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Schultz, K. et al.

Selective synaptic distribution of AMPA and kainate receptor subunits in the outer plexiform layer of the carp retina.

The subunit composition of ionotropic glutamate receptors (GluRs) is extremely diverse and responsible for the diversity of postsynaptic responses to the release of glutamate, which is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the retina. To understand the functional consequences of this diversity, it is necessary to reveal the synaptic localization and subunit composition of GluRs. We have used immuno light and electron microscopy to localize AMPA and kainate (GluR1, GluR2/3, GluR4, GluR5-7) subunits in identified carp retinal neurons contributing to the outer plexiform layer. GluR1 could not be detected within the outer plexiform layer. Rod and cone horizontal cells all express only GluR2/3 at the tips of their invaginating dendrites. These receptors are also inserted into the membrane of spinules, light-dependent protrusions of the horizontal cell dendrites, flanking the synaptic ribbon of the cone synapse. Bipolar cells express GluR2/3, GluR4, and GluR5-7 at their terminal dendrites invaginating cone pedicles and rod spherules. Colocalization data suggest that each subunit is expressed by a distinct bipolar cell type. The majority of bipolar cells expressing these receptors seem to be of the functional OFF-type; however, in a few instances, GluR2/3 could also be detected on dendrites of bipolar cells that, based on their localization within the cone synaptic complex, appeared to be of the functional ON-type. The spatial arrangement of the different subunits within the cavity of the cone pedicle appeared not to be random: GluR2/3 was found predominantly at the apex of the cavity, GluR4 at its base and GluR5-7 dispersed between the two.[1]

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Selective synaptic distribution of AMPA and kainate receptor subunits in the outer plexiform layer of the carp retina. Schultz, K., Janssen-Bienhold, U., Weiler, R. J. Comp. Neurol. (2001) [Pubmed]

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