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At many mature vertebrate glutamatergic synapses, excitatory transmission strength and plasticity are regulated by AMPA and NMDA receptor (AMPA-R and NMDA-R) activation and by patterns of presynaptic transmitter release. Both receptors potentially direct neuronal differentiation by mediating postsynaptic Ca(2+) influx during early development. However, the development of synaptic receptor expression and colocalization has been examined developmentally in only a few systems, and changes in release properties at neuronal synapses have not been characterized extensively. We recorded miniature EPSCs (mEPSCs) from spinal interneurons in Xenopus embryos and larvae. In mature 5-8 d larvae, approximately 70% of mEPSCs in Mg(2+)-free saline are composed of both a fast AMPA-R-mediated component and a slower NMDA-R-mediated decay, indicating receptor colocalization at most synapses. By contrast, in 39-40 hr embryos approximately 65% of mEPSCs are exclusively fast, suggesting that these synapses initially express predominantly AMPA-R. In a physiological Mg(2+) concentration (1 mM), mEPSCs throughout development are mainly AMPA-R-mediated at negative potentials. Embryonic synaptic AMPA-R are highly Ca(2+)-permeable, mEPSC amplitude is over twofold larger than at mature synapses, and mEPSCs frequently occur in bursts consistent with asynchronous multiquantal release. AMPA-R function in this motor pathway thus appears to be independent of previous NMDA-R activation, unlike other regions of the developing nervous system, ensuring a greater reliability for embryonic excitatory transmission. Early spontaneous excitatory activity is specialized to promote AMPA-R-mediated synaptic Ca(2+) influx, which likely has significant roles in neuronal development.
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