Transcriptional and functional profiles of muscarinic receptor-expressing neurons in primate lateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices
Tsolias, A.; Mojica, C. A.; Yamani, R.; Khanna, S. D.; Abdullatif, S. A.; Snyder, B. J.; Chang, W.; Guillamon-Vivancos, T.; Goodliffe, J.; Capriglione, A. L.; Palanca, I. L. T.; Martinez, J.; Campbell, J. D.; Luebke, J. I.; Zeldich, E.; Medalla, M.
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Acetylcholine modulates anterior cingulate (ACC) and lateral prefrontal (LPFC) cortices for cognitive-motivational integration, via specific m1-m4 muscarinic receptors (mAChR) encoded by CHRM1-4 genes. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing and mRNA-protein histology in macaques revealed CHRM3 to be the most enriched mAChR gene in neurons, while m1 predominates at the protein level, likely due to nuclear retention of CHRM3 and cytoplasmic trafficking of CHRM1. CHRM3 and CHRM1 showed strong co-expression and functional overlap, and were transcriptomically-distinct from CHRM2, which was uniquely enriched in deep layer excitatory and PVALB+ inhibitory neurons. Although CHRM+ cell distributions were similar between areas, CHRM1-3+ excitatory neurons in ACC exhibited upregulation of synaptic plasticity genes relative to LPFC. Functional in vitro experiments confirm a more robust cholinergic-mediated decrease in excitatory:inhibitory synaptic ratio in ACC than in LPFC neurons, accompanied by compensatory changes in spine morphology. These findings highlight region-specific acetylcholine signaling essential for flexible processing, learning and memory.
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