurons
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Communities: CSHL labs > Huang lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: October 2017
Date Deposited: 23 Aug 2017 14:28
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2017 19:43
PMCID: PMC5614838
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/35252

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