L5b PC model constrained for BAC firing and perisomatic current step firing (Hay et al., 2011)

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"... L5b pyramidal cells have been the subject of extensive experimental and modeling studies, yet conductance-based models of these cells that faithfully reproduce both their perisomatic Na+-spiking behavior as well as key dendritic active properties, including Ca2+ spikes and back-propagating action potentials, are still lacking. Based on a large body of experimental recordings from both the soma and dendrites of L5b pyramidal cells in adult rats, we characterized key features of the somatic and dendritic firing and quantified their statistics. We used these features to constrain the density of a set of ion channels over the soma and dendritic surface via multi-objective optimization with an evolutionary algorithm, thus generating a set of detailed conductance-based models that faithfully replicate the back-propagating action potential activated Ca2+ spike firing and the perisomatic firing response to current steps, as well as the experimental variability of the properties. ... The models we present provide several experimentally-testable predictions and can serve as a powerful tool for theoretical investigations of the contribution of single-cell dynamics to network activity and its computational capabilities. "
Reference:
1 . Hay E, Hill S, Schürmann F, Markram H, Segev I (2011) Models of neocortical layer 5b pyramidal cells capturing a wide range of dendritic and perisomatic active properties. PLoS Comput Biol 7:e1002107 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Neocortex;
Cell Type(s): Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell;
Channel(s): I Na,p; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I Calcium; I A, slow;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Parameter Fitting; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models;
Implementer(s): Hay, Etay [etay.hay at mail.huji.ac.il];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  Neocortex L5/6 pyramidal GLU cell; I Na,p; I Na,t; I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I A; I M; I h; I K,Ca; I Calcium; I A, slow;
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// Author: Etay Hay, 2011
//    Models of Neocortical Layer 5b Pyramidal Cells Capturing a Wide Range of
//    Dendritic and Perisomatic Active Properties
//    (Hay et al., PLoS Computational Biology, 2011) 
//
// Template for models of L5 Pyramidal Cell

begintemplate L5PCtemplate
  public init
  public locateSites, getLongestBranch
  public soma, dend, apic, axon, getAbsSecIndex
  public all, somatic, apical, axonal, basal, nSecSoma, nSecApical, nSecBasal, nSecAxonal, nSecAll, nSecAxonalOrig, SecSyn, distribute_channels
  objref SecSyn, this
  objref all, somatic, apical, axonal, basal
  strdef tstr

//$s1 - morphology file name
proc init() {localobj nl,import
	all = new SectionList()
	somatic = new SectionList()
	basal = new SectionList()
	apical = new SectionList()
	axonal = new SectionList()
	forall delete_section()

  nl = new Import3d_Neurolucida3()
  nl.quiet = 1
  nl.input($s1)
  import = new Import3d_GUI(nl, 0)
  import.instantiate(this)
  geom_nseg()
  biophys()
	forsec this.all {
		if(diam == 0){
	    diam =  1
	    printf("Error : Morphology problem with section [%s] 0 diam \n", secname())
		}
  }
}

create soma[1], dend[1], apic[1], axon[1]

proc geom() {
}

proc geom_nseg() {local nSec, L1, L2, D1, D2, nSeg1, nSeg2
  soma area(.5) // make sure diam reflects 3d points
  nSec = 0
  forsec all {
    nseg = 1 + 2*int(L/40)
    nSec = nSec + 1
  }

  nSecAll = nSec
  nSec = 0
  forsec somatic { nSec = nSec + 1}
  nSecSoma	= 	nSec
  nSec = 0
  forsec apical { nSec = nSec + 1}
  nSecApical= 	nSec
  nSec = 0
  forsec basal { nSec = nSec + 1}
  nSecBasal	= 	nSec
  nSec = 0
  forsec axonal { nSec = nSec + 1}
  nSecAxonalOrig = nSecAxonal	= 	nSec
}

proc biophys() {localobj bp
	delete_axon()
	area(0.5)
	distance()
	access soma

  bp = new L5PCbiophys()
  bp.biophys(this)
}

// deleting axon, keeping only first 60 micrometers
proc delete_axon(){
    forsec axonal{delete_section()}
    create axon[2]
    access axon[0]{
      L= 30
      diam = 1
      nseg = 1+2*int(L/40)
      all.append()
      axonal.append()
    }
    access axon[1]{
      L= 30
      diam = 1
      nseg = 1+2*int(L/40)
      all.append()
      axonal.append()
    }

  nSecAxonal = 2
  connect axon(0), soma(0.5)
  connect axon[1](0), axon[0](1) 
  access soma
}

proc distribute_channels()	{local dist,val,base,maxLength
	base = $8
	soma distance()
	maxLength = getLongestBranch($s1)

	forsec $s1		{
		if(0==strcmp($s2,"Ra")){
			Ra = $8
		} else {
			for(x) {
				if ($3==3) {
					dist = distance(x)
				} else {
					dist = distance(x)/maxLength
				}
				val = calculate_distribution($3,dist,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8)
				sprint(tstr,"%s(%-5.10f) = %-5.10f",$s2,x,val)
				execute(tstr)
			}
		}
	}
}

// $1 is the distribution type:
//     0 linear, 1 sigmoid, 2 exponential
//     3 step for absolute distance (in microns)
func calculate_distribution()	{local value
	if ($1==0)	{value = $3 + $2*$4}
	if ($1==1) {value = $3 + ($4/(1+exp(($2-$5)/$6)))}
  	if ($1==2) {value = $3 + $6*exp($4*($2-$5))}
	if ($1==3) {
		if (($2 > $5) && ($2 < $6)) {
			value = $3
		} else {
			value = $4
		}
	}
	value = value*$7
	return value
}

// $s1 section
func getLongestBranch(){local maxL,d localobj distallist,sref
    sprint(tstr,"%s distance()",$s1)
    execute(tstr,this)    
    
  	if(0==strcmp($s1,"axon")){
      sprint(tstr,"%s[0] distance(1)",$s1)
      execute(tstr,this)    
  	}

		maxL = 0
		d = 0
		distallist = new SectionList()
		forsec $s1 {
			sref = new SectionRef()
			if (sref.nchild==0) distallist.append()
		}
		forsec distallist{
			d = distance(1)
			if(maxL<d) maxL = d
		}
		// for the soma case
		if (maxL == 0) {
      $s1 {
        maxL = L
      }
    }
		return maxL
	}

// $s1 section
// $2 distance x in micrometers
// return list of [1,2] vectors  - of the appropriate section and the location in each vector
obfunc locateSites() {local maxL,site,d0,d1,siteX,i localobj vv,ll
	ll = new List()

  sprint(tstr,"%s distance()",$s1)
  execute(tstr,this)    
    
	if(0==strcmp($s1,"axon")){
    sprint(tstr,"%s[0] distance(1)",$s1)
    execute(tstr,this)    
	}

	maxL = getLongestBranch($s1)
	site = $2
	i = 0
	forsec $s1 {
    if (distance(0) < distance(1)) {
  		d0 = distance(0)
  		d1 = distance(1)
  	} else {
  		d1 = distance(0)
  		d0 = distance(1)
  	}

    if (site <= d1 && site >= d0) {
      siteX = (site-d0)/(d1-d0)
      secNum = i
      vv = new Vector()
      ll.append(vv.append(secNum,siteX))
		}
		i = i+1
	}
  return ll
}

func getAbsSecIndex(){ local nAbsInd, index  localobj str,strObj
    strObj  =  new StringFunctions()
    str     =  new String()
    nAbsInd = 0
    index   = 0
    if(strObj.substr($s1, "soma") > 0) {
        strObj.tail($s1, "soma", str.s)
        if(sscanf(str.s, "%*c%d", &index) < 0) {
            index = 0
        }
        nAbsInd = index
    }else if (strObj.substr($s1, "axon") >0) {
        strObj.tail($s1, "axon", str.s)
        if(sscanf(str.s, "%*c%d", &index) < 0) {
            index = 0
        }
        nAbsInd = nSecSoma + index
    }else if (strObj.substr($s1, "dend") >0) {
        strObj.tail($s1, "dend", str.s)
        if(sscanf(str.s, "%*c%d", &index) < 0) {
            index = 0
        }
        nAbsInd = nSecSoma + nSecAxonalOrig + index
    }else if (strObj.substr($s1, "apic") > 0) {
        strObj.tail($s1, "apic", str.s)
        if(sscanf(str.s, "%*c%d", &index) < 0) {
            index = 0
        }
        nAbsInd = nSecSoma + nSecAxonalOrig + nSecBasal + index
    }
    return nAbsInd
}


endtemplate L5PCtemplate