Overexpression of Under the Promoter, Leads to Impaired Sound Processing and Increased Inhibition in the Inferior Colliculus

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2021 Apr 30

PMID 33925933

Citations 1

Authors

Tetyana Chumak

Diana Tothova

Iva Filova

Zbynek Bures

Jiri Popelar

Gabriela Pavlinkova

Josef Syka

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Abstract

The LIM homeodomain transcription factor ISL1 is essential for the different aspects of neuronal development and maintenance. In order to study the role of ISL1 in the auditory system, we generated a transgenic mouse () expressing under the promoter control. We previously reported a progressive age-related decline in hearing and abnormalities in the inner ear, medial olivocochlear system, and auditory midbrain of these mice. In this study, we investigated how overexpression affects sound processing by the neurons of the inferior colliculus (IC). We recorded extracellular neuronal activity and analyzed the responses of IC neurons to broadband noise, clicks, pure tones, two-tone stimulation and frequency-modulated sounds. We found that animals showed a higher inhibition as displayed by two-tone stimulation; they exhibited a wider dynamic range, lower spontaneous firing rate, longer first spike latency and, in the processing of frequency modulated sounds, showed a prevalence of high-frequency inhibition. Functional changes were accompanied by a decreased number of calretinin and parvalbumin positive neurons, and an increased expression of vesicular GABA/glycine transporter and calbindin in the IC of mice, compared to wild type animals. The results further characterize abnormal sound processing in the IC of mice and demonstrate that major changes occur on the side of inhibition.

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