Cellular and molecular signatures of in vivo GABAergic neurotransmission in the human brain
Lukow, P. B.; Martins, D.; Veronese, M.; Vernon, A. C.; McGuire, P.; Turkheimer, F. E.; Modinos, G.
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Diverse GABAergic interneuron microcircuits orchestrate information processing in the brain. Understanding the cellular and molecular composition of these microcircuits, and whether these can be imaged by available non-invasive in vivo methods is crucial for the study of GABAergic neurotransmission in health and disease. Here, we use human gene expression data and state-of-the-art imaging transcriptomics to uncover co-expression patterns between GABAA receptor subunits and interneuron subtype-specific markers, and to decode the cellular and molecular signatures of gold-standard GABA PET radiotracers, [11C]Ro15-4513 and [11C]flumazenil. We find that the interneuron marker somatostatin is co-expressed with GABAA receptor-subunit genes GABRA5 and GABRA2, and their distribution maps onto [11C]Ro15-4513 binding in vivo. In contrast, the interneuron marker parvalbumin co-expressed with more predominant GABAA receptor subunits (GABRA1, GABRB2 and GABRG2), and their distribution tracks [11C]flumazenil binding in vivo. These results have important implications for the non-invasive study of GABAergic microcircuit dysfunction in psychiatric conditions.
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