Protocol for Quantitative Analysis of Synaptic Vesicle Clustering in Axons of Cultured Neurons
Summary: Clustering of synaptic vesicles along the neuronal axons is a critical mechanism underpinning proper synaptic transmission. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for analyzing the distribution of synaptic vesicles in presynaptic boutons of ...
Ji Won Um +3 more
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Computational modeling of trans-synaptic nanocolumns, a modulator of synaptic transmission
Understanding synaptic transmission is of crucial importance in neuroscience. The spatial organization of receptors, vesicle release properties and neurotransmitter molecule diffusion can strongly influence features of synaptic currents. Newly discovered
Xiaoting Li +7 more
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Synaptophysin and synaptoporin expression in the developing rat olfactory system [PDF]
The expressions of two closely related synaptic vesicle antigens synaptophysin and synaptoporin were examined in the olfactory system of the adult rat and during pre- and postnatal development.
Bayer +50 more
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Concurrent imaging of synaptic vesicle recycling and calcium dynamics.
Synaptic transmission involves the calcium-dependent release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles. Genetically encoded optical probes emitting different wavelengths of fluorescent light in response to neuronal activity offer a powerful approach to
Haiyan eLi +12 more
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Synapsin selectively controls the mobility of resting pool vesicles at hippocampal terminals [PDF]
Presynaptic terminals are specialized sites for information transmission where vesicles fuse with the plasma membrane and are locally recycled. Recent work has extended this classical view, with the observation that a subset of functional vesicles is ...
Burden, Jemima J +8 more
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Differential expression of synaptophysin and synaptoporin during pre- and postnatal development of the hippocampal network [PDF]
The closely related synaptic vesicle membrane proteins synaptophysin and synaptoporin are abundant in the hippocampal formation of the adult rat. But the prenatal hippocampal formation contains only synaptophysin, which is first detected at embryonic day
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Synaptic vesicle pools: an update [PDF]
During the last few decades synaptic vesicles have been assigned to a variety of functional and morphological classes or "pools". We have argued in the past (Rizzoli and Betz, 2005) that synaptic activity in several preparations is accounted for by the function of three vesicle pools: the readily releasable pool (docked at active zones and ready to go ...
Denker, Annette, Rizzoli, Silvio O.
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Molecular Aspects of Secretory Granule Exocytosis by Neurons and Endocrine Cells [PDF]
Neuronal communication and endocrine signaling are fundamental for integrating the function of tissues and cells in the body. Hormones released by endocrine cells are transported to the target cells through the circulation.
Ahnert-Hilger G. +28 more
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Oligodendrocyte-lineage cells are central nervous system (CNS) glia that perform multiple functions including the selective myelination of some but not all axons.
James R. Gronseth +9 more
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Inositol Pyrophosphate Metabolism Regulates Presynaptic Vesicle Cycling at Central Synapses
Summary: The coordination of synaptic vesicle exocytosis and endocytosis supports neurotransmitter release from presynaptic terminals. Although inositol pyrophosphates, such as 5-diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (5-IP7), are versatile signaling ...
Seung Ju Park +6 more
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