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Effect of size on expression of bistability in mouse spinal motoneurons

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Bistability in spinal motoneurons supports tonic spike activity in the absence of excitatory drive. Earlier work in adult preparations suggested that smaller motoneurons innervating slow antigravity muscle fibers are more likely to generate bistability for postural maintenance. However, whether large motoneurons innervating fast-fatigable muscle fibers display bistability is still controversial. To address this, we examined the relationship between soma size and bistability in lumbar (L4-L5) ventrolateral a-motoneurons of ChAT-GFP and Hb9-GFP mice during the first four weeks of life. We found that as neuron size increases, the prevalence of bistability rises. Smaller a-motoneurons lack bistability, while larger fast a-motoneurons (MMP-9 + /Hb9 + ) with a soma area ≥ 400µm 2 exhibit significantly higher bistability. Ionic currents associated with bistability, including the persistent Nav1.6 current, thermosensitive Trpm5 Ca 2+ -activated Na + current and the slowly inactivating Kv1.2 current, also scale with cell size. Serotonin evokes full bistability in large motoneurons with partial bistable properties, but not in small motoneurons. Our study provides important insights into the neural mechanisms underlying bistability and how motoneuron size correlates with bistability in mice.
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hal-04477199 , version 1 (26-02-2024)

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Ronald Harris-Warrick, Emilie Pecchi, Benoît Drouillas, Frédéric Brocard, Rémi Bos. Effect of size on expression of bistability in mouse spinal motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology, In press, ⟨10.1152/jn.00320.2023⟩. ⟨hal-04477199⟩
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