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text: Post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) is an attractive candidate mechanism for hippocampus-dependent
short-term memory. Although PTP has a uniquely large magnitude at hippocampal
mossy fiber-CA3 pyramidal neuron synapses, it is unclear whether it can be induced
by natural activity and whether its lifetime is sufficient to support short-term
memory. We combined in vivo recordings from granule cells (GCs), in vitro paired
recordings from mossy fiber terminals and postsynaptic CA3 neurons, and “flash
and freeze” electron microscopy. PTP was induced at single synapses and showed
a low induction threshold adapted to sparse GC activity in vivo. PTP was mainly
generated by enlargement of the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles,
allowing multiplicative interaction with other plasticity forms. PTP was associated
with an increase in the docked vesicle pool, suggesting formation of structural
“pool engrams.” Absence of presynaptic activity extended the lifetime of the potentiation,
enabling prolonged information storage in the hippocampal network.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: SSU
acknowledgement: This project received funding from the European Research Council
(ERC) under the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (grant
agreement 692692 to P.J.) and the Fond zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
( Z 312-B27 , Wittgenstein award to P.J. and V 739-B27 to C.B.-M.). We thank Drs.
Jozsef Csicsvari, Jose Guzman, Erwin Neher, and Ryuichi Shigemoto for commenting
on earlier versions of the manuscript. We are grateful to Walter Kaufmann, Daniel
Gütl, and Vanessa Zheden for EM training; Alois Schlögl for programming; Florian
Marr for excellent technical assistance and cell reconstruction; Christina Altmutter
for technical help; Eleftheria Kralli-Beller for manuscript editing; Taija Makinen
for providing the Prox1-CreERT2 mouse line; and the Scientific Service Units of
IST Austria for support.
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author:
- first_name: David H
full_name: Vandael, David H
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last_name: Vandael
orcid: 0000-0001-7577-1676
- first_name: Carolina
full_name: Borges Merjane, Carolina
id: 4305C450-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Borges Merjane
orcid: 0000-0003-0005-401X
- first_name: Xiaomin
full_name: Zhang, Xiaomin
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last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Peter M
full_name: Jonas, Peter M
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last_name: Jonas
orcid: 0000-0001-5001-4804
citation:
ama: Vandael DH, Borges Merjane C, Zhang X, Jonas PM. Short-term plasticity at hippocampal
mossy fiber synapses is induced by natural activity patterns and associated with
vesicle pool engram formation. Neuron. 2020;107(3):509-521. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013
apa: Vandael, D. H., Borges Merjane, C., Zhang, X., & Jonas, P. M. (2020). Short-term
plasticity at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses is induced by natural activity
patterns and associated with vesicle pool engram formation. Neuron. Elsevier.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013
chicago: Vandael, David H, Carolina Borges Merjane, Xiaomin Zhang, and Peter M Jonas.
“Short-Term Plasticity at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Synapses Is Induced by Natural
Activity Patterns and Associated with Vesicle Pool Engram Formation.” Neuron.
Elsevier, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013.
ieee: D. H. Vandael, C. Borges Merjane, X. Zhang, and P. M. Jonas, “Short-term plasticity
at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses is induced by natural activity patterns and
associated with vesicle pool engram formation,” Neuron, vol. 107, no. 3.
Elsevier, pp. 509–521, 2020.
ista: Vandael DH, Borges Merjane C, Zhang X, Jonas PM. 2020. Short-term plasticity
at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses is induced by natural activity patterns and
associated with vesicle pool engram formation. Neuron. 107(3), 509–521.
mla: Vandael, David H., et al. “Short-Term Plasticity at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber
Synapses Is Induced by Natural Activity Patterns and Associated with Vesicle Pool
Engram Formation.” Neuron, vol. 107, no. 3, Elsevier, 2020, pp. 509–21,
doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013.
short: D.H. Vandael, C. Borges Merjane, X. Zhang, P.M. Jonas, Neuron 107 (2020)
509–521.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2020-06-22T13:29:05Z
date_published: 2020-08-05T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-15T08:29:09Z
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department:
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doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.013
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