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Low-voltage Activating K + Channels in Cochlear Afferent Nerve Fiber Dendrites.

Cochlear afferent nerve fibers (ANF) are the first neurons in the ascending auditory pathway. We investigated the low-voltage activating K+ channels expressed in ANF dendrites using isolated rat cochlear segments. Whole cell patch clamp recordings were made from the dendritic terminals of ANFs. Outward currents activating at membrane potentials as low as -64 mV were observed in all dendrites studied. These currents were inhibited by 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), a blocker known to preferentially inhibit low-voltage activating K+ currents (IKL ) in CNS auditory neurons and spiral ganglion neurons. When the dendritic IKL was blocked by 4-AP, the EPSP decay time was significantly prolonged, suggesting that dendritic IKL speeds up the decay of EPSPs and likely modulates action potentials of ANFs. To reveal molecular subtype of dendritic IKL , α-dendrotoxin (α-DTX), a selective inhibitor for Kv 1.1, Kv 1.2, and Kv 1.6 containing channels, was tested. α-DTX inhibited 23±9% of dendritic IKL . To identify the α-DTXsensitive and α-DTX-insensitive components of IKL , immunofluorescence labeling was performed. Strong Kv 1.1- and Kv 1.2-immunoreactivity was found at unmyelinated dendritic segments, nodes of Ranvier, and cell bodies of most ANFs. A small fraction of ANF dendrites showed Kv 7.2- immunoreactivity. These data suggest that dendritic IKL is conducted through Kv 1.1and Kv 1.2 channels, with a minor contribution from Kv 7.2 and other as yet unidentified channels.

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