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Activity-dependent bidirectional regulation of GABA_A receptor channels by the 5-HT₄ receptor-mediated signalling in rat prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons

Xiang Cai, Jorge Flores-Hernandez *, Jian Feng and Zhen Yan

Emerging evidence has implicated a potential role for 5-HT₄ receptors in cognition and anxiolysis. One of the main target structures of 5-HT₄ receptors on 'cognitive and emotional' pathways is the prefrontal cortex (PFC). As GABAergic signalling plays a key role in regulating PFC functions, we examined the effect of 5-HT₄ receptors on GABA_A receptor channels in PFC pyramidal neurons. Application of 5-HT₄ receptor agonists produced either an enhancement or a reduction of GABA-evoked currents in PFC neurons, which are both mediated by anchored protein kinase A (PKA). Although PKA phosphorylation of GABA_A receptor 3 or 1 subunits leads to current enhancement or reduction respectively in heterologous expression systems, we found that 3 and 1 subunits are co-expressed in PFC pyramidal neurons. Interestingly, altering PKA activation levels can change the direction of the dual effect, switching enhancement to reduction and vice versa. In addition, increased neuronal activity in PFC slices elevated the PKA activation level, changing the enhancing effect of 5-HT₄ receptors on the amplitude of GABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic currents (IPSCs) to a reduction. These results suggest that 5-HT₄ receptors can modulate GABAergic signalling bidirectionally, depending on the basal PKA activation levels that are determined by neuronal activity. This modulation provides a unique and flexible mechanism for 5-HT₄ receptors to dynamically regulate synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability in the PFC network.

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