The subcellular distribution of T-type Ca2+ channels in LGN interneurons (Allken et al. 2014)

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" ...To study the relationship between the (Ca2+ channel) T-distribution and several (LGN interneuron) IN response properties, we here run a series of simulations where we vary the T-distribution in a multicompartmental IN model with a realistic morphology. We find that the somatic response to somatic current injection is facilitated by a high T-channel density in the soma-region. Conversely, a high T-channel density in the distal dendritic region is found to facilitate dendritic signalling in both the outward direction (increases the response in distal dendrites to somatic input) and the inward direction (the soma responds stronger to distal synaptic input). ..."
Reference:
1 . Allken V, Chepkoech JL, Einevoll GT, Halnes G (2014) The subcellular distribution of T-type Ca2+ channels in interneurons of the lateral geniculate nucleus. PLoS One 9:e107780 [PubMed]
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Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell;
Brain Region(s)/Organism: Thalamus;
Cell Type(s): Thalamus lateral geniculate nucleus interneuron;
Channel(s): I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I h; I K,Ca; I CAN; I_AHP;
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Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Conductance distributions;
Implementer(s): Allken, Vaneeda [vaneeda at gmail.com];
Search NeuronDB for information about:  I L high threshold; I T low threshold; I h; I K,Ca; I CAN; I_AHP;
TITLE Hippocampal HH channels
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: Fast Na+ and K+ currents responsible for action potentials
: Iterative equations
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: Equations modified by Traub, for Hippocampal Pyramidal cells, in:
: Traub & Miles, Neuronal Networks of the Hippocampus, Cambridge, 1991
:
: range variable vtraub adjust threshold
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: Written by Alain Destexhe, Salk Institute, Aug 1992
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: Modified Oct 96 for compatibility with Windows: trap low values of arguments
:

INDEPENDENT {t FROM 0 TO 1 WITH 1 (ms)}

NEURON {
	SUFFIX hh2
	USEION na READ ena WRITE ina
	USEION k READ ek WRITE ik
	RANGE gnabar, gkbar, vtraubNa, vtraubK
	RANGE m_inf, h_inf, n_inf
	RANGE tau_m, tau_h, tau_n
	RANGE m_exp, h_exp, n_exp
:	RANGE dt
}


UNITS {
	(mA) = (milliamp)
	(mV) = (millivolt)
}

PARAMETER {
	gnabar  = .003  (mho/cm2)
	gkbar   = .005  (mho/cm2)
	ena     = 50    (mV)
	ek      = -90   (mV)
	celsius = 36    (degC)
:	dt              (ms)
	v               (mV)
	vtraubNa  = -63   (mV)
	vtraubK   = -63   (mV)
}

STATE {
	m h n
}

ASSIGNED {
	ina     (mA/cm2)
	ik      (mA/cm2)
	il      (mA/cm2)
	m_inf
	h_inf
	n_inf
	tau_m
	tau_h
	tau_n
	m_exp
	h_exp
	n_exp
	tadj
}


BREAKPOINT {
	SOLVE states METHOD cnexp
	ina = gnabar * m*m*m*h * (v - ena)
	ik  = gkbar * n*n*n*n * (v - ek)
}


DERIVATIVE states {   : exact Hodgkin-Huxley equations
       evaluate_fct(v)
       m' = (m_inf - m) / tau_m
       h' = (h_inf - h) / tau_h
       n' = (n_inf - n) / tau_n
}

:PROCEDURE states() {    : exact when v held constant
:	evaluate_fct(v)
:	m = m + m_exp * (m_inf - m)
:	h = h + h_exp * (h_inf - h)
:	n = n + n_exp * (n_inf - n)
:	VERBATIM
:	return 0;
:	ENDVERBATIM
:}

UNITSOFF
INITIAL {
:	evaluate_fct(v)
	m = 0
	h = 0
	n = 0
	tadj = 3.0 ^ ((celsius-36)/ 10 )
}



PROCEDURE evaluate_fct(v(mV)) { LOCAL a,b,vNa, vK

	vNa = v - vtraubNa : convert to traub convention
	vK = v - vtraubK : convert to traub convention
:       a = 0.32 * (13-vNa) / ( Exp((13-vNa)/4) - 1)
	a = 0.32 * vtrap(13-vNa, 4)
:       b = 0.28 * (vNa-40) / ( Exp((vNa-40)/5) - 1)
	b = 0.28 * vtrap(vNa-40, 5)
	tau_m = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	m_inf = a / (a + b)

	a = 0.128 * Exp((17-vNa)/18)
	b = 4 / ( 1 + Exp((40-vNa)/5) )
	tau_h = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	h_inf = a / (a + b)

:       a = 0.032 * (15-vK) / ( Exp((15-vK)/5) - 1)
	a = 0.032 * vtrap(15-vK, 5)
	b = 0.5 * Exp((10-vK)/40)
	tau_n = 1 / (a + b) / tadj
	n_inf = a / (a + b)

:	m_exp = 1 - Exp(-dt/tau_m)
:	h_exp = 1 - Exp(-dt/tau_h)
:	n_exp = 1 - Exp(-dt/tau_n)
}

FUNCTION vtrap(x,y) {
	if (fabs(x/y) < 1e-6) {
		vtrap = y*(1 - x/y/2)
	}else{
		vtrap = x/(Exp(x/y)-1)
	}
}

FUNCTION Exp(x) {
	if (x < -100) {
		Exp = 0
	}else{
		Exp = exp(x)
	}
}