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A.N. TARASENKO, D. ISAEV, A. YEREMIN, A. IVANOV, V. LUHOVSKY, A. PALAHINA, E. KADOCHNIKOV (2020) 'THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF Ca2+ SIGNALS INDUCED BY Ca2+ ENTRY THROUGH LVA Ca2+ CHANNELS IN P12 LD THALAMIC NEURONS' in O.A. Krishtal, E.A. Lukyanetz (Eds.), ESSAYS ON NEUROPHYSIOLOGY BY PLATON KOSTYUK AND HIS STUDENTS, AKADEMPERIODYKA, pp. 160-166


THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF Ca2+ SIGNALS INDUCED BY Ca2+ ENTRY THROUGH LVA Ca2+ CHANNELS IN P12 LD THALAMIC NEURONS

A.N. TARASENKO, D. ISAEV, A. YEREMIN, A. IVANOV, V. LUHOVSKY, A. PALAHINA, E. KADOCHNIKOV

    Bogomoletz Institute of physiology NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/biph.books.EssNeur.160


Abstract

The entry of Ca²⁺ through low-voltage-activated (LVA) Ca²⁺ channels plays a crucial role in neuronal excitability and communication. However, the spatial distribution and functional consequences of this entry remain unclear. Using P12 laterodorsal (LD) thalamic neurons, we employed whole-cell and cell-attached configurations along with calcium imaging to analyze LVA fast-inactivating (LVAf) Ca²⁺ channel activity. Our results reveal a significant difference in channel distribution between bipolar and multipolar neurons. While bipolar neurons exhibit a uniform and sparse distribution of LVAf Ca²⁺ channels, multipolar neurons demonstrate clustered multichannel domains with 3-7 active channels per domain. Charge entry through these channels was voltage-dependent, with saturation occurring at higher densities in multipolar neurons. Calcium imaging further confirmed a heterogeneous distribution of Ca²⁺ influx, with local hot spots corresponding to channel clusters. These findings suggest that LVAf Ca²⁺ channel distribution is structurally regulated and varies by neuronal morphology, influencing neuronal excitability and signaling.

Keywords: LVA Ca²⁺ channels, calcium imaging, neuronal excitability, charge entry, thalamic neurons, patch-clamp, multichannel domains, whole-cell configuration, dendritic distribution, calcium signaling.

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