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text: 'Fast-spiking, parvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneurons (PV+-BCs) express
a complex machinery of rapid signaling mechanisms, including specialized voltage-gated
ion channels to generate brief action potentials (APs). However, short APs are
associated with overlapping Na+ and K+ fluxes and are therefore energetically
expensive. How the potentially vicious combination of high AP frequency and inefficient
spike generation can be reconciled with limited energy supply is presently unclear.
To address this question, we performed direct recordings from the PV+-BC axon,
the subcellular structure where active conductances for AP initiation and propagation
are located. Surprisingly, the energy required for the AP was, on average, only
∼1.6 times the theoretical minimum. High energy efficiency emerged from the combination
of fast inactivation of Na+ channels and delayed activation of Kv3-type K+ channels,
which minimized ion flux overlap during APs. Thus, the complementary tuning of
axonal Na+ and K+ channel gating optimizes both fast signaling properties and
metabolic efficiency. Hu et al. demonstrate that action potentials in parvalbumin-expressing
GABAergic interneuron axons are energetically efficient, which is highly unexpected
given their brief duration. High energy efficiency emerges from the combination
of fast inactivation of voltage-gated Na+ channels and delayed activation of Kv3
channels in the axon. '
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author:
- first_name: Hua
full_name: Hu, Hua
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last_name: Hu
- first_name: Fabian
full_name: Roth, Fabian
last_name: Roth
- first_name: David H
full_name: Vandael, David H
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last_name: Vandael
orcid: 0000-0001-7577-1676
- first_name: Peter M
full_name: Jonas, Peter M
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last_name: Jonas
orcid: 0000-0001-5001-4804
citation:
ama: Hu H, Roth F, Vandael DH, Jonas PM. Complementary tuning of Na+ and K+ channel
gating underlies fast and energy-efficient action potentials in GABAergic interneuron
axons. Neuron. 2018;98(1):156-165. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.024
apa: Hu, H., Roth, F., Vandael, D. H., & Jonas, P. M. (2018). Complementary
tuning of Na+ and K+ channel gating underlies fast and energy-efficient action
potentials in GABAergic interneuron axons. Neuron. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.024
chicago: Hu, Hua, Fabian Roth, David H Vandael, and Peter M Jonas. “Complementary
Tuning of Na+ and K+ Channel Gating Underlies Fast and Energy-Efficient Action
Potentials in GABAergic Interneuron Axons.” Neuron. Elsevier, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.024.
ieee: H. Hu, F. Roth, D. H. Vandael, and P. M. Jonas, “Complementary tuning of Na+
and K+ channel gating underlies fast and energy-efficient action potentials in
GABAergic interneuron axons,” Neuron, vol. 98, no. 1. Elsevier, pp. 156–165,
2018.
ista: Hu H, Roth F, Vandael DH, Jonas PM. 2018. Complementary tuning of Na+ and
K+ channel gating underlies fast and energy-efficient action potentials in GABAergic
interneuron axons. Neuron. 98(1), 156–165.
mla: Hu, Hua, et al. “Complementary Tuning of Na+ and K+ Channel Gating Underlies
Fast and Energy-Efficient Action Potentials in GABAergic Interneuron Axons.” Neuron,
vol. 98, no. 1, Elsevier, 2018, pp. 156–65, doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.024.
short: H. Hu, F. Roth, D.H. Vandael, P.M. Jonas, Neuron 98 (2018) 156–165.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:48Z
date_published: 2018-04-04T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-15T08:29:04Z
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doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.024
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title: Complementary tuning of Na+ and K+ channel gating underlies fast and energy-efficient
action potentials in GABAergic interneuron axons
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