Figure 1.
Depolarizing GABA signaling in hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons of Mecp2−/y newborn and P15 mice. (a) Average values of DFGABA at P0 in wt and Mecp2−/y neurons. (b) Average values of DFGABA at P0 in control condition and in the presence of bumetanide (10 µM) in Mecp2−/y neurons. (c) Representative I/V curves of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells at P0 using cell-attached recordings of single GABAAR channels for the estimation of the DFGABA in a representative Mecp2−/y and Mecp2−/y + bumetanide acute neuron. Inset shows single-channel GABAAR-mediated currents recorded at imposed voltages (−Vp, mV) in a Mecp2−/y P0 pyramidal cell. Dashed lines show the average values of channel openings. Note the two levels of openings at 40 and 60 mV. (d) Average values of DFGABA in wt and Mecp2−/y neurons at P15. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. (a,b,d) Significance was determined by two-tailed t-test. (see Supplementary Table 1 for detailed statistics).