PMID- 17192436 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070201 LR - 20200225 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 52 DP - 2006 Dec 27 TI - Single-cell characterization of retrograde signaling by brain-derived neurotrophic factor. PG - 13531-6 AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a key regulator of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in the developing and adult nervous system. It can be released from pyramidal neuron dendrites in an activity-dependent manner and has therefore been suggested to serve as a signal that provides the retrograde intercellular communication necessary for Hebbian plasticity and hippocampal-dependent learning. Although much has been learned about BDNF function by field stimulation of hippocampal neurons, it is not known whether moderate action potential-independent depolarization of single cells is capable of releasing sufficient BDNF to influence transmission at individual synapses. In this study, we show directly at the single-cell level that such modulation can occur. By using K-252a, anti-BDNF antibody, and interruption of regulated release, we confirm a model in which postsynaptic depolarization elicits calcium-dependent release of BDNF that diffuses retrogradely and enhances presynaptic transmitter release. FAU - Magby, Jason P AU - Magby JP AD - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA. FAU - Bi, Caixia AU - Bi C FAU - Chen, Zhe-Yu AU - Chen ZY FAU - Lee, Francis S AU - Lee FS FAU - Plummer, Mark R AU - Plummer MR LA - eng GR - P01 HD023315/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS041310/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - HD23315/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - NS041310/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Axonal Transport/*physiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism/*physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - Hippocampus/*cytology/metabolism/*physiology MH - Membrane Potentials/physiology MH - Models, Neurological MH - Pregnancy MH - Presynaptic Terminals/metabolism/physiology/ultrastructure MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Synaptic Transmission/genetics/physiology PMC - PMC6674723 EDAT- 2006/12/29 09:00 MHDA- 2007/02/03 09:00 PMCR- 2007/06/27 CRDT- 2006/12/29 09:00 PHST- 2006/12/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/02/03 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/12/29 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2007/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 26/52/13531 [pii] AID - 3177814 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4576-06.2006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2006 Dec 27;26(52):13531-6. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4576-06.2006.