A presynaptic gain control mechanism fine-tunes olfactory behavior

被引:249
作者
Root, Cory M. [1 ]
Masuyama, Kaoru [1 ]
Green, David S. [1 ]
Enell, Lina E. [2 ]
Nassel, Dick R. [2 ]
Lee, Chi-Hon [3 ]
Wang, Jing W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Neurobiol Sect, Div Biol Sci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] Stockholm Univ, Dept Zool, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] NICHHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1016/j.neuron.2008.07.003
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Early sensory processing can play a critical role in sensing environmental cues. We have investigated the physiological and behavioral function of gain control at-the first synapse of olfactory processing in Drosophila. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) express the GABA(B) receptor (GABA(B)R), and its expression expands the dynamic range of ORN synaptic transmission that is preserved in projection neuron responses. Strikingly, each ORN channel has a unique baseline level of GABA(B)R expression. ORNs that sense the aversive odorant CO2 do not express GABA(B)Rs and do not have significant pre-synaptic inhibition. In contrast, pheromone-sensing ORNs express a high level of GABA(B)Rs and exhibit strong presynaptic inhibition. Furthermore, pheromone-dependent mate localization is impaired in flies that lack GABA(B)Rs in specific ORNs. These findings indicate that different olfactory receptor channels employ heterogeneous presynaptic gain control as a mechanism to allow an animal's innate behavioral responses to match its ecological needs.
引用
收藏
页码:311 / 321
页数:11
相关论文
共 51 条
[11]  
2-4
[12]   g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signaling components in Drosophila:: Immunocytochemical localization of GABAB receptors in relation to the GABAA receptor subunit RDL and a vesicular GABA transporter [J].
Enell, Lina ;
Hamasaka, Yasutaka ;
Kolodziejczyk, Agata ;
Nassel, Dick R. .
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY, 2007, 505 (01) :18-31
[13]   Genetic and functional subdivision of the Drosophila antennal lobe [J].
Fishilevich, E ;
Vosshall, LB .
CURRENT BIOLOGY, 2005, 15 (17) :1548-1553
[14]   Convergent projections of Drosophila olfactory neurons to specific glomeruli in the antennal lobe [J].
Gao, Q ;
Yuan, BB ;
Chess, A .
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE, 2000, 3 (08) :780-785
[15]   Nicotinic acetylcholine currents of cultured Kenyon cells from the mushroom bodies of the honey bee Apis mellifera [J].
Goldberg, F ;
Grünewald, B ;
Rosenboom, H ;
Menzel, R .
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, 1999, 514 (03) :759-768
[16]   Courtship in Drosophila [J].
Greenspan, RJ ;
Ferveur, JF .
ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENETICS, 2000, 34 :205-232
[17]   A pheromone receptor mediates 11-cis-vaccenyl acetate-induced responses in Drosophila [J].
Ha, Tal Soo ;
Smith, Dean P. .
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 2006, 26 (34) :8727-8733
[18]   THE MATING OF A FLY [J].
HALL, JC .
SCIENCE, 1994, 264 (5166) :1702-1714
[19]   GABA modulates Drosophila circadian clock neurons via GABAB receptors and decreases in calcium [J].
Hamasaka, Y ;
Wegener, C ;
Nässel, DR .
JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY, 2005, 65 (03) :225-240
[20]   Mechanisms of olfactory discrimination: Converging evidence for common principles across phyla [J].
Hildebrand, JG ;
Shepherd, GM .
ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE, 1997, 20 :595-631