
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 17, 2024
Flexibility of rhythmic networks includes neuromodulator-elicited changes in neuronal participation between networks. We are examining the role rectifying electrical synapses this switching. Electrical can have complex, non-intuitive effects on network output. However, it is often difficult to measure and manipulate rectification across conditions determine their functional contributions. Here, we use Jonah crab Cancer borealis investigate well-described In an established modulatory state, stimulating projection neuron MCN5 or bath applying its neuropeptide Gly1-SIFamide causes two LPG neurons switch from pyloric rhythm-only (food filtering, 1 Hz) activity dual gastric mill rhythm (chewing, 0.1 activity. Typically, co-active with PD single AB pacemaker due coupling. Gly1-SIFamide, continues burst time AB/PD but periodically escapes generates intrinsic longer-duration mill-timed bursts, decreasing overall synchrony AB/PD, while retain synchronous timing. Using two-electrode voltage clamp recordings, find that does not alter coupling strength AB/PD. a computational model, necessary for escape generate longer, bursts. This was confirmed biological system by adding dynamic non-rectifying synapse PD, which decreased Thus, electrically coupled oscillators underlie modulator-elicited synchrony.
Язык: Английский