Multimodal sensory control of motor performance by glycinergic interneurons of the mouse spinal cord deep dorsal horn.
dorsal horn
glycinergic interneurons
inhibition
movement
proprioception
sensorimotor circuits
spinal cord
touch
Journal
Neuron
ISSN: 1097-4199
Titre abrégé: Neuron
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8809320
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Apr 2024
17 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
13
06
2023
revised:
31
10
2023
accepted:
26
01
2024
pubmed:
8
3
2024
medline:
8
3
2024
entrez:
7
3
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sensory feedback is integral for contextually appropriate motor output, yet the neural circuits responsible remain elusive. Here, we pinpoint the medial deep dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord as a convergence point for proprioceptive and cutaneous input. Within this region, we identify a population of tonically active glycinergic inhibitory neurons expressing parvalbumin. Using anatomy and electrophysiology, we demonstrate that deep dorsal horn parvalbumin-expressing interneuron (dPV) activity is shaped by convergent proprioceptive, cutaneous, and descending input. Selectively targeting spinal dPVs, we reveal their widespread ipsilateral inhibition onto pre-motor and motor networks and demonstrate their role in gating sensory-evoked muscle activity using electromyography (EMG) recordings. dPV ablation altered limb kinematics and step-cycle timing during treadmill locomotion and reduced the transitions between sub-movements during spontaneous behavior. These findings reveal a circuit basis by which sensory convergence onto dorsal horn inhibitory neurons modulates motor output to facilitate smooth movement and context-appropriate transitions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38452762
pii: S0896-6273(24)00053-9
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.027
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1302-1327.e13Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.