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Retinal Ganglion Cell: I-CaN and I-CaL (Benison et al. 2001)

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Accession:3457
NEURON mod files for the CaN and CaL currents from the papers: Huang, S.-J. & Robinson, D.W. (1998). Activation and Inactivation properties of voltage-gated calcium currents in developing cat retinal ganglion cells. Neuroscience 85:239-247 (experimental) and Benison G. Keizer J., Chalupa L.M., Robinson D.W., (2001) J. theor. Biol. 210:187-199 (theoretical).
References:
1 . Benison G, Keizer J, Chalupa LM, Robinson DW (2001) Modeling temporal behavior of postnatal cat retinal ganglion cells. J Theor Biol 210:187-99 [PubMed]
2 . Huang SJ, Robinson DW (1998) Activation and inactivation properties of voltage-gated calcium currents in developing cat retinal ganglion cells. Neuroscience 85:239-47 [PubMed]
Model Information (Click on a link to find other models with that property)
Model Type: Channel/Receptor;
Brain Region(s)/Organism:
Cell Type(s): Retina ganglion GLU cell;
Channel(s): I L high threshold; I N;
Gap Junctions:
Receptor(s):
Gene(s):
Transmitter(s):
Simulation Environment: NEURON;
Model Concept(s): Ion Channel Kinetics;
Implementer(s): Migliore, Michele [Michele.Migliore at Yale.edu];
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create a
a	{nseg=1 diam=5 L=5 
	insert canrgc eca=55
	insert calrgc eca=45
	insert pas g_pas=1/10000 Ra=150 cm=1}
access a

tstop=100
vlow=-80
vhigh=40
dt=0.01

objref gk, b,gt,vc, gs,c, gf,ic
b = new VBox()
c = new VBox()
b.intercept(1)
gk = new Graph(0)
gk.view(vlow,0,vhigh-vlow,1,0,0,100,200)
gk.exec_menu("New Axis")
gk.exec_menu("10% Zoom out")
gk.label(0.1,0.9,"Figs.2A-3B-3C: steady-states")
gk.addexpr("minf_canrgc",3,2, 2*tstop,0,2)
gk.addexpr("minf_calrgc",4,2, 2*tstop,0,2)
gk.addexpr("hinf_canrgc",2,2, 2*tstop,0,2)

gt = new Graph(0)
gt.view(vlow,0,vhigh-vlow,3,0,0,100,200)
gt.exec_menu("New Axis")
gt.exec_menu("10% Zoom out")
gt.label(0.1,0.9,"time constants")
gt.addexpr("mtau_canrgc",3,2, 2*tstop,0,2)
gt.addexpr("mtau_calrgc",4,2, 2*tstop,0,2)
gt.addexpr("htau_canrgc/15",2,2, 2*tstop,0,2)

xpanel("")
xbutton("run ", "run()")
xpanel()
b.intercept(0)
b.map("Ca kinetics for RGC",100,0,200,400)

c.intercept(1)
gs = new Graph(0)
gs.view(0,-200,tstop,200,0,0,100,200)
gs.exec_menu("New Axis")
gs.exec_menu("10% Zoom out")
gs.label(0.1,0.9,"CaL current (pA), Fig.2C, step from -35mV")
gs.exec_menu("Keep Lines")

gf = new Graph(0)
gf.view(0,-100,tstop,100,0,0,100,200)
gf.exec_menu("New Axis")
gf.exec_menu("10% Zoom out")
gf.label(0.1,0.9,"CaN current (pA), Fig.3A, step from -110mV")
gf.exec_menu("Keep Lines")

c.intercept(0)
c.map("activation",390,0,500,370)

vc = new SEClamp(0.5)

proc run() {
gk.begin()
gk.color(2)
gk.label(0.65,0.7,"CaN inact.")
gk.color(3)
gk.label(0.65,0.6,"CaN act.")
gk.color(4)
gk.label(0.65,0.5,"CaL act.")
for (v=vlow; v<vhigh; v=v+1) {
    trates_calrgc(v)
    trates_canrgc(v)
    gk.plot(v)
}
gk.flush()
doNotify()

gt.begin()
gt.color(2)
gt.label(0.65,0.75,"tau_inact./15")
for (v=vlow; v<vhigh; v=v+1) {
    trates_canrgc(v)
    trates_calrgc(v)
    gt.plot(v)
}
gt.flush()
doNotify()

gbar_canrgc=0
gbar_calrgc=0.008
gs.color(2)
gs.label(0.6,0.65,"-20")
gs.color(3)
gs.label(0.6,0.33,"-10")
gs.color(4)
gs.label(0.6,0.06,"0")
gs.color(5)
gs.label(0.6,0.2,"10")
gs.color(6)
gs.label(0.6,0.43,"25")
gs.color(7)
gs.label(0.6,0.53,"30")

gs.begin()
k=-35
color=1
while (k<31) {
gs.addexpr("ica*area(0.5)*10",color,1, 2*tstop,0,2) // *10=pA, *1e-2=nA
t=0
vc.amp1=-35
vc.dur1=0.2
vc.amp2=k
vc.dur2=tstop
forall {finitialize(vc.amp1)}
while (t<tstop) {
    fadvance()
    gs.plot(t)
    }
gs.flush()
doNotify()
if (k==-35 || k==10) {k=k+15} else {k=k+10}
if (k==35) {k=30}
color=color+1
gs.begin()
}

gbar_canrgc=0.08
gbar_calrgc=0
gf.begin()
gf.color(2)
gf.label(0.4,0.65,"-25")
gf.color(3)
gf.label(0.4,0.49,"5")
gf.color(4)
gf.label(0.4,0.41,"0")
gf.color(5)
gf.label(0.4,0.33,"20")
gf.color(6)
gf.label(0.4,0.57,"30")
k=-45
color=1
while (k<31) {
gf.addexpr("ica*area(0.5)*10",color,1, 2*tstop,0,2) // *10=pA, *1e-2=nA
t=0
vc.amp1=-35
vc.dur1=0.2
vc.amp2=k
vc.dur2=tstop
forall {finitialize(vc.amp1)}
while (t<tstop) {
    fadvance()
    gf.plot(t)
    }
gf.flush()
doNotify()
if (k==-5 ) {k=k+5} else {k=k+20}
if (k==40) {k=30}
color=color+1
gf.begin()
}
}



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