PMID- 23554474 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130528 LR - 20211021 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 14 DP - 2013 Apr 3 TI - Histone deacetylase 2 cell autonomously suppresses excitatory and enhances inhibitory synaptic function in CA1 pyramidal neurons. PG - 5924-9 LID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3162-12.2013 [doi] AB - Histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) negatively regulates excitatory synapse number and memory performance. However, whether HDAC2 regulation of excitatory synapses occurs in a cell-autonomous manner and whether HDAC2 regulates inhibitory synaptic functions are not well understood. To examine these aspects of HDAC2 function, we used sparse transfection of rat hippocampal slice cultures and whole-cell recordings in pyramidal neurons. HDAC2 knockdown (KD) in single postsynaptic pyramidal neurons enhanced, whereas HDAC2 overexpression (OE) reduced, excitatory synaptic transmission. Postsynaptic KD of HDAC2 also facilitated expression of long-term potentiation induced by subthreshold induction stimuli, without altering long-term depression. In contrast, HDAC2 KD reduced, whereas HDAC2 OE enhanced, inhibitory synaptic transmission. Alterations of postsynaptic GABA(A) receptors (GABA(A)Rs) likely underlie the impact of HDAC2 on inhibitory transmission. Consistent with this, we observed reduced transcript and protein levels of the GABA(A)R gamma2 subunit and reduced surface expression of the alpha2 subunit after HDAC2 KD. Furthermore, we observed a reduction in synaptic but not tonic GABA(A)R currents by HDAC2 KD, suggesting that HDAC2 selectively affects synaptic abundance of functional GABA(A)Rs. Immunostaining for postsynaptic GABA(A)Rs confirmed that HDAC2 KD and OE can regulate the synaptic abundance of these receptors. Together, these results highlight a role for HDAC2 in suppressing synaptic excitation and enhancing synaptic inhibition of hippocampal neurons. Therefore, a shift in the balance of synaptic excitation versus inhibition favoring excitation could contribute to the beneficial effects of reducing HDAC2 function in wild-type mice or of inhibiting HDACs in models of cognitive impairment. FAU - Hanson, Jesse E AU - Hanson JE AD - Department of Neuroscience, Genentech, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA. FAU - Deng, Lunbin AU - Deng L FAU - Hackos, David H AU - Hackos DH FAU - Lo, Shih-Ching AU - Lo SC FAU - Lauffer, Benjamin E AU - Lauffer BE FAU - Steiner, Pascal AU - Steiner P FAU - Zhou, Qiang AU - Zhou Q LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (Neurotransmitter Agents) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Receptors, GABA-A) RN - 0 (Slc32a1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport Proteins) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (HDAC1 protein, human) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylase 1) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylase 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - CA1 Region, Hippocampal/*cytology MH - Cell Line, Transformed MH - Electric Stimulation MH - Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/drug effects/genetics/*physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/genetics MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics MH - Histone Deacetylase 1/genetics/metabolism MH - Histone Deacetylase 2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials/drug effects/genetics/*physiology MH - Male MH - Neurons MH - Neurotransmitter Agents/pharmacology MH - Patch-Clamp Techniques MH - Protein Subunits/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, GABA-A/metabolism MH - Transfection MH - Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport Proteins/metabolism PMC - PMC6618922 EDAT- 2013/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2013/05/29 06:00 PMCR- 2013/10/03 CRDT- 2013/04/05 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/05/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/10/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 33/14/5924 [pii] AID - 3827928 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3162-12.2013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2013 Apr 3;33(14):5924-9. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3162-12.2013.