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ArticleeLife2023

A transcriptional constraint mechanism limits the homeostatic response to activity deprivation in mammalian neocortex.

Vera Valakh, Derek Wise, Xiaoyue Aelita Zhu, Mingqi Sha, Jaidyn Fok, Stephen D Van Hooser, Robin Schectman, Isabel Cepeda, Ryan Kirk, Sean M O'Toole and 1 more

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vera ValakhDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7149-1562
Derek WiseDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Xiaoyue Aelita ZhuDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Mingqi ShaDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Jaidyn FokDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Stephen D Van HooserDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1112-5832
Robin SchectmanDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Isabel CepedaDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Ryan KirkDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID 0009-0002-6735-2513
Sean M O'TooleDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.
Sacha B NelsonDepartment of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0108-8599
Brandeis University · US

Funding

Circuit mechanisms underlying experience-dependent developmentR01EY022122 · NEI · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI VAN HOOSER, STEPHEN D · 2013 to 2022
$3.8M
Maladaptive Compensatory Plasticity in Developing Cortical CircuitsR01NS109916 · NINDS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI NELSON, SACHA B · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022122NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS109916NINDS NIH HHS R01NS109916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthy neuronal networks rely on homeostatic plasticity to maintain stable firing rates despite changing synaptic drive. These mechanisms, however, can themselves be destabilizing if activated inappropriately or excessively. For example, prolonged activity deprivation can lead to rebound hyperactivity and seizures. While many forms of homeostasis have been described, whether and how the magnitude of homeostatic plasticity is constrained remains unknown. Here, we uncover negative regulation of cortical network homeostasis by the PARbZIP family of transcription factors. In cortical slice cultures made from knockout mice lacking all three of these factors, the network response to prolonged activity withdrawal measured with calcium imaging is much stronger, while baseline activity is unchanged. Whole-cell recordings reveal an exaggerated increase in the frequency of miniature excitatory synaptic currents reflecting enhanced upregulation of recurrent excitatory synaptic transmission. Genetic analyses reveal that two of the factors,

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NeocortexNeuronal PlasticityAnimalsHomeostasisMammalsMiceMice, KnockoutSeizuresSynapsesSynaptic Transmissionhomeostatic plasticitymouseneocortexneuronneurosciencesynapse

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PMID36749029
PMCPMC10010687
OpenAlexW4319334100

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